JACOB JR, MY JEWISH WORLD. EXPOSITION OF AI WEIWEI ON PRAHA: CIRCLE OF ANIMALS/ZODIACS HEADS

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Thrusday, Adar I 16, 5776. February 25, 2016.

Shalom! World.

Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads by contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, will be displayed  as one of the projects accompanying the exhibition Generosity:  On the Art of Giving, which is devoted to themes such as sharing, generosity and patronage, and is organized in celebration of the 220th anniversary od the National Gallery's predecessor, the Picture Gallery of the Society of Patriotic Friend of the arts in Bohemia. Ai Weiwei's Zodiac Heads is the first and long-awaited work by this acclaimed artist to be exhibited in the Czech Republic. Since 06/02/2016 till 31/08/2016.

 



 The space in front of the Trade Fair Palace will house twelve bronze zodiac-animal heads, copies of sculptures designed for the Garden of Perfect Brightness (Yuanmingyuan) near Beijing, whichwere destroyed by foreign troops in 1860 during one of the Opium Wars. A reminder of the complex relationship between art, history and politics, this installation speaks to the mission and identity of museums, a theme that also informs the anniversary exhibition in the National Gallery.

 








 








The Czech Republic will be one of the few places in Europe to exhibit the work (along Denmark, Germany, Russia and Spain). The National Gallery will borrow it from the artist's own collecion . By exhibition the workin front of the Trade Fair Palace, the gallery will contribute to discussions about the role of art in Prague's public space. It will also offer the viewers a glimpse into art's complex relaionship towards history, national identity and the art marketand, at the same time, allow them to percieve the work in its pure expressiveness.









Shalom! Aleichem.

Suporte cultural:  Jacob Jr. B.A.C.E., avec L'Integration d'Association avec Israel et dans le Monde/Cz.

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