Ai Weiwei at Documenta

Another view of the sculpture. You can see that we were there on a gloriously clear day. In the distance is the Orangerie, a beautiful structure on the river in Kassel. You can get a sense of the grandeur of the yellow building in the background.

Ai Weiwei at Documenta

This description helps to understand the sculpture. This 2007 sculpture is 720 x 1200 x 850 cm. He shows in Beijing and Lucerne. In addition to this monumental work, Weiwei arranged for 1001 Chinese people to attend Documenta. You can read more about this fairytale in Irish blogs. His plan involves outfitting them in matching clothes, housing them in temporary quarters that he designed, and having them comment via his blog. While we were there we saw a number of Chinese people, but we never could be sure they were visitors or part of his group

Ai Weiwei at Documenta

Judy is standing before a very large sculpture created by Ai Weiwei. It is made from doors and windows saved from structures that were destroyed. These come from the Ming and Qing dynasty houses. Ai is the son of the famous writer Ai Qing. He is considered a star in China's art world. He is working with Swiss architects to design the Olympic Stadium for the 2008 olympics to be held in China.