Against the tyranny of forgetting, the art of Ai Weiwei
Clusters of cast-iron combat helmets resembling mushrooms stand out against the silhouette of the Sydney Opera House. Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei’s new artwork, Mushrooms, outside the Museum of Contemporary Art, began with the realisation of a troubling irony: In 2022, Germany offered 5,000 helmets to Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. For Ai, the gesture........
