Jonathan Watts writes a report for Guardian Unlimited that Ai Weiwei, the well-known architectural designer of China, and the artist “who behind Beijing’s spectacular new Olympic stadium,” refuses to “do with the propaganda for which it will be used during next year’s games.”
In an attack on the “disgusting” political conditions in the one-party state, Ai Weiwei told the Guardian he would not attend the opening ceremony a year from now, or allow himself to be associated with either the government or the games.
“I would rather be disconnected or forgotten,” said Ai, one of China’s most prominent figures in the arts. He conceived the stadium’s steel-lattice design – nicknamed the bird’s nest – with Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron….[Full Text]
[Photo of Ai Weiwei from Google Image]
