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art exhibition: ai weiwei – circle of animals / zodiac heads at somerset house

Published May 12, 2011

Last night saw the bitter-sweet launch and unveiling of Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei’s exhibition – Circle of Animals / Zodiac Heads at Somerset House. The somewhat monumental installation comprises of twelve bronze animal heads, re-creations of the traditional Chinese zodiac sculptures – originally at the fountain of Yuanming Yuan in Beijing.

The darkness behind this moment is that Ai Weiwei was arrested 40 days ago as he tried to board a flight in Beijing and therefore unable to attend the event – his whereabouts still remain completely unknown and Twitter and blog have been shut down. To learn more about Ai Weiwei, please see below a BBC documentary (many thanks to Dan at TOKYO DANDY for sharing this with me) under the cut. If you are posting this on Twitter, make sure to include the hashtag #freeaiweiwei

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all three magnum by karl lagerfeld films starring rachel bilson + baptiste

Published May 11, 2011

They have finally all arrived in full. Here are the three commercials (or short films as our Unkle likes to call them) for Magnum shot by the inimitable Karl Lagerfeld starring Rachel Bilson and Baptiste Giabiconi. They are titled Applause, Photo Mood and Art Class. The key outtake from the campaign – whether you’re in art class, a model or a ballerina, you can still enjoy a Magnum. For more details on Magnum by Karl Lagerfeld and to see the chocolate life-sized Baptiste, click here. Videos under the cut.

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