
Photo from Vancouver Biennale
One of the world’s best known political activists has unveiled a brand new outdoor sculpture in downtown Vancouver.
The provocatively named F Grass by Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei consists of hundreds of blades of metal grass arranged in the shape of the letter F. The 13.5-square-metre sculpture, which stands just a few centimetres high, is located near the Coal Harbour waterfront at Harbour Green Park.
Visually, the sculpture looks arresting. While the metallic blades of grass aren’t sharp, they look a lot like the traffic spikes that police use to puncture tires during car chases. But there’s a deeper symbolic meaning to the piece, as well.
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New Sculpture by Ai Weiwei (with Hidden Meaning) Unveiled in Downtown Vancouver