Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Ai Weiwei at Blenheim Palace


Ai Weiwei has staged his latest exhibition at Blenheim Palace, the seat of the Dukes of Marlborough and the house where Winston Churchill was born. The Guardian's Jonathan Jones reflects on why Ai Weiwei would mount a survey of his work at a British stately home where visitors are more likely to come for the Capability Brown gardens or the tea shop, and perhaps not for conceptual art. Read more...
Image: Ai Weiwei's Han Dynasty vase with Coca Cola logo