Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals: Apolitical work from the rebellious Chinese artist, on display in London.

This week will see the unveiling of 12 striking animal heads cast in bronze, in the handsome 18th-century courtyard of London's Somerset House. The Circle of Animals, as it styles itself, has connections with the same historical era. They are gigantic recreations of the Zodiac sculptures that once adorned the fountain-clock of Yuanming Yuan, an 18th-century imperial retreat outside Beijing. The last thing they look like is a contemporary art installation but that is exactly what they are.

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