LIU WEI AT CHINA ART AND ARCHIVES WAREHOUSE, BEIJING
For his current show, Liu Wei has constructed a series of ox-hide sculptures modeled on the world's landmark buildings. Monuments that are supposed to represent the pinnacle of human achievement are reduced to shriveled-up toy buildings fit for a city of mutts - ox-hide is the same material used to make bones for dogs to play with and chew on; and Liu Wei reportedly wanted to unleash a dog or two among his sculptures and let them gnaw and gnarl and lick to their heart's canine content. 
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