Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, who has been detained since April by the Chinese government, was allowed to see his wife for the first time, according to The New York Times and AP.
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Chinese hackers have attacked Change.org, the site hosting a petition in support of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. I personally signed the petition one week ago, and this is the email that the Change.org sent to me and other signers today.
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Ai Weiwei was scheduled to visit Pittsburgh in May. His installation “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads,” is set to open at The Warhol Museum in 2012. Eric Shiner, The Warhol’s Acting Director, talked to SW about Ai Weiwei, the installation, and the artist’s relationship to Andy Warhol.
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Larry Siems, Director of the PEN American Center’s Freedom to Write program, talked to Sampsonia Way about the current state of affairs in China, the mainstream media’s coverage, and the ways our readers can support freedom of expression in China.
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