tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post7921768632037291234..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: London, China, Art, and Visibilitymaterfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59032717166119216622011-05-20T20:16:55.956-07:002011-05-20T20:16:55.956-07:00TNMA: Scroll down to my next post to see photos of...TNMA: Scroll down to my next post to see photos of the Grès exhibition -- it was amazing! I'll be looking forward to seeing your impressions of it.<br />Susan: I'm so pleased you took the time to view the video -- we were so moved by it.<br />Mardel: It was truly astonishing, and it must have been more so when people were allowed to walk on the seeds (sadly, they were eventually, perhaps inevitably, prohibited, ostensibly because of dust/health concerns, but more likely because so many people were pocketing them).<br />Very cool that your favourite museum is helping draw attention to Weiwei -- oh, if only we could get to all the shows we want to.<br />Patricia: So two degrees of separation AND you have the photo to prove it! He really does seem to be an exceptional man, a brilliant and important artist, and I so hope he soon reappears, safe and healthy.<br />Pavlova: Sorry you missed Sunflower Seeds, but you'll find the video fascinating anyway . . . it's a wonderful story.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9829162726345323112011-05-20T16:56:54.252-07:002011-05-20T16:56:54.252-07:00So wanted to see his Sunflower Seeds, but it close...So wanted to see his Sunflower Seeds, but it closed just before we arrived. While we were in London, there was lots of press coverage as to his disappearance and that he was unable to attend the opening of his exhibit at Somerset.....I will watch the video. Thank you.pavlovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809182203387660034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8850194019795220212011-05-20T15:05:41.744-07:002011-05-20T15:05:41.744-07:00Interesting anecdote (well, to me) - I have a phot...Interesting anecdote (well, to me) - I have a photo of Ai Wei Wei on my bookshelf. He is standing with an elderly German lady who is a dear friend of mine - she was my landlady 30 years ago. I had never heard of him until she told me about him a few years ago. He showed a piece of art at the Dokumenta in Kassel in 2007, an outdoor sculpture made of ancient Chinese doors. A huge storm knocked it sideways (almost literally) and he came to inspect. Inge was there (she lives nearby) and showed him before and after photos that she had taken. He was feted in Kassel last year and she went along and met him again and I believe that this is when the photo was taken. He seems to be a quite extraordinary man and artist. P.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-21506135407806410412011-05-20T13:13:43.053-07:002011-05-20T13:13:43.053-07:00Looking at your photos of this piece, and reading ...Looking at your photos of this piece, and reading your words before even moving over to TNMA and Arrested Motion, I felt a sense of awe at how incredibly stunning and moving this work must be. I saw a smaller version of the sunflower seeds in a pile a while back, and it was a piece of conceptual art that, even in that relatively small space, was powerfully rendered commentary on art and craft, culture and history. I do wish I could experience this piece.<br /><br />Interesting, this confluence of events crossing my path, the blog posts combined with my just having received a notice from a favorite small museum, the Knoxville Museum of Art, that they currently have an Ai Weiwei exhibit which I dearly wish I could go see. <br /><br />Well I wish I could see my grandson who lives in Knoxville as well.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38667102608859163222011-05-20T08:54:24.865-07:002011-05-20T08:54:24.865-07:00Thank you for this post Mater. The video is very m...Thank you for this post Mater. The video is very moving.Susan Tinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900811284963063686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-91535427520144067602011-05-20T08:39:50.391-07:002011-05-20T08:39:50.391-07:00Hi there,
I don't mind - I'm so pleased th...Hi there,<br />I don't mind - I'm so pleased that you liked my Ai Wewei post. Thanks for the mention! <br /><br />PS Did you go to the Madame Grés exhibition? I'm planning a trip in June. It looks fantastic. Can't wait!That's Not My Agehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16052973075052114955noreply@blogger.com