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Artist Ai Weiwei Denied Entry to Switzerland Due to Lack of Visa
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was recently barred from entering Switzerland after he was unable to produce a visitor's visa.
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Ai Weiwei on free speech and the fragility of civilisation: ‘Democracy is a failed joke’
The seizing of Ai Weiwei at Beijing airport by Chinese police on 3 April 2011 must count as the most famous arrest of any artist ever. While the ostensible charge was tax evasion, Ai’s ...
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Ai Weiwei's largest-ever Lego artwork revealed at London’s Design Museum
Ahead of his major show at London’s Design Museum, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has unveiled a homage to Impressionist painter, Claude Monet, constructed entirely of Lego. The piece, titled Water Lilies ...