The artist says that the cause were his anti-government statements

In Shanghai, demolished the building, which houses the studio's most famous Chinese artists - Aya Weiwei (Ai Weiwei). The official reason - the lack of some necessary authorizations. Sam Hay, however, argues that it was revenge of those in power for heavy criticism in their address.

ironic that the Government two years ago initiated the opening of the workshop: according to the authorities, it had to help transform the city into the center of Jiading District Culture and Arts. Ayu even promised help in obtaining all necessary documents. The construction lasted one year and 7 million yuan (U.S. $ 1 million). However, in mid-October, the artist said that the building would be demolished ... The artist is not even allowed to "farewell party" in the studio, putting him under house arrest.

Hay is one of the authors of the symbol of modern China - the Olympic Stadium "Bird's Nest", but his relationship with authorities is extremely tight. In 2009, the artist, who worked on the project accusatory "The names of the Sichuan earthquake, was severely beaten by police. The destruction of the studio "has coincided with the release of two documentaries Aya, one of which tells about the man that killed six Shanghai policemen, and the second - about the hardship lawyer Chzhenhu Feng (Feng Zhenghu), has spent more than a hundred days in a Japanese airport due to the fact that Chinese authorities would not let him back home.

More information about the work of Aya Weiwei can be found here .

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Sources: china.globaltimes.cn , artinvestment.ru

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