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Italian police have raided the home of an influencer whose affair with the country’s culture minister brought about his political downfall, with officers seizing a pair of “spy glasses” which she used to film inside parliament. Maria Rosaria Boccia is under investigation for allegedly making threats to Gennaro Sangiuliano, who…

A large porcelain sculpture by the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was left shattered Friday after a man smashed the artwork on display at a museum in Bologna, Italy. Ai shared security footage of the act of vandalism on his piece, titled “Porcelain Cube,” and video of the suspect’s arrest…

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MONTEMOR-O-NOVO, Portugal (AP) — Dissident Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is taking heart from recent public protests in China over the authorities’ strict COVID-19 policy, but he doesn’t see them bringing about any significant political change. “I don’t think that’s possible,” he told The Associated Press in an interview…

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has described China's COVID-19 policies as "unprecedented" but said that he doubts recent protests will be successful in the face of the country's one-party rule. Ai, who now lives in Portugal with his wife and child, spoke to German news outlet Deutsche Welle (DW) on…

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It was supposed to be a symbol of China’s new openness. The National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest, was the centerpiece of the Olympic venues built for the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. The saddle-shaped structure got its nickname from the latticework of twisting steel that wraps around it,…

Ai Weiwei is one of China’s most famous artists, and many regard him as one of the world’s greatest living ones. Working with the Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron, he helped design the Bird’s Nest Stadium, the centerpiece of Beijing’s 2008 Summer Olympics. The stadium in northern Beijing,…