Ai Weiwei – Disposition Collateral Event of the 55. International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia 29th May —15th September 2013 Giudecca & Sant’Antonin, Venice Press
Preview 28thMay 10am
As a Collateral Event of the 55. International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia, Zuecca Projects will present an exhibition of new works by Ai Weiwei.
The artist’s only major new solo show in 2013, it will be presented across two locations in Venice: the Zitelle complex, home of Zuecca Projects, and the church of Sant’Antonin. Work by Ai Weiwei will also be on display elsewhere in the Venice Biennale as part of a group exhibition at the German Pavilion.
Curated by Maurizio Bortolotti, the exhibition will comprise landmark works showing Ai Weiwei at the height of his artistic and polemic powers. In Zuecca will be seen an expanded version of the artist’s acclaimed sculptural installation Straight. First exhibited as part of his 2012 acclaimed survey show at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC., 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.
To be revealed during the opening week of the Venice Biennale, Ai Weiwei has specially conceived a new work for the Sant’Antonin church location. This will function as a dialogue between the artist and the existing architecture, offering an immediate sense of the drama of an event which underlines the contradictory development of contemporary China.
The exhibition is presented in collaboration with Lisson Gallery, which has represented and worked closely with Ai Weiwei since 2010, presenting acclaimed solo exhibitions of his work at its London and Milan locations. Practical Information Opening hours: 10am – 6 pm Location 1: Complesso delle Zitelle, Giudecca Vaporetto Stop: Zitelle Location 2: Chiesa di Sant’ Antonin, Castello Vaporetto Stop: San Marco – Pietà / San Zaccaria (da Zitelle).
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