The world famous Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei will participate with an installation at this year’s Open Art in Örebro, writes Nerikes Allehanda.
– He has several shows a week around the world – he just spent time little Orebro is fantastic, says project manager Lars Jonnson to the newspaper.
On a trip to China came Jonnson in contact with an exhibitor who know Weiwei, and Jonnson got to meet the artist in his home. When he was offered an entire street for his installation, he replied: “It was interesting.”
Jonnson However secretive about the details.
– There will be a site-specific Installation on a pedestrian street. It will address topics such as grief, politics and put the question to the Western world: What are you doing?
Open Art in Örebro held June 14 to September 6.
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