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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ellie Iorizzo

Artist Ai Weiwei to launch first design-focused exhibition at Design Museum

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Ai Weiwei is preparing for a takeover of London’s Design Museum with his first installation using design and history as a lens through which to consider what we value.

Hundreds of thousands of objects, which have been collected by the Chinese dissident artist since the Nineties as part of his ongoing fascination with artefacts and traditional craftsmanship, will be at the heart of the exhibition in a series of five expansive “fields”.

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