RugLife features the work of 14 contemporary artists from around the world who use the rug as a medium to address cultural issues such as religion, technology, social justice, housing, and the environment. Included in the exhibition is Tyger (2022), Ai Wewei's commissioned rug for the Tomorrow’s Tigers project, an initiative that seeks to raise funds and awareness supporting conservation work to increase wild tiger numbers.
“Through the rug design, I hope to be able to do something for tigers; the meaning of their existence surpasses the scope of our comprehension, and yet 95% of tigers in the wild have gone extinct over the last 100 years, very sadly.” – Ai Weiwei
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