Anish Kapoor has dedicated his new job Ayu Weiwei
Yesterday at the Grand Palais in Paris opened a demonstration of the new installation Anish Kapoor's "Leviathan." The sculptor has devoted her detained in China for over a month ago, the artist Ayu Weiwei
Yesterday, the Paris Grand-Пале British sculptor Anish Kapoor presented their new monumental installation "Leviathan". The sculptor devoted her detained in China over a month ago artist Aya Weiwei.
"I don't know him personally, but my colleague is an artist... His arrest, disappearance and alleged torture are simply unacceptable... If the government forces the artist to shut up, it bears witness to the barbarity of such a state", — believes Indian nationality Kapoor. The artist also called on museums and galleries in the world to close its doors for one day in solidarity and sympathy to the plight of the Traveler.
to Demonstrate the installation in Gran-Пале will be from may 11 to June 23. It is a gigantic sculpture with a height up to 35 meters, with an area of 13.5 thousand square meters, weighing 18 tons. Viewers will be able to visit the inner part of the installation — to visit like in the belly of the monster. Anish Kapoor has admitted that working at the Grand-Пале was more difficult than in the Turbine hall of Tate. The room is almost three times more, besides the light from the numerous Windows changed the original plan.
53-летнего artist and activist AI Weiwei on April 3 detained at Beijing airport while trying to fly to Hong Kong, and since then his whereabouts remain unknown. the Chinese government has put forward against the artist a number of charges, including "economic crimes". The actions of the Chinese government was heavily criticized by state and public organizations of the West. In support of Chinese dissident, was organized by the global sit-in demonstration at the Chinese consulates around the world, "1,001 chairs for AI Weiwei". the largest (up to two thousand people) was the protest in Hong Kong.
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