Exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts

Ai Weiwei – Ton of Tea, 2005, Pu’er tea leaves from Yunnan province with wooden base, 100 x 100 x 100 cm (39 1:2 x 39 1:2 x 39 1:2 in) feat

Why did Ai Weiwei create this giant tea cube?

Sculptures / 4 minutes of reading

Ai Weiwei has never held back in terms of the amount of experimentation he’s willing to involve in his art. He has attracted much attention in China and the rest of the world for being a controversial artist. His work A Ton of Tea (2007) is easy to understand, as the name suggests, without …

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Ai Weiwei – The Sichuan earthquake & 90 tons of steel

Sculptures / 2 minutes of reading

The Sichuan earthquake & 90 tons of steel 90 tons of steel reinforcing bars that were destroyed and mangled in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake were essential components of the installation titled Straight by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. The 150 rods of steel rebar used were meticulously straightened by hand after being recovered from the schools …

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These are Anselm Kiefer’s teetering towers

Architecture, Paintings, Sculptures / 6 minutes of reading

Anselm Kiefer’s abandoned 200-acre studio, Barjac, France German artist Anselm Kiefer has long maintained a studio at Barjac in southern France, where he assembled his large sculptures and painted some of his dark, disturbing canvases. Now he has abandoned the site, with the wish that it be allowed to “revert to nature.” People exploring the …

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Ai Weiwei’s crabs – A clever wordplay & internet censorship

Installations / 3 minutes of reading

My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall. Art should live in the heart of the people. – Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei’s Shanghai studio torn down by government Artist …

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