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Man Smashes Chinese Artist's Porcelain Sculpture In Pieces At Italy Art Show
It was not clear how the man had entered the building during the invite-only event on Friday.
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Wouldn't Sell Bricks to Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, So Fans are Donating Theirs
The outspoken Chinese artist - famous in China for using his art to campaign for democracy and free speech - said on social media over the weekend that LEGO declined a recent order request because "they cannot approve the use of LEGOs for political works." Ai wanted the tiny toy bricks for an art installation he was creating to recognize Australian...
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Ai Weiwei And Anish Kapoor Walk Through London to Support Refugees
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor led a protest march through central London on Thursday to press for "human rather than political" responses to the refugee crisis.
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Artist Ai Weiwei Says China at 'Critical Point'
Ructions in the Chinese stock market and currency suggest the country has reached a "critical point" where the absence of democratic freedoms is a growing threat to economic stability, Chinese artist and free-speech advocate Ai Weiwei says.
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China Media Calls on Ai Weiwei to Change Politics After Rare Show
A Chinese newspaper with close links to the Communist Party today called on famed artist Ai Weiwei to abandon his "previous politics" after the dissident was allowed to stage a rare exhibition in China.
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China Detains Rights Lawyer Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Crackdown
China has detained a prominent human rights lawyer on a charge of "causing a disturbance", two lawyers said on Tuesday, after he attended a weekend meeting that urged a probe of the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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Florida artist smashes $1 million vase in Miami museum
An artist is facing a criminal charge after police say he smashed a $1 million vase at Miami's new art museum to protest what he called its favouritism for international rather than local art.
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Chinese court upholds fine against dissident Ai Weiwei
A Chinese court upheld a $2.4 million tax evasion fine against China's most famous dissident Ai Weiwei on Thursday, in a case that has badly tarnished the country's already poor human rights reputation.
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China court, in rare move, to hear dissident artist's lawsuit
A Chinese court has made an unusual decision to hear a lawsuit by dissident artist Ai Weiwei who accuses the government of violating the law by imposing a 15 million yuan tax evasion penalty on the company that markets his work.
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China artist Ai Weiwei ordered to remove home webcams
Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei said on Thursday that he was ordered to take down four live webcams he installed in his home this week to mock authorities' round-the-clock surveillance of him.
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China sends outspoken artist $2.4 million tax bill
Outspoken artist Ai Weiwei said on Tuesday that Chinese authorities are demanding he pay $2.4 million in back taxes and fines in a new show of government pressure on the dissident detained for nearly three months earlier this year.
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China releases human rights activist Hu Jia
One of China's most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home today after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.The human rights activist's release after more than three years in prison comes after outspoken artist Ai Weiwei emerged in Beijing last week from nearly three...
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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei returns after detainment
Artist Ai Weiwei, the most high-profile victim of a sweeping crackdown on activists in China, returned home late Wednesday after nearly three months in detention, saying he was fine and conditions of his release meant he could not say more.The official Xinhua News Agency said Ai had confessed to tax evasion, accusations his family had long denied a...
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Top Chinese artist's studio torn down
The studio would have stood at the heart of an embryonic arts cluster on the outskirts of Shanghai, drawing luminaries from around the world. It took two years to build, and one day to tear down. The new Shanghai studio designed by Ai Weiwei, a protean artist who is one of the most outspoken critics of the Chinese Communist Party, was completely ra...
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Man Smashes Chinese Artist's Porcelain Sculpture In Pieces At Italy Art Show
It was not clear how the man had entered the building during the invite-only event on Friday.
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Wouldn't Sell Bricks to Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei, So Fans are Donating Theirs
The outspoken Chinese artist - famous in China for using his art to campaign for democracy and free speech - said on social media over the weekend that LEGO declined a recent order request because "they cannot approve the use of LEGOs for political works." Ai wanted the tiny toy bricks for an art installation he was creating to recognize Australian...
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Ai Weiwei And Anish Kapoor Walk Through London to Support Refugees
Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei and British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor led a protest march through central London on Thursday to press for "human rather than political" responses to the refugee crisis.
-
Artist Ai Weiwei Says China at 'Critical Point'
Ructions in the Chinese stock market and currency suggest the country has reached a "critical point" where the absence of democratic freedoms is a growing threat to economic stability, Chinese artist and free-speech advocate Ai Weiwei says.
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China Media Calls on Ai Weiwei to Change Politics After Rare Show
A Chinese newspaper with close links to the Communist Party today called on famed artist Ai Weiwei to abandon his "previous politics" after the dissident was allowed to stage a rare exhibition in China.
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China Detains Rights Lawyer Ahead of 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Crackdown
China has detained a prominent human rights lawyer on a charge of "causing a disturbance", two lawyers said on Tuesday, after he attended a weekend meeting that urged a probe of the bloody suppression of pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
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Florida artist smashes $1 million vase in Miami museum
An artist is facing a criminal charge after police say he smashed a $1 million vase at Miami's new art museum to protest what he called its favouritism for international rather than local art.
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Chinese court upholds fine against dissident Ai Weiwei
A Chinese court upheld a $2.4 million tax evasion fine against China's most famous dissident Ai Weiwei on Thursday, in a case that has badly tarnished the country's already poor human rights reputation.
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China court, in rare move, to hear dissident artist's lawsuit
A Chinese court has made an unusual decision to hear a lawsuit by dissident artist Ai Weiwei who accuses the government of violating the law by imposing a 15 million yuan tax evasion penalty on the company that markets his work.
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China artist Ai Weiwei ordered to remove home webcams
Chinese artist and government critic Ai Weiwei said on Thursday that he was ordered to take down four live webcams he installed in his home this week to mock authorities' round-the-clock surveillance of him.
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China sends outspoken artist $2.4 million tax bill
Outspoken artist Ai Weiwei said on Tuesday that Chinese authorities are demanding he pay $2.4 million in back taxes and fines in a new show of government pressure on the dissident detained for nearly three months earlier this year.
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China releases human rights activist Hu Jia
One of China's most prominent prisoners of conscience, Hu Jia, returned home today after completing a jail term for subversion but looked likely to be muzzled along with other top dissidents.The human rights activist's release after more than three years in prison comes after outspoken artist Ai Weiwei emerged in Beijing last week from nearly three...
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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei returns after detainment
Artist Ai Weiwei, the most high-profile victim of a sweeping crackdown on activists in China, returned home late Wednesday after nearly three months in detention, saying he was fine and conditions of his release meant he could not say more.The official Xinhua News Agency said Ai had confessed to tax evasion, accusations his family had long denied a...
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Top Chinese artist's studio torn down
The studio would have stood at the heart of an embryonic arts cluster on the outskirts of Shanghai, drawing luminaries from around the world. It took two years to build, and one day to tear down. The new Shanghai studio designed by Ai Weiwei, a protean artist who is one of the most outspoken critics of the Chinese Communist Party, was completely ra...
