I was very confused by the HN headline because it subtly changed the capitalisation of the original. Ai Weiwei is quite different to AI Weiwei.
Or it's written by AI whose name is Weiwei.
Breaking the image: a 12th-century Ai Weiwei?
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#12I’m trying to parse the ‘shocking’ part of the Adam and Eve image. I think I understand pretty well why Ai Weiwei’s Han vase piece got the reaction it did, and what he was trying to do with it. But, I can’t help but feel our essayist here is holding back.
I’d be interested in some art historian’s perspectives on this — is there some controversy on the idea that this is a painting of a tapestry? If so, what’s the implication? What’s the shock part? I guess he’s perhaps trying to help us see it as a similar image of ‘breakage’ in which case, what, is this tapestry itself supposed to be hung in God’s or the devil’s house in the hamptons? Maybe the essay is just a bit of insider baseball, but I feel like I missed the hook.
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#13CMV: Johnny Somali is the Ai Weiwei of our times.
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#14I've not seen this particular mural, but if you ever find yourself near an English country church in the middle of no where you will most probably find it unlocked, and inside, an ark of art built up over generations (now, often, sitting uncared for). Originally the the catholic churches would have been brightly coloured with statues and stained glass. The reformation led to the smashing of the glass and statues. You will find baptismal fonts with the faces of the saints chiselled off. And the whitewashing of walls. Occasionally you'll stumble on wall paintings discovered whilst stripping the plain white paint off. Duffy's "the stripping of the altars" provides a rich overview of the church before and during the Tudor reformation.
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#15CMV: Johnny Somali is the Ai Weiwei of our times.
OK, I'll bite. Did Weiwei assault anyone? I am not aware of such instance. Somali is just a hooligan, not controversial artist.
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#16I was very confused by the HN headline because it subtly changed the capitalisation of the original. Ai Weiwei is quite different to AI Weiwei.
Fixed now, and I've added Ai Weiwei to the title caser so he should not be replaced by AI in the future. Thanks!
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#17CMV: Johnny Somali is the Ai Weiwei of our times.
Isn't Ai Weiwei the Ai Weiwei of our times?
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#18I’m trying to parse the ‘shocking’ part of the Adam and Eve image. I think I understand pretty well why Ai Weiwei’s Han vase piece got the reaction it did, and what he was trying to do with it. But, I can’t help but feel our essayist here is holding back. I’d be interested in some art historian’s perspectives on this — is there some controversy on the idea that this is a painting of a tapestry? If so, what’s the impl…
Getting art is in a large part being overly impressible and seeing things. One guy may create a joke under some influence and thousands will interpret it through time as something daring mind-blowing meta-deepness. Humans just tend to do that. You swap water with wine, tell a couple of very cool stories and millenia later like wat??
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#19I've not seen this particular mural, but if you ever find yourself near an English country church in the middle of no where you will most probably find it unlocked, and inside, an ark of art built up over generations (now, often, sitting uncared for). Originally the the catholic churches would have been brightly coloured with statues and stained glass. The reformation led to the smashing of the glass and statues. You…
Religions like to do that :( Early Christians (catholics) did the same to Greco-Roman temples all across the ancient world.
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#20I've not seen this particular mural, but if you ever find yourself near an English country church in the middle of no where you will most probably find it unlocked, and inside, an ark of art built up over generations (now, often, sitting uncared for). Originally the the catholic churches would have been brightly coloured with statues and stained glass. The reformation led to the smashing of the glass and statues. You…
Thanks for your interest in the post! Hardham is definitely worth a visit if you're out and about near Arundel, Chichester, the wonderful Roman villas of Fishbourne and Bignor, etc. The Hardham frescos c. 1100 are some of the oldest in Britain. Their whitewashing happened within decades of their creation, so about 400 years before the Tudor reformation. The blog looks at the circumstances that may have caused this obliteration. Do come back for find out more about the murals and their artist.