Chief artist of China outlawed

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Have already been six days since his arrest a famous Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, and his relatives have not yet received any communication from the authorities about the charges against him.
April 8 Gao Ying, the artist's mother, in an interview with the Hong Kong edition of the "Yabloko" expressed its strong support of his son.
"Even if I was lead to the scaffold, I still cry: My son is an outstanding, he is good! I support him! ", - Said the 78-year-old Gao.
She also said that on April 7 Lu Qing, Ai Weiwei's wife went to the Public Security Department to submit to her husband medication because he had high blood pressure. But the officers did not accept the transfer and was told to send it by mail to their address.
"They have absolutely no conscience," - commented Gao.

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She also said that the arrest of her son helped her to take a fresh look at many things happening in China, as well as to reconsider its attitude to the government.
An older woman said with regret that there was a party with 15 years' in anything without going and not thinking. " But what or estimate the regime refused to give it.
"I did not want to evaluate it [the party], I hope you understand me. Now I can only say that I believe in the Buddha, and I want to follow the path of Buddhism ", - said Gao.
Critics of the Communist government of China is called "enemies of the people and often their families are also subjected to pressure and various forms of repression. Therefore, the open support of opposition from relatives - this is a very risky step.

Gao Ke, sister of the artist told me that before his arrest, Ai Weiwei told that psychologically prepared for three things: jail, exile abroad and death, according to BBC in Chinese.
"He said this mother, when she begged him not to oppose the government," - says my sister.
Gao Ying, the artist's mother is a writer. In 1956 she married the poet Ai Qing, and in the same year gave birth to a son. Ai Weiwei's childhood was during the Cultural Revolution, when intellectuals were repressed by the communist regime.
Their family, like many others, was sent to "reeducation" in the countryside in Xinjiang, where they became the lowest strata of the society they lived in very difficult circumstances. A few years later they have rehabilitated.
  It was after this, according to the artist's sister, Ai Weiwei always sympathized with the poor and disenfranchised sections of society and protect their interests, which causes constant frustration of the ruling regime.
"He said he did not so much that he is not afraid to do that, he was very afraid, but if you will not do that, you will feel an even greater fear" - says my sister.
Recall that the well-known, opposition to Beijing, the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was detained at Beijing airport on April 3, when he was about to fly to Hong Kong.

Only three days later under international pressure, Chinese authorities have confirmed the fact of his arrest, before he had been missing, and reported that Ai Weiwei is under investigation for "economic crimes".
Numerous international human rights organizations known artists, as well as some governments have expressed concern over the fate Ai Weiwei, as well as the Chinese government condemned for gross human rights violation.

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Massive protests in China's art ....

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Massive protests in China's art ....

1.Protestuyut bikes ..

2.Protestuyut chairs .....

3.Protestuyut tables .....

4.
and even backpacks ...

(The artist Ai Veyvenya)

[Тамара]

Great sculpture!
Awesome man, this Ai Weiwei.
A real hero.


Thank you, Eugene for a detailed account of events.
We shall follow the news.

[Сергей Дородный]

Very worried about the fate of this remarkable artist and indifferent person.

Price "economic miracles" in the tyrannies of any kind is always the same - people.

[Flora]

graffiti-covered wall in Berlin, Germany, 10 April 2011.

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Just photos .......

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Arrest of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei in Beijing caused concern among German politicians and outrage. Immediate release of the artist asked the Chinese authorities, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle on Monday, April 4.

Minister of Science, Research and Art of Bavaria, Wolfgang Hoybish and party chairman Grünen Claudia Roth also condemned the detention Weiwei. Claudia Roth, called the arrest "a receipt of the Government of Beijing in his own impotence."
Chinese security forces have arrested Ai Weiwei in Beijing's international airport before his departure to Hong Kong. Hay is considered one of the most acute critics of the ruling Communist Party of China, advocating for human rights. He recently announced his partial move to Berlin. Partial - which means, as explained by Aye, he will also continue its work in Beijing.

