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Ai Weiwei: According to What?
About the Exhibition
August 17 – October 27, 2013
“The most powerful figure in contemporary art.” — ArtReview
Although Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is one of the most prolific,
provocative and significant artists at work today, audiences in North
America have had little exposure to his vast and varied output. That
will change this summer, when the AGO becomes the only Canadian stop on a
North American tour that is already drawing crowds — and controversy —
at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.
Featuring photographs, sculpture, installation art and audio and video pieces, Ai Weiwei: According to What?
examines how the artist spotlights the complexities of a changing world
and probes such issues as freedom of expression, individual and human
rights, the power of digital communication and the range of creative
practice that characterizes contemporary art today both in China and
globally.
Organized by Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, and the Art Gallery of Ontario
15 photos of the stunning Ai Weiwei exhibit at the AGO
AI WEIWEI AGO TORONTO 2013
Ai Weiwei: According to What? runs August 17 to October 27 at the AGO.
