Events 2004

 

Ai Weiwei in Gent, Belgium
April 30 till June 13, 2004

 

A selection of Ai Weiwei's works was shown in the Caermersklooster in Gent, while other works"infiltrated" other venues in Gent,
including the Vlaamse Opera, Sint-Pietersabdij and the Design Museum.
Curator : Hans Martens

To read Modern Chinese Art Foundation collaborator, Carole Lauvergne's introduction to the exhibition catalogue, click here.

 

For details on the works, roll over and for enlargements, click on the pictures

 

 

 

 

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Ai Weiwei - 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn' - 1995

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Ai Weiwei - picture of the large exhibition space

Ai Weiwei - 'Two Beams' - 2004

Ai Weiwei - 'Forever' Bicycles - 2003
Caermersklooster

Caermersklooster

Caermersklooster
Vrouwebroersstraat 6 (Patershol)
9000 Gent
Tel. 09-269 29 10
Fax 09-269 29 11

Caermersklooster :
http://www.caermersklooster.be

 

 

 

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In the Flemish opera (Vlaamse opera), Ai Weiwei's majestic chandelier was installed in the Lully space


 

Ai Weiwei - 'Chandelier' - 2002 Ai Weiwei - 'Chandelier' - 2002 Vlaamse Opera

Vlaamse Opera Gent
Schouwburgstraat 3
9000 Gent
+32 (0)9 268 10 11
+32 (0)9 223 87 26Vlaamse Opera

Vlaamse Opera :
http://www.vlaamseopera.be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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In the St Pietersabdij, Ai Weiwei's Han Dynasty "coca cola urn" infiltrated the exhibition "The Realm of the Dragon"

 

Ai Weiwei - Han Dynasty urn with coca cola logo - 1994   Kunsthal Sint-Pietersabdij
Sint-Pietersplein 9, 9000 Gent
tel.: +32 (0)9 243 97 30
fax: +32 (0)9 243 97 34
e-mail: drr.sintpietersabdij@gent.be

Sint Pietersabdij

Website of St Pietersabdij
http://www.gent.be/spa
THE REALM OF THE DRAGON

Masterpieces from the Henan Museum, Zhengzhou, China
2 April - 29 August 2004

An exhibition consisting of 150 outstanding works from the Henan Museum

Exhibition poster "Realm of the Dragon"

 

 

 

 

 

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TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS

The Design museum Gent has a busy exhibition programme. Here too, the emphasis is on 20th-century design.
The themes vary from Art Nouveau to contemporary design, thereby maintaining the link with the collections.
Special programmes are often worked out within the framework of these exhibitions.


Ai Weiwei 'Table and beam' - 2002

In the Design museum Ai Weiwei's
'table with pillar'
was exhibited within the fixed collection.

 

 

 

Design Museum

 

 Drabstraat 12 - 9000 Gent - Belgium
Tel. 09/267.99.99
Fax. 09/224.45.22
E-mail: museum.design@gent.be Design Museum
      Design museum :
http://design.museum.gent.be