Authorities Took His Passport. His Supporters Are Doing Some Very Creative Protesting.

Ai Weiwei is an artist important enough today that even I’ve heard of him. But the Chinese government detained him for almost three months and then kept his passport — maybe he’s criticized them one time too many? Since that’s what great artists should be free to do, people around the world are mourning his…

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Oct 31, 2014

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