AI WEIWEI: Ego vidi mvndvm Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice (14 January – 18 June 2023)

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Ai Weiwei’s new LEGO work, Untitled (Saint George Slaying the Dragon), is now on view in the Abbazia di San Giorgio Maggiore. Commissioned for the altar of the Benedictine cloister’s conclave chapel, the project reimagines Vittore Carpaccio’s renowned sixteenth century altarpiece Saint George Killing the Dragon. Constructed entirely of LEGO bricks, Ai Weiwei’s artwork communicates with the historical and spiritual context in which it is temporarily inserted, drawing

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