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Fairytale – 1001 Chairs
Details
Ai Weiwei (b. 1957)
Fairytale – 1001 Chairs
23 elements-- Qing dynasty wooden chairs [1644-1911]
dimensions varied
smallest element: 35 x 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (88.9 x 52 x 41.9 cm.)
largest element: 47 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 22 3/8 in. (120 x 45 x 56.8 cm.)
(23)Executed in 2007.
Fairytale – 1001 Chairs
23 elements-- Qing dynasty wooden chairs [1644-1911]
dimensions varied
smallest element: 35 x 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (88.9 x 52 x 41.9 cm.)
largest element: 47 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 22 3/8 in. (120 x 45 x 56.8 cm.)
(23)Executed in 2007.
Provenance
Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
C. Merewether, Ai Weiwei: Under Construction, Sydney, 2008, p. 124 (illustrated).
K. Smith, H.U. Obrist and B. Fibicher, Ai Weiwei, London, 2009, pp. 39-41 and 50 (illustrated).
M. Siemons and A. Weiwei, Ai Weiwei So Sorry, New York, 2009, pp. 46 and 115 (illustrated).
Ai Weiwei: According to What?, exh. cat., Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2012, p. 137 (illustrated).
Ai Weiwei, exh. cat., Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2015, pp. 80-81, no. 56 (illustrated).
K. Smith, H.U. Obrist and B. Fibicher, Ai Weiwei, London, 2009, pp. 39-41 and 50 (illustrated).
M. Siemons and A. Weiwei, Ai Weiwei So Sorry, New York, 2009, pp. 46 and 115 (illustrated).
Ai Weiwei: According to What?, exh. cat., Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, 2012, p. 137 (illustrated).
Ai Weiwei, exh. cat., Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2015, pp. 80-81, no. 56 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Exhibition Kassel, Documenta 12, Fairytale, 2007.
Paris, Galerie Torri, A Few Things That I Know From Them, Braco Dimitrijevic, Hamish Fulton, Ai Weiwei, Zhao Zhao, 2013 (another example exhibited).
Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Ai Weiwei In The Chapel, 2014 (another example exhibited).
Paris, Galerie Torri, A Few Things That I Know From Them, Braco Dimitrijevic, Hamish Fulton, Ai Weiwei, Zhao Zhao, 2013 (another example exhibited).
Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Ai Weiwei In The Chapel, 2014 (another example exhibited).
Further Details
A partial installation of this lot will be exhibited during Christie's pre-sale viewing. To arrange for a private view of the entire work, please contact the Post-War and Contemporary Art department.