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June 28, 2011

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei Sunflower Seeds

by Van and Jennings Carney of Pontiak
in lostateminor.com


I got to see this exhibit at the
Tate in London last November after a European tour. Weiwei commissioned workshops in Jingdezhen, China to make 100 million unique, hand-painted porcelain sunflower seeds. Then they were transported to London and spread across the turbine hall floor in a thick blanket.


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