{"id":169286,"date":"2014-02-20T12:13:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-20T20:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=169286"},"modified":"2014-02-20T12:14:11","modified_gmt":"2014-02-20T20:14:11","slug":"video-destruction-ai-weiweis-million-dollar-vase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2014\/02\/video-destruction-ai-weiweis-million-dollar-vase\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: Ai Weiwei’s “Million Dollar” Vase Smashed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Video has surfaced of the destruction of a “million dollar” Han Dynasty urn that had been repainted by Ai Weiwei<\/strong><\/a>. The vase was smashed at the Perez Art Museum in Miami on Sunday<\/a> by a local artist protesting museums’ focus on international stars. From The Telegraph:<\/p>\n

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“All of us here the museum are horrified by this criminal act. This is vandalism. We’re very upset,” said the museum spokeswoman, Leann Standish.<\/p>\n

However, she added that the museum welcomed the “interesting dialogue” opened in response to Mr Caminero’s actions.<\/p>\n

“The museum actually exists to foster a dialogue. We want that dialogue to be productive and not destructive,” she said. [Source<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n