Extra Credit #3: Ai Weiwei at the Brooklyn Museum

Visit the Ai Weiwei Exhbition, "According to What?"
It will cost $10 with your Laguardia ID, or 15 without.

Hours: Monday, Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m.–10 p.m.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11 a.m.–6 p.m.
First Saturday of the month (except September)
Target First Saturdays: 5–11 p.m. 11 a.m.–11 p.m.


Find one work in the exhibition that intrigues you and spend at least 30 minutes with it, making notes about any physical details, ideas about what it means, how it was made, why the curator placed it where he/she did in the gallery, any random thoughts that come into your head.

Now in essay form, answer the following questions

1. Describe this work physically
2. What was the process of its making
3. What is the political significance of this piece (what message does it send to the chinese government or the Western art world)?
4. How does the material and the way the piece was made reinforce the politcal message (think about who actually made the work. Did the artist? Hired crastmen?)?
5. What other random thoughts and discoveries did you have while observing this work for a prolonged period.

The post your answers along with some documentation photos. One of these photos should prove that you were actually there...

Once again, this will make up for 2 missed blog posts and one class absence, so do a good job!