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84 - AI WEIWEI - ARTIST'S HAND, 2017 a rhodium plated cast urethane resin sculpture, realistically modelled as a clenched hand with the middle finger extended, the polished surface depicting the natural contours and creases of the skin, from an edition of 1,000, signed aWei Ai, 12.7cm x 10.2cm x 10.2cm, 373.4g. Accompanied by a hardback copy of
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AI WEIWEI - ARTIST'S HAND, 2017 a rhodium plated cast urethane resin sculpture, realistically modelled as a clenched hand with the middle finger extended, the polished surface depicting the natural contours and creases of the skin, from an edition of 1,000, signed aWei Ai, 12.7cm x 10.2cm x 10.2cm, 373.4g. Accompanied by a hardback copy of Hanging Man: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei by Barnaby Martin, 2013. Catalogue note: The Artist's Hand references Ai Weiwei's celebrated Study of Perspective series, in which the artist uses the gesture of an extended middle finger as a symbol of defiance against authority.
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