Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The Importance of Not Being Arcovazzi

艾未未 (Ài Wèiwèi)’s flagship installation “Reframe” consists of 22 rubber inflatable lifeboats attached to the windows of Palazzo Strozzi’s façade. Thus he represents the desperate plight of refugees who risk their lives to reach Europe by crossing the Mediterranean. Photo © Bernardo Ricci Armani.

艾未未 (Ài Wèiwèi) during his visit to a refugee camp in Idomeni, Greece in March 2016. Photo: 艾未未 (Ài Wèiwèi) Studio.

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