Our most recent single artist shows have seen some of
the true greats of contemporary art animate our Main Galleries with
unforgettable, powerful work. Hockney, Kapoor, Kiefer – you need to be a
special artist to embrace the immensity of our historic spaces. Who better then
to take up the challenge this autumn than Ai Weiwei, one of China’s most
influential artists.
We
would strongly recommend advance booking to see this exhibition.
Ai became widely known in Britain
after his sunflower seeds installation in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall in 2010
but this is the first major institutional survey of his work ever held in the
UK and it bridges over two decades of his extraordinary career.
Curated in collaboration with Ai
Weiwei from his studio in Beijing, we present some of his most important works
from the time he returned to China from the US in 1993 right up to present day.
Among new works created specifically for our galleries and courtyard are a
number of large-scale installations, as well as works showcasing everything
from marble and steel to tea and glass.
With typical boldness, the chosen
works explore a multitude of challenging themes, drawing on his own experience
to comment on creative freedom, censorship and human rights, as well as
examining contemporary Chinese art and society.
“The
work that you will see at the RA transcends the world of the gallery… This is
an exhibition that reveals art’s greatest potential.” - The Times
https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/ai-weiwei
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