0Ai Weiwei Survey at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington (Photos)Blake GopnikUpdated Jul. 14, 2017 1:07AM EDT / Published Oct. 08, 2012 12:00AM EDT Image courtesy of the artist. Ai Weiwei, China's Art Sage Image courtesy of the artist. "Straight" (2008–12)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Map of China" (2008)Image courtesy of the artist "Forever" (2008)Watanabe Osamu. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo "Table with Two Legs on the Wall" (2008)Image courtesy of the artist. Ai Weiwei with his installation called "Provisional Landscapes" (2002–08)Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. "Colored Vases" (2007–10)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden A detail from Ai Weiwei's recent installation called "He Xie"Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Cube Light" (2008)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Snake Ceiling" (2009)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Grapes" (2010)Image courtesy of the artist "Moon Chest" (2008)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Divina Proportione" (2006) and "F Size" (2011), installed with images of the building of Ai's "bird-nest" stadium in Beijing.Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn" (1995) Image courtesy of the artist. Blake GopnikGot a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.
Ai Weiwei, China's Art Sage Image courtesy of the artist. "Straight" (2008–12)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Map of China" (2008)Image courtesy of the artist "Forever" (2008)Watanabe Osamu. Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo "Table with Two Legs on the Wall" (2008)Image courtesy of the artist. Ai Weiwei with his installation called "Provisional Landscapes" (2002–08)Photo courtesy: Mori Art Museum, Tokyo. "Colored Vases" (2007–10)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden A detail from Ai Weiwei's recent installation called "He Xie"Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Cube Light" (2008)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Snake Ceiling" (2009)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Grapes" (2010)Image courtesy of the artist "Moon Chest" (2008)Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Divina Proportione" (2006) and "F Size" (2011), installed with images of the building of Ai's "bird-nest" stadium in Beijing.Image Courtesy Cathy Carver / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden "Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn" (1995) Image courtesy of the artist.