NEW IN OUR COLLECTION – AI WEI WEI

The Kotanko Collection has a strong focus on Asian political art. And who if not Ai Weiwei would be the best artist to represent some of the political struggles in China. In that spirit we are delighted to purchase an iconic work from Ai Weiwei, the Free Speech Puzzle. It epitomizes outstanding traditional Chinese handcraft and technique, as well as being a powerful and humble statement to advocate freedom of speech. We also thank the gallery Neugerriemschneider for the partnership in this purchase, and our art advisor John Silvis. For those interested in Ai Weiwei’s work we also strongly recommend his solo retrospective at the Albertina Modern museum in Vienna, which is on view until 4.September, 2022.