Library III
Books, wood, iron
3 elements: 170 × 140 × 115 cm; 330 × 205 × 185 cm; 156 × 117 × 90 cm
Library III (2012) is an installation composed of cities sculpted out of compressed books and supported by metal structures on wheels. On the verge of collapse, these models, cut out of piles of books, vessels of knowledge whose primary function has been subverted, create vacillating urban landscapes. Liu Wei provides a view of the world in chaos and of the power systems and mechanisms that lie at the heart of major social metamorphoses.
View of the exhibition “Le monde comme il va”, Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, Paris, 2024.
© Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Niney et Marca Architectes, agence Pierre-Antoine Gatier.
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur/Pinault Collection.
View of the exhibition “Le monde comme il va”, Bourse de Commerce – Pinault Collection, Paris, 2024.
© Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, Niney et Marca Architectes, agence Pierre-Antoine Gatier.
Photo: Nicolas Brasseur/Pinault Collection.