Ai Weiwei: Under Construction

Campbelltown City Council (2 other projects)

Feet, 2003, 10 Buddha feet, fragments of stone sculpture from Northern Qi Period (550 BC–577AD), dimensions variable. Leister Collection, Switzerland. Courtesy Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing – Lucerne. Image: Ian Hobbs

Campbelltown Arts Centre produced the first international survey of the work by renowned Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei.
Ai Weiwei is revered internationally as a contemporary icon and cultural commentator – whose most recent high profile work was his ‘Birds Nest’ concept design of the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The exhibition was curated by Dr Charles Merewether and included major works from private and public collections in Europe, America and China. The Project included a full colour publication, education kit and associated public programs. Campbelltown Arts Centre commissioned the new artwork Marble Chair by Ai Weiwei, which is in the Song Dynasty style and is carved from a single block of marble. The project brought audiences from around Australian and internationally to Campbelltown and received reviews from international art journals. The project was developed in partnership with the Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation.

  • Cultural Officer

    Lisa Havliah, Director, Campbelltown Arts Centre ()

  • Award Category

    Programs Projects and Partnerships – Division C

Photos

    • Feet, 2003, 10 Buddha feet, fragments of stone sculpture from Northern Qi Period (550 BC–577AD), dimensions variable. Leister Collection, Switzerland. Courtesy Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing – Lucerne. Image: Ian Hobbs

      Feet, 2003, 10 Buddha feet, fragments of stone sculpture from Northern Qi Period (550 BC–577AD), dimensions variable. Leister Collection, Switzerland.…

    • ‘6.3.2006’, 2007, C-type print, 24 units, 29.7 x 42 cm each. Courtesy the artist and Herzog & de Meuron. Image: Ian Hobbs

      ‘6.3.2006’, 2007, C-type print, 24 units, 29.7 x 42 cm each. Courtesy the artist and Herzog & de Meuron. Image: Ian Hobbs

    • Fairytale – Project for Documenta XII, Kassel, Germany, 2007, Luggage, 2007, 100 of 1001 units, 57 x 36 x 22 cm each, installation view, AedesLand, Berlin. Courtesy Leister Foundation, Switzerland, Erlenmeyer Stiftung, Switzerland; Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing – Lucerne. Image: Ian Hobbs

      Fairytale – Project for Documenta XII, Kassel, Germany, 2007, Luggage, 2007, 100 of 1001 units, 57 x 36 x 22 cm each, installation view, AedesLand,…

    • Coca-Cola, 2006, vase from the Neolithic Age (5000–3000 BC), paint, 45.4 x 36 x 36 cm. Private Collection. Courtesy Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing – Lucerne. Image: Ian Hobbs

      Coca-Cola, 2006, vase from the Neolithic Age (5000–3000 BC), paint, 45.4 x 36 x 36 cm. Private Collection. Courtesy Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing –…

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Art In The Park – Four exciting workshops in fruit, vegetable, butter and ice sculpture were held at Don Bosco Youth Centre for young people and their families from many cultures followed by an exhibition of Filipino Australian arts and ideas at Coachmans Park in St Marys. An initiative by Dante Barcoma, auspiced by Philippine Australian Community Services Incorporated (PACSI) with community partners Don Bosco Youth Centre and Information Cultural Exchange (ICE).This project was funded by and given mentoring support on the ground by Magnetic Places Community Cultural Grants Program 2008. Previous NAIDOC Week celebrations brought together a wide range of cultures and ages in a celebration of indigenous stories by Col Hardy. Next

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