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'ai weiwei', installation view 
picturing 'oil spill', 2006, 'marble plate', 2010 and 'ghost gu', 2007 
lisson gallery, milan 2012
courtesy of the artist and lisson gallery

ai weiwei
lisson gallery, milan, italy
april 12th until may 25th, 2012
chinese conceptual artist, architect, activist, antiques collector, and designer ai weiwei's first solo exhibition in italy has opened at lisson gallery in milan. 
each work has been developed by the artist in either ceramic or marble, calling upon the traditional techniques typical to either medium. 

the show is comprised of several well-known earthenware works conceived of by weiwei, created in jingdezhen, a region of china known as 
the heart of both ancient and modern ceramics manufacturing. the artist's knowledge of antiques and duplication of authentic objects has helped to inform 
the pottery works displayed in the gallery space. the porcelain pieces positioned throughout the installation space have been formed by ai weiwei by hand-- 
each modern concept is actualized from ancient pottery techniques, resulting in a seamless critique of the financial value placed on chinese porcelain.



marble plate' by ai weiwei, 2010
marble
100 cm in diameter
image © designboom


ai weiwei's newer work, 'marble plate' is representative of the artist's highly versatile work outside ceramics of which he has
carved the natural stone with an intricate pattern.



detailed perspective of 'marble plate'
image © designboom



'pillar' by ai weiwei, 2006
porcelain
65 cm x 65 cm x 195 cm high
image © designboom


human-scale porcelain vase entitled 'pillar' stands at a height of 2.3 meters. the earthenware monument displayed in the garden of lisson gallery 
is one of sixteen similar pillars weiwei developed in 2006. 



'bubble' by ai weiwei, 2008
porcelain, 6 pieces from collection
50 cm high x 75 cm in diameter
image © designboom


'bubble', displayed in a small grid-like formation in the courtyard of lisson gallery, was first shown in watson island, miami, florida, USA in 2008. 
the milan installation space shows six components of the one hundred blue porcelain domes which complete the sculpture.



'watermelon' by ai weiwei, 2006
2 pieces, porcelain
38 cm in diameter
image © designboom


developed in the chinese artistic tradition of mirroring forms found in nature, the two 'watermelon' ceramic pieces are realist manifestations 
of this organic and commonplace object. 



detailed perspective of 'watermelon'
image © designboom



'ghost gu' by ai weiwei, 2007
2 pieces, porcelain
each component 28 x 38 cm
courtesy the artist and lisson gallery


'ghost gu' was developed as part of a continued investigation of antique porcelain works from the yuan period (1279-1368). 
where authentic jars from this time were formed in such a way that exterior surface of the vessel told a story around its circumference, 
weiwei opts, instead, to picture these historical tales on the interior of the vase, making the value of the pieces only observed
upon further examination.



'ghost gu' by ai weiwei, 2007
2 pieces, porcelain
detailed view
courtesy the artist and lisson gallery

@设计请报社：中国艺术家艾未未在意大利的第一次个人展览，今日起在米兰lisson gallery对外开放.展览的所有作品均由大理石或陶瓷为原料在景德镇制成。展览自四月十二日起至五月二十五日结束

Wendy_wendi：从瓷瓜子到瓷西瓜~发现了陶瓷的更多可能

彭大燕：老外在景德镇做的东西都是传统与现代结合的东西,摆在景德镇真的没人会喜欢,摆在他们的展厅就大不一要啦...........

亚洲CI网: 有褶子的磁盘，纠结

张洁白：有点创意景德镇的意思

塔可Taca：印象-景德镇.对应的就是老谋子的印象系列

张洁白：回复@塔可Taca:当代艺术的最高境界就是这样，作品无所谓了，汇钱！