Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Tate buys 10 tonnes of Ai Weiwei's sunflower seeds


The Tate has acquired 10 tonnes of Ai Weiwei's sunflower seeds - around one tenth of the 100 million seeds individually crafted by Chinese craft workers for his 2010 Tate Modern Turbine Hall installation. The artist has suggested that the seeds can be arranged either laid out as a square or a cone 5m in diameter and 1.5m high.
Image: Ai Weiwei in Sunflower Seeds (2010) at the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall,