Ai WeiWei Arrested in Beijing: Dissident Artist Finds Out How Far He Can Go
As Ai Weiwei’s art got more original and daring, it also grew more openly political—making him the latest in a long line of dissident artists to run afoul of the authoritarian regime they attempted to expose. Ai was arrested on April 3 for “economic crimes” against China, and now, the Guggenheim Foundation has launched a petition to free him.
