Chinese artist and activist ai weiwei presents his first institutional exhibition in los angeles with new and unseen work. on view at marciano art foundation until march 3, 2019 is his latest, ‘life cycle’ — a sculptural response to the global refugee crisis. the exhibition will present the iconic 2010 installation ‘sunflower seeds’ and the 2015 ‘spouts.’ the refugee crisis has seen the use of makeshift inflatable boats of black pvc rubber. with ‘life cycle,’ ai presents a reinterpretation of the boat using the traditional techniques of chinese kite-making, exchanging the pvc rubber for bamboo.

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