Ai Wei Wei exhibition

No ler,  not my cousin though they share similar name. I only know about Ai Wei Wei because of his problem with Lego. They denied his order because he is a China Activist and they don't want China to ban Lego - my take.

In the end Lego came to their senses and sold Mr Ai his legos. You don't argue with money and we get to see his lego masterpieces such as the below one. His exhibition is much talked about. It's not a solo exhibition. He is doing it together with Andy Warhol (pronounced as War Hole). I asked Bits, who is Andy What Hol?

I said I only know Andy Lau, of course he doesn't get the joke hahaha.... anyway this Andy is famous for making art with commercial logos and famous people. One of his favorite one is Campbell and Marilyn Monroe.

All works of art that you've probably seen many reproduction versions from China factories. Now you know it comes from Andy Warhol.

I don't really get Andy Warhol but I totally enjoyed Ai Wei Wei's creation. What is so great about blowing up multiple copies of Campbell logo? On the other hand, check out this bicycle monstrosity of Ai Wei Wei. In my opinion, this is art.

Anyway the highlight of the exhibition is these balloon corners. These are light balloons, buoyed by a fan blowing. It's an absolute favorite with kids and cough~ adults. It is interactive and you can gently lift the balloons. There is instruction on how to play so that you don't damage them. But guess what, there was a totally destructive kid about maybe 10 years old totally venting some form of aggression by hitting these gentle balloons as hard as he can, making smacking sounds. What's worst is the mum standing at the side not doing a single thing while his son was destroying everybody's fun. The guard warned the kid twice to no avail.

If I am the guard I will smack the kid for every smack he gave to the balloons. Told Bit that huffily. And Bits said that is why you are not the security guard. Maybe the kid was denied legos by his parents but take it home. Don't be an asshole in public.

Disgraceful. I was totally disgruntled. Luckily there are more than one interactive corner and we both thoroughly enjoy taking photos with these balloons at other corners. Bits loves east meets west themed dates. I think it's a reflective of our relationship and how we represent east and west cultures.