The Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei will have three new exhibitions coming to Los Angeles this fall. In what will be his first substantial showing in the city, Weiwei will be taking over the Marciano Art Foundation, The Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, and the UTA Artist Space on Sept 28th, Sept. 29th and Oct. 4th, respectively.
Known for his work motivated by social justice issues, the activist will inherit the massive ground-floor of the Marciano Art Foundation—currently showing the work of Olafur Eliasson—to display three large-scale installations, one of which is a response to the refugee crisis.
At the Jeffrey Deitch Gallery, where Weiwei's work will mark the opening of the new Hollywood space, a reprise of his installation from the Gropius Bau in Berlin will be shown alongside a new series depicting the Chinese zodiac made from LEGOs, according to the New York Times.
In the last of his three shows, Weiwei will do a complete architectural overhaul of a 4,000-square-foot former diamond-tooling facility in Beverly Hills. The warehouse was recently acquired by United Talent Agency (who represents Ai Weiwei) and will become their new UTA Artist Space, after deciding to move out of their Boyle Heights gallery.
While this is the first time Los Angeles will get to host such large-scale exhibitions of his work, Ai Weiwei is no stranger to taking over a city. Just last fall, 300 pieces and installations were scattered around New York City as part of his project, Good Fences Make Good Neighbors.
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