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Ai Weiwei
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 USD
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Description
- Ai Weiwei
- He Xie
- porcelain, in 2,500 parts
- dimensions variable
- Executed in 2010.
Provenance
Mary Boone Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2012
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2012
Exhibited
New York, Mary Boone Gallery, Ai Weiwei: Forge, October - December 2010, pp. 62-63 and pp. 64-65, illustrated in color (in installation) and pp. 58-59, illustrated in color (detail)
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution; Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art; Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario; Miami, Pérez Art Museum Miami; Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Ai Weiwei: According to What?, October 2012 - August 2014, pp. 2-3 and pp. 134-135, illustrated in color (detail)
Washington, D.C., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution; Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art; Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario; Miami, Pérez Art Museum Miami; Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Ai Weiwei: According to What?, October 2012 - August 2014, pp. 2-3 and pp. 134-135, illustrated in color (detail)
Condition
This work is in excellent condition. The installation consists of 2500 pieces, but comes with additional pieces (approximately 150 more).
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.