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What does Ai Weiwei's art represent?
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What Ai Weiwei's art represents depends on the piece. Some of the Chinese artist's works seem to symbolize how the Chinese Community party stripped away individuality and demanded conformity. Many of his pieces communicate messages about various human rights violations. Shop a range of Ai Weiwei art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Cedar (small)
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
Cedar (small), 2022
Screenprint on Somerset Velvet Antique 280gsm
hand-signed and numbered
47.5 x 38 cm
52 x 45 cm - framed
Edition 79 of 150
To commemorate Ai Weiwei’s gift of a tr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Prints
Materials
Screen
Everything is Art, Everything is Politics By Ai Weiwei
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
Everything is Art, Everything is Politics
By Ai Weiwei
Ai Weiwei is a prominent Chinese contemporary artist and activist known for his bold and provocative works that challenge po...
Category
2010s Contemporary More Art
Materials
Wood
Ai Weiwei, Coca-Cola Glass Vase - Limited Edition Sculpture, Engraved Signature
By Ai Weiwei
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957)
Coca-Cola Glass Vase, 2023
Medium: Cast vase in translucent red glass
Dimensions: ⌀ 19 cm x 21 cm x 21.2 cm (7 1/2 × 8 3/10 × 8 3/10 in)
Edition of 300: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Cats (Pink)
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
Screen print on Saunders Waterford 300gsm paper
Hand-signed, dated, and numbered by the artist
45 x 62 cm
Edition 78 of 300
The print was editioned by master printer, Kip Gresham at The Print Studio, Cambridge for Kettle's Yard. It was made using an original drawing ‘cut’ into an acrylic sheet. The image is then reversed when printed.
Description from the publisher:
"Drawing has been fundamental to Ai Weiwei’s artistic practice from an early age. He also has a longstanding love of cats, and they appear frequently in the artist’s social media posts. Many cats used to roam his studio in Beijing. As part of the Kettle’s Yard exhibition, Ai’s ‘Cats wallpaper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Prints
Materials
Screen
Guardian
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
Guardian, 2024
60 x 60 cm
edition of 1601
hand-signed and numbered by the artist
Understanding the print... see image 4.
01 · Sunflower seeds
Used in ceramic form by Weiwei for his ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Glitter
$2,714
Vases in Black and White (Set of 2), 2024 by Ai Weiwei, Murano Glass
By Ai Weiwei
Located in Zug, CH
Ai Weiwei
Vases in Black and White (Set of 2)
2024
Murano Glass
20.5 × 20.5 × 22 cm
Signed and numbered on accompanying certificate and inscribed on the bottom
Less than 20 compiled with matching numbers out of the total edition of 100.
In excellent condition
PLEASE NOTE: Edition numbers could vary from the one shown in the images.
Ai Weiwei often explores the intersection between ancient tradition and contemporary global culture. His earlier works such as Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn...
Category
2010s Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Glass