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At the heart of the exhibition project lies a series of seminal works created in the wake of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, now on display in the Baroque spaces of Palazzo Ardinghelli, a building that symbolises rebirth following the earthquake that struck L\u2019Aquila in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>In this context, the exhibition explores the lasting impact of natural disasters, conflicts, corruption and collective tragedies, emphasising human resilience and the power of the creative act as a form of testimony and transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Films, videos, photographs, sculptures and installations offer a different perspective on the world. Although rooted in personal experience, his work manages to speak to everyone.<\/p>\n<p><em>header: stills from the music video Dumbass, 2013, 5min 13 sec, cinematography by Christopher Doyle, Courtesy of Ai Weiwei Studio<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An exhibition showcasing Ai Weiwei&#8217;s five-decade career, from works created in New York in the 80s to new sculptures created in Ukraine in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":17371,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[221],"class_list":["post-17375","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tribe_events_cat-exhibition","cat_exhibition"],"acf":{"apb_row":false,"colore_testata":"","immagine_piede":false,"altri_link_acquisto":false,"mostra_permanente":false,"sottotitolo":"","sottotitolo_vero":"","info_varie":"<p>curated by <strong>Tim Marlow<\/strong><\/p>\n","immagine_di_testata":17373},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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