Art Basel in Basel | Unboxing | Ai Weiwei


_Da Vinciโ€™s masterpiece rendered in LEGO_

This sculpture is part of Ai Weiweiโ€™s series of full-scale recreations of the Renaissance-era masterpiece, each with a unique color palette. The artwork is composed of LEGO pieces, lending it a quasi-pixelated appearance, thus calling attention to todayโ€™s digitized mediation of imagery.

_Last Supper (blue)_ (2022) pays homage to Leonardo da Vinciโ€™s mural while incorporating elements from Andy Warholโ€™s silkscreen prints based on da Vinciโ€™s paintings. During his time in New York in the 1980s, Ai immersed himself in American post-war art โ€“ and Warhol became a significant influence. .

In this work, Weiwei replaces the face of Judas with his own, following the art-historical tradition of self-inclusion. Thus, the artist positions himself as an agent of disruption.

Ai Weiwei, _Last Supper (blue)_ (2022) is presented by neugerriemschneider (Berlin) and is part of the Galleries sector at Art Basel in Basel. Ai Weiwei is also represented by Galleria Continua (San Gimignano, Beijing, Boissy-le-Chรขtel, Dubai, Havana, Paris, Rome, Sรฃo Paulo), Lisson Gallery (London, Los Angeles, New York, Shanghai), Galerie Max Hetzler (Berlin, London, Paris) and Galerie Urs Meile (๏ปฟBerlin, London, Paris).

Produced and directed by Prismago.
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