About
Ai Weiwei’s Leg Gun is a photo fad that involves raising one’s leg above the waistline and wielding it with both hands as if aiming at a target with a rifle. The pose was introduced by Chinese political dissident and renowned artist Ai Weiwei via Instagram in June 2014.
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External References
[1]Instagram – Photo by Ai Weiwei#
[2]Instagram – Ai Weiwei’s Account
[3]Guardian – Is that leg loaded? Ai Weiwei starts web craze with mysterious ‘leg-gun’ pose
[4]Sydney Morning Herald – Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s bizarre ‘legs-as-guns’ meme
[5]Beijing Cream – China Meme Alert: Shooting From The Leg
[6]The Daily Dot – Ai Weiwei and the mystery of the ‘leg gun’ meme