Internationally renowned Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei was released from a Beijing prison late Wednesday night.
The news comes after more than 140,000 people in 175 countries joined an unprecedented Change.org campaign by leading global art institutions - including the Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, London’s Tate Modern and the Association of Art Museum Directors - calling for the artist’s immediate release.
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BEIJING (REUTERS).- Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has launched his first scathing attack on the Chinese government since his release from secretive detention in late June, accusing officials of denying citizens their basic righ... Read Post
BEIJING (REUTERS).- Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei, whose disappearance in April caused an international outcry, endured intense psychological pressure during 81 days in secretive detention and still faces the threat of prison f... Read Post