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Coloured Vase (Blue)

€1,300

On-angle detail of a metal sculpture by Ai Weiwei.

Ai Weiwei

Coloured Vase (Blue)

€1,300
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Time-limited edition

Edition of 124

Production of the edition begins when the release closes, with vases sent to collectors in the order they purchased

Dispatch starts in December 2025 and finishes in April 2026

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This new limited edition vase sculpture sees Ai Weiwei reimagine one of his most iconic mediums. 

Weiwei has long engaged with ancient Chinese pottery as a means of cultural and political critique – most famously in his 1995 work Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, in which he let a 2,000-year-old ceremonial vase crash to the floor. Since then, the object has become a prominent and recurring medium in the artist's prolific oeuvre, from branding ancient pots with consumerist symbols like the Coca-Cola logo, to dripping Neolithic objects in household paint. Coloured Vase (Blue) continues Weiwei's rich ceramic legacy, blending ancient craft and modern-day iconography to question how cultural value is both constructed and commodified.

This sculpture edition is produced using a highly skilled metal spinning process. This is our second vase edition with Ai Weiwei, following Glass Vase released in 2023.

Behind the scenes

artist Ai Weiwei taking a selfie in a bathroom mirror

Ai Weiwei

18 collaborations

Ai Weiwei is unafraid to speak truth to power. He’s one of the most famous living artists today – a testament to the breadth and vision of his practice. Effortlessly, he moves between different media, from sculpture and architecture to performance and documentary film. His work is often monumental in scale and is driven by a hunger for truth and justice. In 2008, for example, Ai spent many months collecting the names of over 5000 children who lost their lives in the Sichuan earthquake. This unflinching dedication to human rights saw him detained by the Chinese government for 81 days in 2011, accused of ‘subverting the state.’

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  • Overall extremely impressed with Avant Arte, especialy with the shipping/packaging and materials included with the print. Definitely care and attention to detail not typicaly associated with art of this price-level. Thank you

  • The packaging and care for the artwork was incredible. Thank You!

  • The packaging is always good but this was superb. And the piece exceeded all expectations.

  • I think the experience has been brilliant from start to finish

  • Thanks again for great collaboration and looking forward to new projects and pieces for my collection.

  • the item was some of the most professional packing i have seen outside of a museum. exceptionally well packed

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