Artist
Ai Weiwei(Chinese, born 1957)Chinese, born 1957
CultureChinese
Titles
- Dragon Reflection
Date2019–2020
MediumAluminum poles, steel wire, tempered glass mirrors, bamboo, silk, and LED lights
DimensionsOverall: 472 1/2 × 236 1/4 × 198 in. (1200.2 × 600.1 × 502.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum commission funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2019.695
Current Location
The Glassell School of Art
Mcnair Education Court
Exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
ProvenanceThe artist; commissioned by the MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition HistoryAs a new, site-specific commission this work has no exhibition history. A prototype of this Dragon sculpture was exhibited at Le Bon Marché, Paris, in 2016.
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