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German Foreign Minister, Guido Westerwelle asked the Chinese government to immediately explain the disappearance of the artist and order his release. Party chairman Grünen Claudia Roth harshly criticized the behavior of the authorities in China: "The arrest of one of the most important contemporary artists of China - a voucher of the Government of Beijing in his own impotence." Probably, the Chinese government is afraid of the democratic revolution, similar to what is happening now in Africa, she suggests.
German politicians Renate Künast and Juergen Trittin, worrying about the fate of Weiwei, appealed to the Chinese ambassador in Germany have Hongbo. In the letter, they demanded the whereabouts of Ai Weiwei and the reasons for his arrest. They do not recognize the artist's warrantless arrest and believe that the Chinese authorities to violate his right to express personal opinions.

Minister of Science, Research and Art of Bavaria, Wolfgang Hoybish called the arrest of the artist unacceptable and contrary to the spirit of friendly dialogue in the arts between China and Germany.
In 2009, a show of "So Sorry" Ai Weiwei at the House of Art in Munich drew great public attention. While the artist was operated on in Munich after injuries sustained during a demonstration of his work in China.
Vice-chairman of the CDU, Michael Brown reported that the Committee on Culture, House of Representatives send protest note to the Chinese Embassy. "Art is free. The Chinese government must recognize this "- said Brown.

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1.Agenty internal state security of China at the entrance to the studio the artist Ai Weiwei April 8, 2011.

[Евгений]

Guggenheim Museum, with the support of many influential galleries and art centers, has created an online petition to release the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (Ai Weiwei), was arrested April 3 on trumped-up charges of "economic crimes».

 "Dear colleagues, friends and art lovers. It's time to unite to help the artist who risks not only his freedom but also the lives, protecting human freedom "- said in a statement, the Guggenheim Museum.

It is assumed that an online petition - sign it may be here - will gather at least 100,000 signatures. Now been assembled half of this amount.
As reports The New York Times , an initiative supported by the Guggenheim, among others, the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MoMA), the Los Angeles Museum of Art, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, London gallery and the American Association Directors of museums. Earlier in support of the artist's already made, many organizations and artists around the world.

Ai Weiwei was arrested 3 April at the Beijing airport when he tried to board a plane departing from Hong Kong.
April 7 China's state news monosyllables confirmed, Ai Weiwei that "became an official suspect in the case of economic crimes" and "in against him were under investigation. " Once the information from falling into foreign media, this article was removed from the site of the agency.
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Date : 04/23/2011 20:38 Alexander Sibiryakova . The Epoch Times (The Epoch Times)

The protest action in defense of the artist Ai Weiwei was held in Hong Kong . Thousands of people , mostly artists , took to the streets to demand the release Weiwei .
Wearing a mask with a sign «V», that for Vendetta , T-shirts with the image of the artist , with banners , slogans of " freedom of Ai Weiwei " Protestants were on city streets .
Renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and dissident was arrested by police at the international airport in Beijing on April 3 . His current whereabouts are unknown.

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Guggenheim Museum , with the support of many influential galleries and art centers , has created an online petition to release the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (Ai Weiwei), was arrested April 3 on trumped-up charges of " economic crimes " .

" Dear colleagues , friends and art lovers . It's time to unite to help the artist who risks not only his freedom but also the lives , protecting human freedom " - said in a statement, the Guggenheim Museum . http://www.change.org/petitions/call...e-of-ai-weiwei #? opt_new = f & opt_fb = t

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Guggenheim Museum , with the support of many influential galleries and art centers , has created an online petition calling for release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (Ai Weiwei), was arrested April 3 on trumped-up charges of " economic crimes ".

"Dear colleagues, friends and art lovers . It's time to unite to help the great artist who risks not only his freedom, but also the lives , protecting human freedom "- the statement of the Guggenheim Museum . http://www.change.org/petitions/call...f & opt_fb = t

Today, SIGNATURES ( Signatures ) 117,992 http://www.change.org/petitions/call...f & opt_fb = t