Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei was awarded the Chinese Contemporary Art Award for Lifetime Contribution in 2008. He was taken into custody by Chinese authorities nearly a month ago.
Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei was awarded the Chinese Contemporary Art Award for Lifetime...

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Twelve large sculptures by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei will be unveiled Wednesday in New York, but the whereabouts of their creator remain unknown.
Ai was taken into custody by Chinese authorities nearly a month ago and, according to his family, the government still has not told them where he is or why he was taken.
Ai has always been outspoken in both his art and his life, but recent events in China and the Middle East have brought greater government scrutiny to one of the country's best-known artists.
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Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads to be on display in New York City from May 4th

Ai Weiwei's Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads to be on display in New York City from May 4th

Published 03.05.2011

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