Unknown Chinese artist performing as panda.
Tag Archives: Ai Weiwei
Different ways of presenting oneself to create a public image.
The “House of German Art” was constructed for Hitler. The building was planned to be monumental. After the second World War, the exhibition hall was renamed, the adjective “german” erased. I have been visiting this german building since my childhood. Big rooms to fill with … Read More →
Ai Weiwei: She lived happily for seven years in this world.
image by theMUC Remebering, 2009 “The idea to use backpacks came from my visit to Sichuan after the earthquake in May 2008. During the earthquake many schools collapsed. Thousands of young students lost their lives, and you could see bags and study material every- where. … Read More →
Ai Weiwei: I am willing to do everything as simple as possible.
Economic news were a utterly devastating last year. Bankers gambling, betraying customers, burning money, being rich and becoming even richer. Nothing is ever changing. The poor are paying for the mistakes of the wealthy. Ai Weiwei´s Munich exhibition “so sorry” shows the work of an … Read More →
Ai Weiwei: Rooted upon.
image by theMUC Ai Weiwei installation “rooted upon” makes Hitler´s big exhibition room look small. Huge tree trunks placed on a huge soft rug mimicking the old tiles it´s covering up, on the walls 1001 portraits of 1001 Chinese that have been invited to the … Read More →