Live Auction 7835Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Christie’s roundel
Lot 262

AI WEIWEI (B. 1957)

CORNER TABLE

Closed12 February 2010

Price Realised

GBP 97,250

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AI WEIWEI (B. 1957)
CORNER TABLE
QING DYNASTY WOOD
43 3/8 X 43 3/8 X 43 3/8IN. (110 X 110 X 110CM)
EXECUTED IN 2007, THIS WORK IS UNIQUE

ACQUIRED DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTIST BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.

Specialist note

'IT INTERESTS ME TO TRY AND CREATE SOMETHING WITH NO PURPOSE TO IT; BUT TO MAKE ART ALSO CREATES A PURPOSE' (AI WEIWEI INTERVIEWED BY K. SMITH, 'WHERE ARCHITECTS FEAR TO TREND', ART INDIA, APRIL 2008, P. 59).