In Forever several bikes welded together, make up to a carousel. Closer looking learns us that the bikes don’t have pedals and handlebars. The bikes can’t function individually, but together they could. This work seems to be a comment on the social situation in China.
In this context Ai WeiWei’s Grapes could be understood. This work is made out of wooden stools from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The stools are connected to each other to form a orb of sorts with the feet pointed outwards. Therefore it could symbolize a protected circle of power with built-in defences. Does this refers tot the Chinese society?
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