These works not only attest to both artists' transformation of aesthetic value through artistic innovation and experimentation, but also reference their shared interest in cultural heritage and vernacular expression in the United States and China, respectively. Ai's practice addresses some of the most critical global issues of the early twenty-first century, such as the relationship between tradition and modernity, the role of the individual and the state, questions of human rights and the value of freedom of expression.Īndy Warhol | Ai Weiwei introduces to the artists through their engagement with self-portraiture and self-representation, and through some of their most iconic, performative and iconoclastic works. His provocative work encompasses diverse fields, including visual art, architecture, curatorial practice, cultural criticism, social media and activism.
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Presenting the work of both artists, the exhibition explores modern and contemporary art, life and cultural politics through the activities of two exemplary figures – one of whom represents twentieth century modernity and the ‘American century’ and the other contemporary life in the twenty-first century and what has been heralded as the ‘Chinese century’ to come.Īndy Warhol | Ai Weiwei premieres a suite of major new commissions from Ai Weiwei, including an installation from the Forever Bicycles series, composed from almost 1500 bicycles a major five-metre-tall work from Ai’s Chandelier series of crystal and light Blossom 2015, a spectacular installation in the form of a large bed of thousands of delicate, intricately designed white porcelain flowers and a room-scale installation featuring portraits of Australian advocates for human rights and freedom of speech and information.Īi Weiwei is a Chinese artist, social activist and one of today's most renowned contemporary artists.
Surveying the scope of both artists’ careers, the exhibition at the NGV presents more than 300 works, including major new commissions, immersive installations and a wide representation of paintings, sculpture, film, photography, publishing and social media. This major international exhibition features two of the most significant artists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei.Īndy Warhol | Ai Weiwei, developed by the NGV and The Andy Warhol Museum, with the participation of Ai Weiwei, explores the significant influence of these two exemplary artists on modern art and contemporary life, focusing on the parallels, intersections and points of difference between the two artists’ practices.
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