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What does Ai Weiwei's art represent?

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What does Ai Weiwei's art represent?
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.
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Ai Weiwei - Cats (Black)
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
Screen print on Saunders Waterford 300gsm paper Hand-signed, dated, and numbered by the artist 28 × 32.8 cm Edition of 150 Framed The print was editioned by master printer, Kip Gres...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Screen

AI WEIWEI - Coca-Cola Glass Vase. Limited edition modern glass sculpture
By Ai Weiwei
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Ai Weiwei - Coca-Cola Glass Vase Date of creation: 2023 Medium: Translucent red glass Edition: 300 Size: 19 x 21 x 21.2 cm Condition: In mint conditions, brand new and never displaye...
Category

2010s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass

Ai Weiwei - Cats (Red)
By Ai Weiwei
Located in London, GB
Screen print on Saunders Waterford 300gsm paper Hand-signed, dated, and numbered by the artist 28 × 32.8 cm Edition of 150 Framed The print was editioned by master printer, Kip Gres...
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

Glitter, Screen

Ai Weiwei, Zodiac - Signed Print and Limited Edition Book
By Ai Weiwei
Located in Hamburg, DE
Ai Weiwei (Chinese, b. 1957) Zodiac, 2024 Medium: Digital print, gold foil stamped, on paper (incl. artist's book and slipcase) Dimensions: 6 × 8 1/2 in 15.2 × 21.6 cm Edition of 10...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Digital

Crabs, The World is Changing Lt Ed 126/150 skateboard deck political protest art
By Ai Weiwei
Located in New York, NY
Ai Weiwei Crabs, 2010-11 Limited Edition, hand numbered Silkscreen on 100% Canadian 2-Ply Maplewood Skateboard. Signed on the deck 31 × 1 × 3/10 inches Edition 126/150 Signed on the ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Screen

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