India Art Fair 2020: Seven works you must see
The 12th edition of the Delhi event brings together 81 exhibitors from 20 cities around the world, and displays works from artists including Andy Warhol and Mrinalini Mukherjee
Curated By: Jasodhara Banerjee
Ai Weiwei
Contemporary Chinese artist and activist Ai Wei’s work is sculpted in iron, cast from the roots of giant trees. Ai worked with local artisans and communities across Brazil, visiting Trancoso in the east to locate roots and trunks from the endangered Pequi Vinagreiro tree, typically found in the Bahian rainforest. Elements of these rare tree roots, some of which could be over a thousand years old, were painstakingly moulded, conjoined and then cast to create striking compositions and bold forms that reflect their Brazilian heritage.
