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- Ai Weiwei's first solo show in India was held at Nature Morte in Delhi's Dhan Mill complex.
- Bringing Ai Weiwei to India was about exchange, about letting Indian audiences see practices shaped by very different political and cultural experiences, says co-director of Nature Morte
- Several works in the exhibition feel consciously placed within an Indian frame.
Walking into Nature Morte at Delhi’s Dhan Mill complex, the first thing that strikes you is not scale or spectacle, but restraint. For Ai Weiwei’s first-ever solo exhibition in India, the gallery presents a tightly held selection, works that span time, materials and geographies, yet remain bound by a persistent inquiry into power, memory and what survives history’s violence.
This is not an attempt to introduce the exiled Chinese dissident artist comprehensively. Instead, it chooses a few of his works and lets them speak. Together, they create a conversation about history, power, memory, and what gets erased over time.
Old Objects, New Silences
One of the first things you notice when you first walk in, is a group of old objects, wooden chairs, vases, and ancient tools, all coated in thick white paint. The paint hides their age, their detail, and their past. This body of work is called Whitewashed Remnants of History of the State of Emerging Future Works.
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At first, the objects look clean and uniform. But the longer you stand there, the more uncomfortable they feel. These were once everyday objects, shaped by use and time. Now, they are frozen. In India, white can mean purity, mourning, or official paperwork. Here, it feels like erasure, as if history has been covered up rather than preserved.
 Whitewashed Remnants of History of the State of Emerging Future Works, an artwork by Ai Weiwei at Nature Morte in New Delhi Photo: |Mrinalini Dhyani
Whitewashed Remnants of History of the State of Emerging Future Works, an artwork by Ai Weiwei at Nature Morte in New Delhi Photo: |Mrinalini Dhyani
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