XX Ai Weiwei (born 1957)

Set of six Qing Dynasty chairs
Model 'Fairytale'
1001 chairs series
Wood
Each signed in pinyin beneath the seating
Model created in 2007
H 99 × L 63 × 47 cm
H 104 × L 55 × W 45 cm
H 117 × L 65 × W 52 cm
H 109 × L 57 × W 47 cm
H 118 × L 56 × W 39 cm
H 103 × L 59 × W 44 cm
Bibliography:
- C. Merewether, 'Ai Weiwei: Under Construction', exhibition catalogue, Ed. University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, 2008, similar model illustrated p. 124-125
- K. Smith, H. U. Orbist & B. Fibicher, 'Ai Weiwei', Ed. Phaidon, London, 2009, similar model illustrated p. 39-40
- M. Siemons & A. Weiwei, 'Ai Weiwei', Ed. Prestel, New York, 2009, similar model illustrated p. 46