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Building the New Ashmolean
By Weimin He
ISBN: 9781854442451
November 2009
Weimin He, an established Chinese artist working in England, was artist in residence at the Ashmolean in 2008 during the Museum’s major redevelopment. Inspired by this historic project, he produced over 300 ink portraits of Ashmolean staff and BAM construction workers and managers.
He also made many sketches of the building work in progress and a powerful group of woodblock prints based on these scenes. His work vividly portrays the building of the new Ashmolean and the people who helped to create it.