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Ai Weiwei Speaks Out After His Sculpture Is Destroyed by Notorious Vandal

news.artnet.com Ai Weiwei Sculpture Smashed in Shocking Act of Vandalism | Artnet News

Ai Weiwei's work was allegedly destroyed by Vaclav Pisvejc, who is known for targeting works of art as part of his "vandalism" practice.

Ai Weiwei Sculpture Smashed in Shocking Act of Vandalism | Artnet News

"The man destroyed the large blue and white Porcelain Cube at a busy private opening for the exhibition “Who am I?” at Palazzo Fava in Bologna on the evening of September 21. Local police arrested a 57-year-old Czech man who has been identified in Italian media as Vaclav Pisvejc, a provocateur and self-proclaimed artist known for targeting important works of art."

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