In a series of three photographs that reference a lack of chinese government concern for the past, the artist ai weiwei captured the destruction of a 2,000-year-old urn.
Ai Weiwei's Dropping the Han Dynasty Vase (1995) is a highly provocative work of art. This series of three black-and-white photographs shows the artist holding a 2,000-year-old Han dynasty urn. In both the photographic and performance art work, in each still image, he looks directly into the camera, recognizing its destructiveness. In order to capture the action on film, the artist actually broke two ceramic vessels just in case.The apparent destruction of this kind of artifact is highly disrespectful. It may seem silly, but it makes the viewer think about questions about the transformation and destruction of the past.
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