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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S.A.C.R.E.D. canonical 2

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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. ⓘ
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. ⓘ