Artist field note

Ai Weiwei

Art as evidence, provocation and public argument.

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Sunflower Seeds by Ai Weiwei
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Sunflower Seeds

2010

Millions of hand-painted porcelain seeds fill the Turbine Hall. From a distance they look industrial; up close, every one carries human labour.

The five in one idea

Ai makes objects do civic work: they ask who controls history, information and the right to speak.