Forever Bicycles

Ai Weiwei2003-ongoingStainless steel bicycles

ArtistAi Weiwei

Year2003-ongoing

MediumStainless steel bicycles

LocationVarious locations

About Forever Bicycles

Sculptures made from hundreds of interconnected bicycles. The largest installation used 1,200 bicycles. Comments on mass production and social connectivity in modern China. Installed in cities worldwide including Toronto and Taipei. Bicycles were the primary mode of transport in China for decades.

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