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    Ai Wei Wei's Beijing Studio Destroyed By Chinese Authorities

    The Chinese dissident artist says his studio is in the process of being demolished. The surrounding arts district, which Ai created, is also being destroyed.
    by Shannon Van Sant Aug 04, 2018 2 minutes
    Authorities in China have demolished the Beijing studio of contemporary artist Ai Wei Wei, a dissident and longtime critic of the Chinese government.

    Chinese authorities are razing the Beijing studio of dissident artist Ai Wei Wei. He said that demolition crews showed up without advance warning, and have begun the process of tearing down the studio.

    Ai has been a longtime critic of the government, and on Saturday, he began posting videos to his Instagram feed of the studio's destruction. "Farewell," Ai wrote. "They started to

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