Bring Ai Weiwei's Tree sculptures to London's Royal Academy

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From the mountains of rural China to the heart of London, join the Royal Academy of Arts in creating an incredible piece of public art.
Backers: 1319
Average Pledge Per Backer: £94

Funded: £123,578 of £100,000
Dates: Jul 14th -> Aug 21st (38 days)
Project By: Royal Academy of Arts
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Latest News

£100,000!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Incredible! A HUGE thank you to all our backers! If you haven’t yet backed the campaign, you can still be a part of it – there’s just under a week to go, and some fantastic rewards are still available. Any extra money raised will be put to... (Read More)

One week to go - spread the word!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
There’s just one week left in our campaign, and we have 90% of our target pledged already! We are so close – we’d love you to help us to reach our goal of raising £100,000. For the final push, we would be so grateful if you could spread the... (Read More)

A message for our Flower Supporters

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Halfway, new rewards - and good news on visas...

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been an incredible few days. We're overwhelmed by the response to our campaign – now the largest UK-based arts project ever on Kickstarter – and we want to thank you all for your support. From all around the world, you have made pledges... (Read More)

Ai Weiwei *will* travel to London!

July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Incredible news today! In 2011, the Chinese government confiscated Ai Weiwei's passport, leaving him unable to travel.  Today, he got it back. This means he'll be able to travel to London and oversee the installation of our Kickstarter-backed Tree... (Read More)

Day 1 update: thank you!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you so much to those of you who have already backed us, we are so pleased that our project has moved so many people to give their support. What a great start to our campaign – we are already at 14% of our target.  For you, our first backers,... (Read More)

Down with Kickstarter! Where art is concerned, the crowd is an idiot

July 15th - via: theguardian.com
The Royal Academy’s crowdfunding campaign to install an Ai Weiwei artwork seems a good idea, right? Wrong. Crowds simply do not appreciate art (Read More)

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