{"id":9144,"date":"2025-07-07T19:36:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agro-region.com\/?p=9144"},"modified":"2025-07-07T19:37:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:37:51","slug":"ai-weiwei-visited-agro-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agro-region.com\/en\/ai-weiwei-visited-agro-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Ai Weiwei visited Agro-Region&#8217;s Kyiv Cluster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9145\" src=\"https:\/\/agro-region.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Agro-Region.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agro-region.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Agro-Region.png 1280w, https:\/\/agro-region.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Agro-Region-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/agro-region.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Agro-Region-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/agro-region.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Agro-Region-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"380\">Artist and activist Ai Weiwei, known for his principled views and bold statements in the fields of art, politics, and human rights, chose the sunflower field of Agro-Region Group in the Boryspil district of Kyiv region for his upcoming installation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"380\">\n<p data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"513\">His works are displayed in leading museums around the world, and he remains one of the most influential voices in contemporary art.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"513\">\n<blockquote data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"768\">\n<p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"768\"><em>\u201cIt is a great honor for us to become part of his next project \u2013 the artist chose our field in Boryspil and even some paths near our office for his future installation,\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"689\" \/>noted Aivaras Abromavicius, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Agro-Region.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"517\" data-end=\"768\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"973\">At the same time, Ivan Andriyichuk, Head of the Kyiv Cluster, added that Agro-Region demonstrated to the artist the potential of the Ukrainian agricultural sector, which goes far beyond just the economy.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"973\">\n<p data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1042\">On a fragment of a drone, Ai Weiwei left an inscription in Chinese:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1100\">\n<p data-start=\"1046\" data-end=\"1100\">\u201cI want to live.<br data-start=\"1062\" data-end=\"1065\" \/>Stop the war.<br data-start=\"1080\" data-end=\"1083\" \/>Protect peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1185\">Thank you, Ai Weiwei, for supporting Ukraine and for the strength to remain honest!<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1185\">\n<p>\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 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