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Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery

Just opened at Lisson Gallery is its third solo exhibition of works by Ai Weiwei. Featuring a “monumental new installation of bicycles” alongside a number of “hand-carved, domestic-scale copies” of highly personal objects, the show offers some of the best contemporary art I’ve seen in quite awhile and was a real inspiration for me to view during last week’s private view. Continue reading

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Ai Weiwei at Lisson Gallery, London (OneTravel)

Just announced are the details of an upcoming exhibition by firebrand artist, Ai Weiwei, at London’s renowned Lisson Gallery. The show will be the Chinese conceptual artist’s third solo exhibition with Lisson Gallery, and for the show he has created … Continue reading

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Memory Marathon at the Serpentine Gallery This Weekend

As I mentioned yesterday, I spent the earlier part of this week having an art fuelled staycation in the heart of London, participating in Le Méridien Piccadilly‘s blogger thingy centred around this year’s Frieze Art Fair. I had a blast, … Continue reading

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Good Stuff

I’ve been experiencing so much incredibly amazing stuff over the past couple of months, I’ve had hardly little time to keep up with it all much less to publish another post in my Good Stuff series. But today’s the first taste … Continue reading

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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2012 – Herzog & de Meuron with Ai Weiwei at Hyde Park (OneTravel)

Compared to past commissions, the 2012 pavilion is more subtle and has received considerable criticism for delivering less “wow” (and for its pool of water unintentionally drawing insects). Still, it’s a contemplative and restful place (and the bugs weren’t bad … Continue reading

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London Daily Photo: Great Wall

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2011 Highlights

Here’s a round up of all the things I blogged about this year and still have me thinking “yeah, that was awesome” as 2011 now comes to a close. The list isn’t about personal triumphs or such and there are … Continue reading

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Photo Series: Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads at Somerset House (Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art)

What was a few months back originally scheduled as a press call to interview Ai Weiwei and an opportunity to photograph the artist with his Circle of Animals was altered to a sans artist event due to his disappearance in early April Continue reading

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In Pictures: Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads at Somerset House (Londonist)

In Pictures: Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads at Somerset House Londonist, May 11, 2011 at 16:00 pm Detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s first outdoor public sculpture in London has gone on display in the fountain clocked courtyard of Somerset … Continue reading

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