Comments on: Ai Weiwei’s Magnificent ‘Forever’ Installation Builds a Glimmering Cavern from 1,200 Bikes http://inhabitat.com/ai-weiweis-magnificent-forever-installation-builds-a-glimmering-cavern-from-1200-bikes/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sun, 19 May 2013 18:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: kimholleman http://inhabitat.com/ai-weiweis-magnificent-forever-installation-builds-a-glimmering-cavern-from-1200-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-362210 kimholleman Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:09:41 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=323066#comment-362210 Exceptionally boring. I would hope someone with that much hype would try harder to make a challenging installation. Also...those bikes are NEW. Not RESUSED. Not RECYCLED. What exactly is interesting about buying TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars worth of new bikes and stringing them up? This is the great Ai Weiwei? Come on, I expect a LOT more out of international superstar artists... Exceptionally boring. I would hope someone with that much hype would try harder to make a challenging installation.

Also…those bikes are NEW. Not RESUSED. Not RECYCLED. What exactly is interesting about buying TENS OF THOUSANDS of dollars worth of new bikes and stringing them up? This is the great Ai Weiwei? Come on, I expect a LOT more out of international superstar artists…

]]> By: sucka http://inhabitat.com/ai-weiweis-magnificent-forever-installation-builds-a-glimmering-cavern-from-1200-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-361995 sucka Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:52:42 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=323066#comment-361995 12,000 bikes, now forever consigned to the most wasteful, pretentious and pointless exhibit that inhabitat has ever featured? Seriously? 12,000 bikes, now forever consigned to the most wasteful, pretentious and pointless exhibit that inhabitat has ever featured? Seriously?

]]> By: tomob57 http://inhabitat.com/ai-weiweis-magnificent-forever-installation-builds-a-glimmering-cavern-from-1200-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-361976 tomob57 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:18:27 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=323066#comment-361976 How can he afford stuff like this? How can he afford stuff like this?

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