Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads

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Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads is a celebrated public art installation by Ai Weiwei that reimagines the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures, reflecting on cultural heritage, looting, and repatriation.

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instanceOf contemporary artwork
public art installation
sculpture series
artist Ai Weiwei
basedOn Chinese zodiac
fountainheads of the Old Summer Palace
collectionSize 12
countryOfOrigin China
creator Ai Weiwei
depicts animal heads
zodiac animals
describedAs celebrated public art installation reimagining the twelve traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures
exhibitedAt Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (La Jolla campus)
surface form: Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego

National Gallery of Art
surface form: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Princeton University Art Museum
Pulitzer Fountain
surface form: Pulitzer Fountain, New York City

Somerset House, London
Toronto City Hall
surface form: Toronto City Hall Nathan Phillips Square
genre political art
hasPart Dog head sculpture
Dragon head sculpture
Goat head sculpture
Horse head sculpture
Monkey head sculpture
Ox head sculpture
Pig head sculpture
Rabbit head sculpture
Rat head sculpture
Rooster head sculpture
Snake head sculpture
Tiger head sculpture
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inception 2010
2011
languageOfWorkOrName Chinese
English
mainSubject Chinese zodiac
art looting
cultural heritage
repatriation of cultural property
materialUsed bronze
gold-plated bronze
movement contemporary art
notableWorkOf Ai Weiwei
numberOfParts 12
title Circle of Animals
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Ai Weiwei notableWork Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
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