- Title: Ai Wei Wei presents "Law of the Journey" in Prague
- Date: 16th March 2017
- Summary: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC (MARCH 16, 2017) (REUTERS) CZECH NATIONAL GALLERY IN PRAGUE AI WEIWEI ART PIECE "THE LAW OF THE WAY" VARIOUS OF ART PIECE FEATURING REFUGEES ON A DINGHY DINGHY NEWS CONFERENCE IN THE FRONT OF ART PIECE MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHINESE ARTIST, AI WEIWEI, SAYING: "At the beginning it would say it is like personal journey for myself, my curiosity, to understand the politics of the, you know, the global refugee condition." MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) CHINESE ARTIST, AI WEIWEI, SAYING: "The "Law" (eds note: referring to the name of his art piece) can be interpreted like rules or regulations and all those...it really should come out from the journey - the journey should have designed the law - and as our human intelligence and the whole process of our learning or acceptance of so called civilization is always benefits from the journey." NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS JOURNALISTS PEOPLE WALKING AROUND ART PIECE REFUGEE ART PIECE MAN WATCHING VIDEO EXPLAINING ART PIECE FOOTAGE SHOWING DINGHY AT SEA PHOTOGRAPHERS AI WEIWEI POSING IN FRONT OF SCULPTURE GLASS BALL ON LIFE JACKETS VARIOUS OF AI WEIWEI'S "THE LAW OF THE WAY" ART PIECE
- Embargoed: 30th March 2017 16:42
- Keywords: Ai Wei Wei Prague The Law of the Way art piece refugees influx
- Location: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- City: PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
- Country: Czech Republic
- Topics: Art,Arts/Culture/Entertainment
- Reuters ID: LVA001687LZ5L
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Chinese dissident artist Ai WeiWei presented on Thursday (March 16) his creation called "Law of the Journey", a giant inflatable dinghy with 258 refugees in it, which fits and fills the whole space of the National Gallery hall and took two weeks to set up.
The artist, who visited the Greek island of Lesbos where he saw refugees arriving from Africa and the Middle East, has worked on documenting their condition throughout the past two years with his art pieces.
In one of his most recent creations before his presentation in Prague, he hung bright orange rubber dinghies from the walls of an elegant Renaissance palace in Florence to draw attention to the plight of refugees. Its name was "Reframe".
Ai WeiWei, one of China's most high-profile artists and political activists, was jailed for 81 days on charges of tax evasion in 2011. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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