Ai Weiwei Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition in Focus Guide, London 2015, 24 Pages, Unused
Ai Weiwei Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition in Focus Guide, London 2015, 24 Pages, Unused
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A Gallery Companion, Kept Fresh
A slim RA guide that walks through the shattered urn, the earthquake rebar and the porcelain crabs. Made to be carried round the rooms, this copy never was.
Best for: Readers and collectors of Ai Weiwei and museum publications
Condition notes
Unused, opened once to check. No marks noted. Not yet examined in hand.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 14 November 2026
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Ai Weiwei, the Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition in Focus guide from 2015: a softbound booklet of 24 pages, 16.7 x 23.6 cm, bought at the museum in London and kept unused, opened once only to check the contents.
The Piece
The cover carries the RA monogram in tall pale letters over a dense heap of red and black porcelain crabs, one of the works shown in the exhibition, with the artist's name in clean white type at the foot. It is a striking object even closed.
Inside, the guide reads as a compact, well illustrated essay. One spread lays out the triptych Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn, the artist letting an ancient vessel fall and shatter at his feet, with a discussion of value, heritage and destruction. Another turns to the Sichuan earthquake of 2008 and Straight, the long floor work made from steel rebar recovered from collapsed school buildings, shown across a full width photograph. Quotations from the artist and catalogue entries run in the margins.
Exhibition guides of this kind were made to be carried round the rooms and are rarely kept in fresh condition. This copy has stayed unread, a neat companion to the London survey.
Details
- Artist: Ai Weiwei
- Publication: Exhibition in Focus guide
- Publisher: Royal Academy of Arts, London
- Year: 2015
- Format: Softbound booklet, 24 pages
- Language: English
- Size: 16.7 x 23.6 cm (6.6 x 9.3 in)
- Condition: Unused; opened once to check
Condition
- Unused, bought at the museum and kept since.
- Opened once to check the contents; no marks are noted by the page. Not yet examined in hand.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as the museum guide published for the exhibition, as the page describes it. Keep it on a shelf or in a sleeve, away from direct sunlight and damp.
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