Water Lilies #4

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Artist Ai Weiwei(Chinese, born 1957)Chinese, born 1957

CultureChinese

Titles

Water Lilies #4

Date2022

MediumLEGO® bricks mounted on aluminum

Dimensions94 3/8 × 472 7/16 × 1 11/16 in. (239.7 × 1200 × 4.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment

Object number2025.234.A-.J

Current Location

The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building

Gallery 309

Exposé

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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

SCULPTURE

ProvenanceThe artist; [Vito Schnabel Gallery, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 2025.
Exhibition HistoryAi Weiwei: Child’s Play. New York: Vito Schnabel Gallery, October 24, 2024 – February 22, 2025.
Published References Articles and Interviews: Elkann, Alain, “Alain Elkann Interviews: Ai Weiwei.” December 21, 2024 https://www.alainelkanninterviews.com/ai-weiwei/. Anonymous, “An Interview with Ai Weiwei, Part Two: Ruins. Rebars. Water Lilies.” China Change (July 7, 2023): https://chinachange.org/2023/06/30/an-interview-with-ai-weiwei-part-two-ruins-rebars-water-lilies/. Davies, Caroline. “Ai Weiwei’s Lego Re-Imagining of Monet’s Water Lilies to Go on Show in London.” The Guardian (March 20, 2023): https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/mar/20/ai-weiwei-lego-re-imagining-of-monet-water-lilies-to-go-on-show-in-london. Ho, Karen K. “Ai Weiwei Uses 650,000 Lego Bricks for Recreation of Monet’s Monumental ‘Water Lilies.’” ArtNews (March 21, 2023): https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ai-weiwei-lego-bricks-recreation-calude-monet-water-lilies-design-museum-1234661708/. Lawson-Tancred, Jo. “Ai Weiwei Has Recreated Claude Monet’s Iconic ‘Water Lilies’ Using 650,000 Multi-Colored Lego Bricks.” Artnet (March 24, 2023): https://news.artnet.com/art-world/ai-weiwei-lego-water-lilies-monet-2274982. Palumbo, Jacqui. “Ai Weiwei Recreates Monet’s Water Lilies Using 650,000 Lego Pieces.” CNN (March 22, 2023): https://www.cnn.com/style/article/ai-weiwei-design-museum-lego-monet/index.html. Parker, Christopher. “Ai Weiwei Unveils Recreation of Monet’s ‘Water Lilies’ Made Entirely of Legos | Smithsonian.” Smithsonian Magazine (March 27, 2023): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ai-weiwei-monet-water-lilies-lego-180981880/. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso of each panel: Inscribed with registration marks in red and black ink noting panel number (A1 - A10) and corresponding mount designation.

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Verso of each panel: Gallery label adhered to center of panel: Vito Schnabel

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