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The Making Of Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds Installation [Video]
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s “Sunflower Seeds” — exhibit is heading to New York City, opening tomorrow at the Mary Boone Gallery and running until February 4th. The installation, which features over 100 million hand-painted ceramic seeds, first premiered at the Tate Modern in London in 2010. Initially, it began as an interactive experience, before this activity of people walking on the seeds was found to cause toxic ceramic dust, now visitors are asked to view the exhibit from a distance. To get more up close and personal with the exhibit, check out this behind-the-scenes video below that shows Weiwei’s artistic process with the team he employed to create the art installation:
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| TOPICS: | Arts & Culture, Entertainment |
| TAGS: | Ai Weiwei, art installation, exhibit, hand painted, making of, mary boone gallery, new york, sunflower seeds |
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