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insane installation by Ai Weiwei -- a hundred million handmade porcelain sunflower seeds. according to the curator, the artist associates sunflower seeds with the Cultural Revolution, during which Mao was depicted as a sunflower toward which the Chinese people turned, but he also thinks of sunflower seeds as a street snack shared by friends. the work raises questions about individuality, the power of many, environmentalism. the wall info say that Ai often uses porcelain, one of China's prize exports, to critique the Chinese government. visitors used to be able to walk on the field of sunflower seeds but the porcelain has lead it and the Tate was worried about people inhaling the dust. boo hoo.
Finally made time to photograph Ai Weiwei's 'Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads: Bronze' installed along the Rose Kennedy Greenway before it leaves at the end of the month. Just amazing. Boston is very fortunate to be able to exhibit such works. Thanks to everyone in the city who made this possible.
Based upon from traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures of Yuanming Yuan's fountain-clock which were pillaged in 1860 by French and British troops.