Ai Weiwei. Waiting for the Venice Biennale
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The works of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is the most
anticipated of the Venice Biennale.
The dissident artist for over a year can not leave China for political
affairs, will be the star of
this year's Biennale.
Ai Weiwei was invited to participate in the German Pavilion by curator Susanne Gaensheimer, director of the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt, where the artist has created a map of China-made milk cans. The same cans of contaminated milk which has caused serious damage to 300,000 children in China in 2008, killing six. But Ai Weiwei will also be present in the schedule of side events of the 55th International Art Exhibition in Complex of the spinsters and the Church of Sant'Antonin with two very important jobs. What to Zittelle is the retelling of his famous work "Straight", a large installation built with a set of steel bars, recovered from the rubble of schools destroyed by the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, where they killed more than 5,000 children. The work in the Church of Saint Antonin, however, is secreted and will be revealed only on the day of the inauguration.
Ai Weiwei was invited to participate in the German Pavilion by curator Susanne Gaensheimer, director of the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt, where the artist has created a map of China-made milk cans. The same cans of contaminated milk which has caused serious damage to 300,000 children in China in 2008, killing six. But Ai Weiwei will also be present in the schedule of side events of the 55th International Art Exhibition in Complex of the spinsters and the Church of Sant'Antonin with two very important jobs. What to Zittelle is the retelling of his famous work "Straight", a large installation built with a set of steel bars, recovered from the rubble of schools destroyed by the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, where they killed more than 5,000 children. The work in the Church of Saint Antonin, however, is secreted and will be revealed only on the day of the inauguration.
Le opere dell’artista cinese Ai Weiwei sono le più attese della Biennale di Venezia.
L’artista dissidente a cui, da oltre un anno, è impedito di uscire
dalla Cina per questioni politiche, sarà il protagonista della Biennale di
quest’anno. Ai Weiwei è stato chiamato a partecipare al Padiglione Tedesco dalla
curatrice Susanne Gaensheimer, già direttrice del MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst
di Francoforte, dove l’artista ha realizzato una mappa della Cina fatta di
lattine di latte. Le stesse lattine di latte contaminato che ha provocato seri
danni a 300.000 bambini in Cina nel 2008, uccidendone sei. Ma Ai Weiwei sarà
presente anche nel palinsesto degli eventi collaterali della 55ª Esposizione
Internazionale d’Arte, nel Complesso delle Zitelle e la Chiesa di Sant’Antonin con
due lavori molto importanti nel percorso artistico di Ai Weiwei. Quello alle
Zittelle è la rivisitazione della sua celebre opera “Straight”, una grande
installazione costruita con un insieme di barre di acciaio, recuperate dalle
macerie delle scuole distrutte da terremoto del 2008 nel Sichuan, dove hanno
perso la vita oltre 5.000 bambini. L’opera nella Chiesa di Sant’Antonin,
invece, è secreta e sarà svelata solo il giorno dell’inaugurazione.
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