Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ai_Weiwei:_Sunflower_Seeds

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	installation art
gptkbp:access	partial gift and purchase
gptkbp:acquiredBy	gptkb:Tate
gptkbp:acquisitionYear	2012
gptkbp:artist	gptkb:Ai_Weiwei
gptkbp:category	gptkb:sculpture installation art Chinese contemporary art
gptkbp:commissionedBy	gptkb:Unilever_Series
gptkbp:countryOfFirstExhibition	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:deployment	gptkb:art gptkb:sculpture contemporary art participatory art site-specific
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:Tate_Modern gptkb:Ai_Weiwei_Studio
gptkbp:durationOfProduction	over 2 years
gptkbp:eachSeedHandmade	true
gptkbp:exhibitionCurator	gptkb:Juliet_Bingham
gptkbp:exhibitionEndDate	2011-05-02
gptkbp:exhibitionStartDate	2010-10-12
gptkbp:firstExhibited	gptkb:Tate_Modern
gptkbp:galleryOfFirstExhibition	gptkb:Turbine_Hall
gptkbp:healthConcerns	dust from porcelain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ai Weiwei: Sunflower Seeds
gptkbp:inspiredBy	Mao-era propaganda
gptkbp:installationArea	Turbine Hall floor
gptkbp:installationDepth	10 cm
gptkbp:installationLength	1000 square meters
gptkbp:installationWeight	over 150 tons
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Jingdezhen,_China
gptkbp:material	gptkb:ceramics
gptkbp:notableFor	interactive installation visitors could walk on seeds
gptkbp:numberOfArtisans	1600
gptkbp:seedColor	100 million about 2-3 cm about 1-2 grams
gptkbp:symbolizes	Chairman Mao as the sun sunflower seeds as symbol of the people
gptkbp:theme	gptkb:Chinese_history individuality consumerism mass production collectivism
gptkbp:visitorInteractionRestricted	true
gptkbp:visitorInteractionRestrictedDate	2010-10-15
gptkbp:yearCreated	2010
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Tate_Modern_art_gallery
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7