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Ai Weiwei — Untitled (Six prints from Becoming)
Ai Weiwei

Untitled (Six prints from Becoming)

2009

This suite of six offset printed photographs documents industrial and agricultural spaces, presenting stark architectural interiors defined by geometric structures and expansive perspectives. The images capture abandoned or repurposed buildings with distinctive features including vaulted greenhouse ceilings, metal frameworks, concrete pillars, and dramatic plays of light and shadow. Each photograph reveals the austere beauty of functional design through composition that emphasizes symmetry, depth, and the relationship between human-scaled infrastructure and vast empty spaces. The series exemplifies contemporary documentary photography's engagement with modernist architecture and industrial heritage.

Medium
Offset printed facsimile photographs
Dimensions

Notes

Lot 187 in EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary on Artsy (May 19, 2026). Edition of 45.

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EHC Essentials: Modern and Contemporary

May 19, 2026

Lot 187

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Ai Weiwei, Untitled (Six prints from Becoming), 2009

This suite of six offset printed photographs documents industrial and agricultural spaces, presenting stark architectural interiors defined by geometric structures and expansive perspectives. The images capture abandoned or repurposed buildings with distinctive features including vaulted greenhouse ceilings, metal frameworks, concrete pillars, and dramatic plays of light and shadow. Each photograph reveals the austere beauty of functional design through composition that emphasizes symmetry, depth, and the relationship between human-scaled infrastructure and vast empty spaces. The series exemplifies contemporary documentary photography's engagement with modernist architecture and industrial heritage.

Medium
Offset printed facsimile photographs
Dimensions
25.4 x 32.4 cm
Year
2009
Edition
of 45
Seen at
EHC Fine Art Auction, Unknown

Related themes

Landscape Photography, Interior Spaces, Institutional Critique, Urban Exploration, Offset Printing, Documentary, Geometric Composition, Conceptual Art, Infrastructure, Contemporary Photography, Social Commentary, Black And White, Industrial Architecture, Structural Forms, East Asian Contemporary, Architectural Study, Photographic Series, Modernist Design, Contemporary Realism, Institutional Buildings

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Sarah Greenspan