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Ai Weiwei — Dress with Flowers (No.5)
Ai Weiwei

Dress with Flowers (No.5)

A meticulously crafted porcelain dress adorned with delicate painted flowers, this work by Ai Weiwei bridges traditional Chinese ceramic craftsmanship with contemporary conceptual art. The garment form rendered in fragile painted porcelain challenges notions of utility, beauty, and cultural identity. Presented within a hand-carved Huanghuali wooden box bearing the artist's mark, the work is elevated as both a precious object and a provocative meditation on material value and heritage.

Medium
painted porcelain, with artist's carved Huanghuali wooden box

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 30, 2015

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Ai Weiwei, Dress with Flowers (No.5)

A meticulously crafted porcelain dress adorned with delicate painted flowers, this work by Ai Weiwei bridges traditional Chinese ceramic craftsmanship with contemporary conceptual art. The garment form rendered in fragile painted porcelain challenges notions of utility, beauty, and cultural identity. Presented within a hand-carved Huanghuali wooden box bearing the artist's mark, the work is elevated as both a precious object and a provocative meditation on material value and heritage.

Medium
painted porcelain, with artist's carved Huanghuali wooden box
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Porcelain, Cultural Commentary, Male Artist, Floral Motif, Mixed Media, Chinese Artist, Conceptual Art, Decorative Arts, Porcelain Sculpture, Contemporary Master, Political Commentary, 21st Century, Political Art, Blue And White, Decorative Object, Sculptural Object

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Sarah Greenspan