Bibliothèque Mazarine, Paris
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Ai Weiwei - Bang (2013)
“The three-legged stools hanging every which way in Weiwei’s Bang are from an era of craftsmanship that has since been eclipsed by the modern industrial age. Once made by hand from wood, the stools have stood the test of time and were handed down from one generation to the next. These stools were used by countless family members in domestic situations; they lasted for centuries and were not simply discarded due to shifts in fashion and cultural trends.
Bang criticizes modern throw-away culture, which has replaced artisans and craftsman with industry and factories. Hand carved wood has been replaced by disposable plastic and aluminum. Weiwei arranged the handmade stools in chaotic bursts and arcs as a metaphor for the industrial world that has spiraled out of control as industry and technology develop at incredible rates.”
Watch the video: http://youtu.be/7cem71cR0S0
Pleurant. Musée de Cluny. Paris.
1969 Skinheads and Hippies, Piccadilly Circus “London Street Photography”.
Museum of the City of New-York
7 min.
“Portraits taken during the MoMA’s exhibit of performance artist “Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present”. Abramović sits at a table in silence, and museum guests can sit across from her and stare.
Some people couldn’t handle the heat.”
Ron Mueck. Fondation Cartier, Paris.
Making-of.
Evariste Rocher, Palais de Tokyo, Paris
