"Porcelain Cube" by artist Ai Weiwei is pictured after being destroyed by a man during the exhibition opening of "Who am I?" in Bologna, Italy on September 20, 2024.

“Porcelain Cube,” a piece by Ai Weiwei, was smashed to pieces at the Palazzo Fava on Friday. Credit... Genus Bononiae Press Office, via Reuters. By Derrick Bryson Taylor. Sept. 23, 2024.

Ai Weiwei attends a special CIRCA. ART 1-year anniversary screening at Piccadilly Circus on Oct. 30, 2021 in London, England. In September 2024, an Ai Weiwei sculpture was smashed into numerous ...

Ai Weiwei's Porcelain Cube was intentionally destroyed by a vandal at Palazzo Fava in Bologna on September 21, 2024. Photo courtesy of Ai Weiwei.

Ai Weiwei has responded after his sculpture, Porcelain Cube, was destroyed during an exhibition opening at the Palazzo Fava in Bologna on 20 September, saying he was "shocked' by the incident.

This photo released by OperaLaboratori Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 shows the artwork Porcelain Cube by artist Ai Wei Wei destroyed by a Czech man on the day of the opening of the exhibition 'Ai Weiwei ...

‘The act of vandalism against Ai Weiwei’s work Porcelain Cube is even more shocking when we consider that several of the works on display explore the theme of destruction itself,’ he said.

"Porcelain Cube" by artist Ai Weiwei is pictured after being destroyed by a man during the exhibition opening of "Who am I?" in Bologna, Italy on September 20, 2024.

Ai Weiwei attends a special CIRCA.ART 1-year anniversary screening at Piccadilly Circus on October 30, 2021 in London, England. In September 2024, an Ai Weiwei sculpture was smashed into numerous ...

This photo released by OperaLaboratori Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024 shows the artwork Porcelain Cube by artist Ai Wei Wei destroyed by a Czech man on the day of the opening of the exhibition 'Ai Weiwei ...