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27/5/2013

Ai Weiwei

Zuecca Project Space, Venezia

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a cura di Maurizio Bortolotti

Ai Weiwei presenta Straight, il primo progetto sviluppato utilizzando lunghe barre di armatura recuperate nelle scuole crollate durante il terremoto di Sichuan del 2008. Questo lavoro, di cui una prima versione è stata presentata all’Hirshhorn Museum di Washington D.C. nel 2012, viene installata in scala maggiore presso lo Spazio Progetto Zuecca. Ai Weiwei è internazionalmente conosciuto per il suo lavoro che riflette la Cina dei nostri giorni e la sua preoccupazione per i diritti dell’uomo e la libertà d’espressione. Questa installazione su larga scala, realizzata appositamente per il sito in occasione della 55. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte presso lo Spazio Progetto Zuecca, si presenta con un immediato senso del dramma per un evento che sottende allo sviluppo contradditorio della Cina contemporanea.

Preview stampa: 28 maggio ore 18

Zuecca Project Space
Complesso delle Zitelle, Giudecca 32 (Fondamenta delle Zitelle)
Orario: 10-18
Ingresso libero

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curated by Maurizio Bortolotti

Zuecca Projects, in collaboration with Lisson Gallery, presents across two locations in Venice, the Zitelle complex, home of Zuecca Projects, and the church of Sant'Antonin, an exhibition of new works by Ai Weiwei. The exhibition comprises landmark works showing Ai Weiwei at the height of his artistic and polemic powers. In Zuecca is presented an expanded version of the artist's acclaimed sculptural installation Straight, first exhibited at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C. in 2012. Straight is formed from multiple tons of steel rebar recovered from the collapsed schools in which more than five thousand children perished during the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China.

For the Sant'Antonin church location, Ai Weiwei has specially conceived a new work, creating a dialogue between the artist and the existing architecture, and as a contemporary Chinese response to the city of Venice. Ai Weiwei is known internationally for his work reflecting present-day China and his concern with human rights and freedom of expression. He serves as an example for legitimate social criticism and free expression both in China and internationally. This exhibition represents a new chapter in the long-standing historical relationship - founded on trade, as well as religious and cultural exchange - that exists between China and Venice. The relationship will acquire fresh immediacy in light of the artist's interpretation of Contemporary China within the context of the city.

Special Event Tue, May 28 | 10am, Press preview

Zuecca Project Space Complesso delle Zitelle, Giudecca 32 (Fondamenta delle Zitelle)
Opening hour: 10am - 6pm
Admission: Free
Transport: Lines 2, 4.1, 4.2, Zitelle; lines 1 or 2, San Zaccaria

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