Tuesday, June 10, 2014

World on Tuesday " Pictures of an Exhibition Part 2 "

Ai Weiwei in Berlin!

The golden copies of the  zodiac sculptures were used as a kind of a water and sun clock.
The originals( c. 1750) were ordered by the Emperor and and were exhibited in a garden with European elements.
During the Opium war the gardens were plundered and some of the sculptures travelled to Europe and ended up in the art collection of Yves Saint -Laurent!


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12 comments:

  1. Stewart MJune 10, 2014 at 12:44 PM

    Really like the use of empty space in that last image!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  2. fim.worksJune 10, 2014 at 1:48 PM

    Klasse Aufnahmen - hast du die aus Lyon mitgebracht?

    P. S.: Bei mir ist's der Hauswurz und ich bin begeistert! Heute haben wir schon wieder über dreißig Grad und auch hier ist der Himmel gefühlt direkt über dem Kopf ...

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  3. Ruth KellyJune 10, 2014 at 6:14 PM

    Fascinating sculptures of heads.

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  4. Fun60June 10, 2014 at 7:17 PM

    Interesting sculptures.

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  5. you-wee becauseJune 10, 2014 at 8:19 PM

    Vor einiger Zeit kam eine interessante Dokumentation auf ARTE-TV über die Entstehung der Ai Weiwei-Ausstellung "Evidence" und da gab es auch zahlreiche Hintergrundinfos zu den 12 Köpfen der chinesischen Tierkreiszeichen. Welches bist du denn, Karen?
    Das meinige hast du in der "pole position" abgebildet! Da gehört es auch hin... ;-)
    Hier ein kürzeres Video auf ARD: http://www.ardmediathek.de/tv/Stilbruch/Ai-Weiwei-Evidence/rbb-Fernsehen/Video?documentId=20581256&bcastId=3914800

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  6. JaneJune 11, 2014 at 2:27 AM

    Wow! Very cool looking!

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  7. CarraolJune 11, 2014 at 4:15 AM

    Great post of these magnificent pieces! Ai Weiwei make a work of art of his life.

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  8. IndraniJune 11, 2014 at 6:47 AM

    Wow! Unique!!!
    Amazing creations.

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  9. CatherineJune 11, 2014 at 9:22 AM

    Love the detail in all the sculptures... a fascinating collection indeed.

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  10. UnknownJune 12, 2014 at 1:21 AM

    Yes..the details! such beauty.

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  11. Katrin KlinkJune 12, 2014 at 7:09 PM

    Sagenhaft schön!

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  12. AnonymousJune 22, 2014 at 11:38 PM

    Very cool and love the b&w application! Perfect!

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