In Miami, the museum visitor smashed vase Ai Weiwei for $ 1 million
Dominican-born artist Maximo Caminero did it as a protest against the fact that Perez Art Museum (Miami) exposes only foreign artists
Visitor defeated Ai Weiwei vase valued at $ 1 million on display at the Museum of Art Perez , Miami
screenshot news story channel CBS Miami
Source : miami.cbslocal.com
Miami Police arrested a man who has committed an act of vandalism at the Art Museum Perez (Perez Art Museum): 51 -year-old Dominican-born artist Maximo Caminero (Maximo Caminero) pitched one of 16 vases in the installation of Ai Weiwei " Colored Vases . " The cost of one vase reaches $ 1 million , as Ai Weiwei for his installation painted in bright colors 2000 summer authentic Chinese porcelain vases during the Han Dynasty . Chinese dissident has repeatedly condemned as blasphemous attitude to such subjects of traditional Chinese culture , but the author's intent was just a criticism of the cult of tradition in the service of the Chinese state .
Maximo Caminero said that broke vase in protest against what Perez Art Museum ( Miami ) exposes only foreign artists and not paying attention to local creators . Dominican admitted that he did not know the true value of this work , he thought it was an ordinary clay pot. According to him , this act was inspired by Ai Weiwei himself , which Caminero respected as an artist. As background for the installation " Colored Vases " are the three pictures in which Ai Weiwei breaks the urn during the Han Dynasty . Maximo Caminero sort succumb to this provocation , he also wanted to break one of the vases . It was a bit of performance in his understanding .
Prepared by Mary Onuchina , AI
Sources : reuters.com , artinvestment.ru
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