This artist explained his use of one type of object by pointing to its use in paintings of Chairman Máo. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Chinese artist and political activist who in 2008 covered the Turbine Hall in sunflower seeds.
ANSWER: Ài Wèiwèi
[10m] In the 1990s, Ài acquired several of these objects, one of which he painted a Coca-Cola logo onto. He later took a series of three photographs showing him dropping one of these objects.
ANSWER: urns [or vases or jars or pots; accept Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn or Han Jar Overpainted with Coca-Cola Logo; prompt on ceramics]
[10h] After Ài’s Shànghǎi studio was declared illegal and subject to demolition, he made a documentary about it partly titled for these animals. After its destruction, Ài’s fans gathered for a feast of these animals to allude to official censorship due to the similarity of their name in Chinese to the phrase “harmonious society.”
ANSWER: crabs [or pángxiè; accept river crabs or héxiè; accept The Crab House or River Crab Feast]
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