Monday, January 17, 2011

ai weiwei's sunflower seeds

This week has been a bit surreal for our sleepy little town... After all the media attention and President Obama's visit to campus on Wednesday, it seems as though things are beginning to quiet down a little... 
I wanted to share this incredible video produced about Ai Weiwei's installation of 100 million handmade porcelain sunflower seeds at the Tate Modern.  100 million!  It's hard to even imagine...
I love this video because it gives context to a piece of this magnitude, showing the extensive production involved and the economy created around Ai Weiwei's work. Truly amazing!

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