The “Forever” bicycles installation is currently on display at the 14th Biennale of Architecture, an exhibition of contemporary art that happens every other year in Venice, Italy. Weiwei’s piece is made of 1,179 bicycles affixed together rendering them immobile, but they are arranged in such a way that gives the allusion of movement. The exhibit runs through November 23, 2014. | Read more about Weiwei’s “Forever” installation on Inhabitat
Ai Weiwei’s “Forever” bicycle installation gives cycling a new perspective
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