S.A.C.R.E.D.

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S.A.C.R.E.D. is a large-scale installation by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei that recreates scenes from his secret detention to critique state surveillance, political repression, and human rights abuses.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf art installation
contemporary artwork
artisticMovement conceptual art
contemporary Chinese art
socially engaged art
countryOfOrigin China
creator Ai Weiwei
depicts Ai Weiwei’s secret detention
constant surveillance
daily routines in detention
interrogation
scenes from a prison cell
genre installation art
political art
hasMotive bearing witness to abuses
raising awareness of political prisoners
hasPart metal boxes containing scenes of detention
series of sculptural dioramas
hasTheme censorship
individual freedom
oppression
resistance
state power
surveillance
hasTitle S.A.C.R.E.D. self-link
inspiredBy Ai Weiwei’s personal experience of detention
intendedAudience human rights–concerned public
museum visitors
languageOfTitle English
mainSubject detention
human rights abuses
imprisonment
political repression
state surveillance
movement dissident art
notableWorkOf Ai Weiwei
politicalAlignment pro–human rights
portrays conditions of secret detention
constant monitoring by guards
loss of privacy
psychological pressure in custody
purpose critique of human rights abuses
critique of political repression
critique of state surveillance
usesMedium installation
sculpture

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Ai Weiwei notableWork S.A.C.R.E.D.
S.A.C.R.E.D. hasTitle S.A.C.R.E.D. self-link