He Xie

2012

Composed of 1,200 porcelain crustaceans, He Xie, or river crab, commemorates the feast that Ai Weiwei hosted, focusing attention on the ordered demolition of his Shanghai studio by authorities in 2010. River crabs are a delicacy in China, but have also come to represent a subversive element in contemporary culture. He xie, a homophone for the government's buzzword, harmony, became slang for censorship under the guise of stability.

Detail

Title:

He Xie

Date:

2012

Dimensions:

1200 parça; Yerleştirme boyutu: 400 x 400 cm

Medium:

Porcelain

Location:

Sabancı Üniversitesi Sakıp Sabancı Müzesi (Emirgan, İstanbul, Türkiye)

Object Number:

NONE24

Credit:

Exhibition History

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