Ai Weiwei: Making Sense, 2023
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Over the last 30 years, China has experienced urban development on a scale never seen before. As the old world was swept away, Ai became fascinated by Chinese antiquities, becoming an avid collector. Even a pile of ancient teapot spouts seemed to speak of cultural sensibilities that have been lost. In a world of mass-production and consumerism, Ai's searching approach to history and craftsmanship forces us to question what we value. It is through material culture that he explores the tension between past and present, hand and machine, precious and worthless, construction and destruction.
— the Design Museum
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Untitled (Porcelain Balls), 2022
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Study of Perspective, since 1995
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Still Life, 1993-2000
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Spouts, 2015
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Life Vest Snake, 2019
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Nian Nian Souvenir, 2021
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Water Lilies #1, 2022
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Untitled (Lego incident), 2015
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Han Dynasty Urn with Coca-Cola Logo, 2014
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Pendant (Toilet Paper), 2021
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Provisional Landscapes, 2002–8
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Natural History by Damien Hirst, 2022
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The Ascension, 2003
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Death Denied, 2008
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The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living
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Great White Shark
Light and Shadow by Yoon Hyup, 2022
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Raindrops On My Window, 2018
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Still In The Game, 2022
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