Limited edition of 20015.2 (H) × 35.0 (W) × 17.5 (D) cm
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Ai Weiwei turns the camera on collectors with an edition of sculptures in cut aluminium.
Surveillance and Weiwei have history. Drawing together personal experiences and societal shifts, he notes that security is often used as a guise for control and that, because of this, surveillance represents power.
To Be Looked At… takes the form of a bank of CCTV cameras, pointing in multiple directions for uninterrupted vision. The sculpture can be mounted on a wall or displayed on a horizontal surface.
Installed in homes around the world, the cameras and their pseudo-surveillance capture Weiwei’s wry humour. At the same time, they encapsulate an experience that has become an inescapable part of being alive.
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CNC cut aluminium sculptureEdition size
200Authentication
Signature and edition number engraved on reverseCertificate of Authenticity
Arrives with a certificate of authenticity.Finishing
This edition has been carved from solid aluminium using industrial machinery. Irregularities and process marks are to be expected. Ai Weiwei considers them intrinsic to the method and material – making each artwork unique.Release date
November 04, 2024Limited edition sculptures are shipped in bespoke wooden boxes with gloves and handling instructions. All of our boxes are carefully designed to ensure safe arrival.
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Ai Weiwei31 collaborationsAi Weiwei is unafraid to speak truth to power. He’s one of the most famous living artists today – a testament to the breadth and vision of his practice. Effortlessly, he moves between different media, from sculpture and architecture to performance and documentary film. His work is often monumental in scale and is driven by a hunger for truth and justice. In 2008, for example, Ai spent many months collecting the names of over 5000 children who lost their lives in the Sichuan earthquake. This unflinching dedication to human rights saw him detained by the Chinese government for 81 days in 2011, accused of ‘subverting the state.’
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