Music and Art: a CEO's Debussy, a dissident's “Zodiac” - Washington Post (blog)

Music and Art: a CEO's Debussy, a dissident's “Zodiac” Washington Post (blog) "Fragments" (2005), by Ai Weiwei, assembled from fragments of dismantled Qing Dynasty temples, is on display at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Photo: Hutomo Wicaksono (Hutomo Wicaksono) I also perused two installations by the Chinese dissident artist ...

Ai Weiwei's dissident art - Washington Post

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Ai Weiwei's dissident art Washington Post Iron wood (tieli), tables, chairs, parts of beams and pillars from dismantled temples of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Writes critic Anne Midgette: “The piece feels benevolent, yet it is built of inarticulate fragments, stunted in their gestures, ... China's artist/activist Ai Weiwei works on exhibit in DC museumsMcClatchy Washington Bureau China's artist/activist Ai Weiwei works on exhibit in D.C. museumsKansas City Star Washington Explores New Ai Weiwei Fragments ExhibitionArtLyst BBC News all 31 news articles »

Incredible Color Photos of Early 20th Century Mongolia - Flavorwire

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Incredible Color Photos of Early 20th Century Mongolia Flavorwire Posted on 4:30 pm Monday May 14, 2012 When photographer Stefan Passe visited Mongolia in 1913, the country had only recently declared its independence from China in the wake of the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. It would take years for the idea of its ...

Don't Miss: May 12-18 - Wall Street Journal

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Don't Miss: May 12-18 Wall Street Journal Ai Weiwei's 2005 sculpture "Fragments" comprises dismantled temples from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); it was assembled by traditional Chinese carpenters. Around the corner, the Chinese artist's "Zodiac Heads" are at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum ... and more »

Chinese Works of Art to Be Auctioned by Christie's in London - CRIENGLISH.com

Chinese Works of Art to Be Auctioned by Christie's in London CRIENGLISH.com Leading the auction is a pair of large imperial famille rose vases, with red seal marks suggesting that they were made during the reign of Emperor Jiaqing (1796-1820) in the Qing Dynasty. They were estimated to be worth of 800000 to 1.2 million pounds. and more »