P-00655-No-191_rt
Ai Weiwei: Making Sense
PENDANT (TOILET PAPER), 2021
Marble
Toilet paper -a seemingly worthless item-was suddenly much sought after when it became scarce during the Covid-19 pandemic. Artist Ai Weiwei was particularly struck by this because toilet paper was a luxury when he was growing up in China.
By carving this roll in marble on a grand scale, he memorialises a moment when we were forced to recognise the value of ordinary things.
P-00655-No-191_rt
Ai Weiwei: Making Sense
PENDANT (TOILET PAPER), 2021
Marble
Toilet paper -a seemingly worthless item-was suddenly much sought after when it became scarce during the Covid-19 pandemic. Artist Ai Weiwei was particularly struck by this because toilet paper was a luxury when he was growing up in China.
By carving this roll in marble on a grand scale, he memorialises a moment when we were forced to recognise the value of ordinary things.