'The Plain Version of the Animal That Looks Like a Llama but Is Really an Alpaca' by Ai Weiwei in His TRACE Exhibit at the Hirshhorn (DC) 2017
To complement the display of 'Trace' at the Hirshhorn, Ai Weiwei has created a new 360-degree wallpaper installation entitled (1) 'The Animal That Looks Like a Llama but Is Really an Alpaca'; and (2) 'The Plain Version of the Animal That Looks Like a Llama but Is Really an Alpaca'.
At first glance, the repeating graphic pattern looks merely decorative, but a closer inspection reveals surveillance cameras, handcuffs, and Twitter bird logos, which allude to Ai Weiwei’s tweets challenging authority. Together, both massive works span nearly 700 linear feet around the Hirshhorn’s second floor Outer Ring galleries.
Source: Hirshhorn Museum website
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'The Plain Version of the Animal That Looks Like a Llama but Is Really an Alpaca' by Ai Weiwei in His TRACE Exhibit at the Hirshhorn (DC) 2017
To complement the display of 'Trace' at the Hirshhorn, Ai Weiwei has created a new 360-degree wallpaper installation entitled (1) 'The Animal That Looks Like a Llama but Is Really an Alpaca'; and (2) 'The Plain Version of the Animal That Looks Like a Llama but Is Really an Alpaca'.
At first glance, the repeating graphic pattern looks merely decorative, but a closer inspection reveals surveillance cameras, handcuffs, and Twitter bird logos, which allude to Ai Weiwei’s tweets challenging authority. Together, both massive works span nearly 700 linear feet around the Hirshhorn’s second floor Outer Ring galleries.
Source: Hirshhorn Museum website
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