If my mother walked into the Tate Modern today, she would be exulted. In China, sunflower seeds are a staple delicacy especially reserved for Chinese festivities. From October 12, 2010 until May 2, 2011, over a million handmade sunflower seeds spread across the Turbine Hall of the Tate Modern in London. It is the latest installation by Chinese conceptual artist Ai Weiwei. “Sunflower Seeds” is made up of millions of individually sculpted and painted porcelain seeds handcrafted industrially in the city of Jing De Zhen in China. “Sunflower Seeds invites us to look more closely at the ‘Made in China’ phenomenon and the geo-politics of cultural and economic exchange today.” Wonderfully clever and definitely therapeutic for the soles. Scroll down for a minute conversation between Ai Weiwei’s and Frieze.
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