Comments on: Ai Weiwei at Albion Gallery

By: Leslie D. Pippen

Leslie D. Pippen — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:08:11 +0000

it's not a question of if it is art, you had to think of it first. You did not, he did. Art is about making visible the things that are elusive to the money gatherer. Your a money gatherer, you don't have time to make art.

By: 0hzone

0hzone — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:25:57 +0000

the tension in the pots installation and the weight it lends to the floor/ceiling is so simple – a true instalation. I love the potential energy embodied in the chair instalation – you can almost sense the party the chairs were having befoer you walked in, and that it will kick off again as soon as you turn your back. The embarrassed look on the lonely stool is priceless.

0hzone

By: ldl1

ldl1 — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:24:45 +0000

I don’t agree on shishir on this one. The materiality of Ai Wei Wei, regardless of his political posturing, is a nice detournement of Western perceptions. The re-appropriation of Chinese (or any culture) crafts and their destabilization is his unique trade.
Spinning plates and juggling, uh, jugs is not what he’s about.

By: yeslong

yeslong — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:44:44 +0000

The differences between artist and layfolk is artist can breaks prejudice to make simple varyed, did’nt layfolk.
If you do this, you are an artist now, does’nt need authenticated. Of course, should be first one who breaks prejudice.

By: shishir

shishir — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:04:43 +0000

if chair on sticks means art then i am an artist either, i can even juggle with them