Last Tuesday, September 24, a man vandalized a sculpture by Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei at the opening of an exhibition of his in Bologna, northern Italy, which was described as an act of irresponsible and senseless banditry.
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This was at the exhibition titled Who Am I?, at the Palazzo Fava in Bologna on Saturday, it was about the sculpture “Porcelain Cube”, which was destroyed, leaving it in pieces.
In the video you can see the room, full of attendees and contemplating the pieces on display, when a 57-year-old man who called himself an artist and who is already known for carrying out this type of attacks, positioned himself behind the cube to throw it. , causing the piece to be destroyed, before everyone’s eyes, some men acted to subdue the subject.
🚨⚡Serial vandal destroys porcelain sculpture at Italian art show opening
Vaclav Pisvejc destroyed the Ai Weiwei sculpture during the opening of the artist’s exhibition in Bologna.
The 57-year-old was arrested after being stopped by museum security. pic.twitter.com/v9bJa0oem0
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“The act of vandalism against Ai Weiwei’s piece ‘Porcelain Cube’ is particularly shocking because several of the works exhibited explore the theme of destruction…The destruction that Ai Weiwei portrays in his work is a warning against violence and injustice perpetrated by the powerful, and has nothing to do with this violent, potentially dangerous, irresponsible and senseless act,” said the exhibition’s curator, Arturo Galansino.
The sculpture, which was completely destroyed, was placed in the space that was planned for it; However, at the artist’s request, it will be covered with a white blanket, with a life-size image of it and with an explanation of what happened to the real sculpture.
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2024-09-27 04:21:34