this is what this art installation is called. it is by the chinese artist Ai Weiwei from beijing. no seats, no handlebars, no pedals, no tires. just the skeletons of bicycles stitched together with steel rods and pipes.
i asked one man, who was pushing his bicycle through the square, what he thought of it. "rubbish!" he said. "there's no rhyme or reason." i said, "they're bicycles." "no, they're not, you can't ride on any of them. it's a waste." then he pointed to his bicycle. "this," he said, "is a bicycle."
Well, it's ART! You cannot eat a painting of a bowl of fruit, either, but that certainly does not diminish its artistic value! If it was all about function, then it would be a truly mundane world!
@northy - funny but that was my first reaction, too! actually, i was disappointed. only because of your shot that i got curious. even the chair installation i couldn't get it. i'm probably just too old and set in what i know is art. but at least it's not a compilation of 'used toilet seats'. but i would not have gone to photograph it. thank you.
We can't please all the people all the time
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