A man was captured on video as he shattered a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei on Friday, during the opening ceremony of his exhibition at the Palazzo Fava in Bologna, Italy, a spokesperson for the show confirmed. Photos of the smashed art work, 'Porcelaine Cube', surfaced on X, platform formerly known as Twitter.
Footage from CCTV cameras were posted on Ai Weiwei's Instagram account. In the clip, a man could be seen vigorously pushing the sculpture over, and breaking it. He then held a piece of it over his head. The sculpture targeted was the artist's large blue and white 'Porcelain Cube', the spokesperson added.
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Arturo Galansino, the exhibition's curator, said that the perpetrator is well-known in the art world. "Unfortunately, I know the author of this inconsiderate gesture from a series of disturbing and damaging episodes over the years involving various exhibitions and institutions in Florence," he added.
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The man has been identified as a 57-year-old Czech national. He has been arrested by Bologna police after being stopped by the museum's security. However, authorities have not released his name yet.
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The art show was titled 'Who am I?'. It opened on Saturday and Ai Weiwei's sculpture was replaced with a life-size print on the cube. The exhibition is due to run until May 4.
"Ai Weiwei worried that no one was hurt and then asked that the remains of the work be covered and taken away," the spokesperson said.