艾胖子被消失英国雕塑家卡普尔取消去中国参展zz# WaterWorld - 未名水世界
p*w
1 楼
艾胖子被消失英国雕塑家卡普尔取消去中国参展zz
http://bit.ly/mRsBaw #aiww #freeaiww
Artist Kapoor cancels China show over Ai detention
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
LONDON — Renowned British sculptor Anish Kapoor has called off a planned
exhibition in China over the ongoing detention of outspoken artist Ai Weiwei
, his spokesman told The Art Newspaper.
The British Council had asked Kapoor to plan a show at Beijing's National
Museum of China as part of next year's "UK Now" festival.
But the artist's spokesman confirmed Tuesday he was "not going to proceed in
view of the detention of Ai Weiwei".
Ai, a constant thorn in the side of Chinese authorities, was detained in
Beijing on April 3 as he tried to board a flight to Hong Kong.
He is under investigation for "economic crimes" and relatives of the artist
say they do not know where he is.
The artists investigated school collapses in the 2008 Sichuan quake and
conducted a "citizen's probe" into a Shanghai fire that killed 58 people
last November.
His detention came as part of a major government crackdown on dissent as
China's rulers in the wake of the anti-government protests sweeping through
the Arab world.
Kapoor's involvement in the project at the newly renovated Tiananmen Square
museum had already been thrown into doubt when he denounced Ai's detention
as "barbaric".
Despite Kapoor's withdrawal, British Council chief executive Martin Davidson
said he was hopeful that the project would go ahead.
"It is through cultural exchange that we best demonstrate the benefits of
free artistic expression and build supportive links between people in the UK
and China," he said.
Copyright ? 2011 AFP. All rights reserved. More ?
http://bit.ly/mRsBaw #aiww #freeaiww
Artist Kapoor cancels China show over Ai detention
(AFP) – 1 hour ago
LONDON — Renowned British sculptor Anish Kapoor has called off a planned
exhibition in China over the ongoing detention of outspoken artist Ai Weiwei
, his spokesman told The Art Newspaper.
The British Council had asked Kapoor to plan a show at Beijing's National
Museum of China as part of next year's "UK Now" festival.
But the artist's spokesman confirmed Tuesday he was "not going to proceed in
view of the detention of Ai Weiwei".
Ai, a constant thorn in the side of Chinese authorities, was detained in
Beijing on April 3 as he tried to board a flight to Hong Kong.
He is under investigation for "economic crimes" and relatives of the artist
say they do not know where he is.
The artists investigated school collapses in the 2008 Sichuan quake and
conducted a "citizen's probe" into a Shanghai fire that killed 58 people
last November.
His detention came as part of a major government crackdown on dissent as
China's rulers in the wake of the anti-government protests sweeping through
the Arab world.
Kapoor's involvement in the project at the newly renovated Tiananmen Square
museum had already been thrown into doubt when he denounced Ai's detention
as "barbaric".
Despite Kapoor's withdrawal, British Council chief executive Martin Davidson
said he was hopeful that the project would go ahead.
"It is through cultural exchange that we best demonstrate the benefits of
free artistic expression and build supportive links between people in the UK
and China," he said.
Copyright ? 2011 AFP. All rights reserved. More ?
