Ai Weiwei Sculpture

The cover image for this issue of Artkrush is a photograph of Ai Weiwei’s 2007 sculpture Collapsed Template, which is currently on view at documenta 12. Under the Chinese artist’s direction, 20 assistants stacked doors and windows salvaged from Ming- and Qing-dynasty houses demolished in China’s recent building boom. When a storm knocked down the 39-foot-tall structure, Ai refused to rebuild, deferring instead to the forces of nature.