Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads in New York City
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Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads in New York City

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What was the significant influence on Ai Weiwei's art, according to the text?

  • The Pulitzer Fountain at Grand Army Plaza
  • The communal toilets his father was forced to clean (correct)
  • The ancient ceremonial urns
  • His time spent in the labor camp

    • What was the artwork 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn' intended to demonstrate?

  • The beauty of ancient ceremonial urns
  • The cultural significance of the Han dynasty
  • The artist's financial capability to purchase antique artifacts
  • Ai Weiwei's love for provocative controversy (correct)

    • What was the reaction of antique dealers to Ai Weiwei's 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn'?

  • They were outraged and considered it an act of desecration (correct)
  • They were indifferent and did not comment on the artwork
  • They were thrilled and supportive of the artwork
  • They offered to purchase the smashed urn at a higher price

    • Where was Ai Weiwei's 'Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads' installed in New York City?

    <p>Pulitzer Fountain at Grand Army Plaza</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Ai Weiwei drop and smash in the artwork 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn'?

    <p>2000-year old ceremonial urn</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Ai's gesture of sticking his middle finger up at Tiananmen Square Gate symbolize?

    <p>Disdain for state power and suppression</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the central message embodied by the smashed vase in Ai's artwork?

    <p>Emphasis on cultural destruction and hypocrisy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Ai's ton of tea artwork recall aesthetically?

    <p>Minimalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Ai's act of compressing a ton of traditional pu'er tea leaves into a cubic meter space signify?

    <p>Exploration of material and cultural transformation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Ai mean to target with his gesture at Tiananmen Square Gate according to his explanation?

    <p>Feudalism</p> Signup and view all the answers

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