“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 October 30, 2021 in London, England. In September 2024, an Ai Weiwei sculpture was smashed into numerous ...

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.

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.

‘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.

"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.

A large porcelain sculpture by the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was left shattered Friday after a man smashed the artwork on display at a museum in Bologna, Italy. Ai shared security footage ...

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 ...