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Ai Weiwei: Making Sense
COLOURED HOUSE, 2013
Wood, paint, crystal glass
This house once belonged to a prosperous family in Zhejiang province, in Eastern China, during the early Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911 CE). The timber frame follows a traditional post-and-beam system. Most houses of this period have been demolished, giving this structure a ghostly quality.
Artist Ai Weiwei rescued the house from destruction and has painted the house with industrial colours, combining ancient and modern, and installed it on crystal bases-giving presence and status to this unlikely survivor.
All text above is Copyright The Guardian © April 2023
P-00655-No-358-361-Stack_rt
Ai Weiwei: Making Sense
COLOURED HOUSE, 2013
Wood, paint, crystal glass
This house once belonged to a prosperous family in Zhejiang province, in Eastern China, during the early Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911 CE). The timber frame follows a traditional post-and-beam system. Most houses of this period have been demolished, giving this structure a ghostly quality.
Artist Ai Weiwei rescued the house from destruction and has painted the house with industrial colours, combining ancient and modern, and installed it on crystal bases-giving presence and status to this unlikely survivor.
All text above is Copyright The Guardian © April 2023