Look inside the ‘livable art’ hideaway designed by Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei as an upstate New York vacation home for one of his collectors

• Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is best known for his politically charged works like “Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn” and “Sunflower Seeds.”
• One of his lesser-known works is a two-structure modern home in upstate New York.
• Called the Tsai Residence, it is the only home Ai Weiwei has ever designed in the US.
• It’s available to rent for $125,000 from June through Labor Day.
• Listing agent Graham Klemm calls the home “livable art.”
• Take a look inside the only home in the US designed by Ai, which comes with a pool and sweeping views of the Catskills mountains.
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The only home in the US designed by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is available to rent from June 4 through Labor Day for $125,000.

The home is also listed for sale, with an asking price of $5.25 million. Graham Klemm of Klemm Real Estate represents the listing.

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The 7-bedroom property sits on 37 acres in the historic farming community of Ancram, New York, about two hours north of Manhattan.

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Ai Weiwei designed the property with HFF Architects of Switzerland in 2006 for a Chinese entrepreneur and art collector. It consists of a main house and guest house built in the modern style.

Jennifer Gould Keil of the New York Post reports that Chinese-American businessman Christopher Tsai, one of Ai’s collectors, commissioned the home as a vacation property.

Source: Klemm Real Estate, Mansion Global, New York Post

The rectangular main house is the larger of the two structures, with three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

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The Y-shaped guest house, by comparison, has two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

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The interior of the main house is minimalistic and bright.

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Typical of modern homes, floor-to-ceiling windows bring the outside in.

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In total, the property has three fireplaces ...

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... one of which straddles the interior and exterior of the main home.

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The guest house is also minimalistic, though its aesthetic changes from white and neutral shades ...

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... to darker wood paneling.

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Each end of the Y boasts views of the surrounding property.

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The Catskills mountains can be seen in the distance, both from the houses ...

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... and from the outdoor lap pool.

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