Ai Weiwei’s studio can be found behind unmarked, black metal doors in a grand square in the old east Berlin. But, since Ai fled China five years ago, this has been his main place of work – and, given that the 62-year-old artist and activist is almost always working, more besides. Photograph: Steffen Roth/The Observer“When a friend showed me the space, it was in a very bad condition,” Ai recalls. “Olafur is my dear friend, but we don’t see each other very often, maybe once every three months,” says Ai. Facebook Twitter Pinterest One of six containers that comprise Ai Weiwei’s work S.A.C.R.E.D, 2015.

Source: The Guardian March 22, 2020 09:56 UTC