Ai Weiwei Vases with photos of him smashing one. This conceptual art installation was on display at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City.

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Ai Weiwei installation at the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY. This series consists of Han dynasty vases dipped in industrial paints. The faded, richly patterned surfaces of the vases are concealed by the bright modern colors, but the vases retain their original forms. By leaving the vases intact and only altering their surfaces, Ai asks viewers to consider questions of authenticity and the value and meaning of an original artwork.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Brooklyn, New York City, USA
Photo credit: © David Grossman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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