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Ai Weiwei, Somerset House/Lisson Gallery, London
Ai Weiwei, the most important contemporary Chinese artist and political activist of his generation, has been missing since he was detained by authorities in Beijing while boarding a flight to Hong Kong on 3 April, and has not been seen or heard of since. And so, he has been missing from the openings of two exhibitions of his work opening in London this week.
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An exhibition exploring the age-old motif of flowers in art opens at a gallery in London today.
£1m art theft at Beijing's Forbidden City
Officials have admitted they need to modernise security in Beijing's Forbidden City after works of art reportedly worth £1m were stolen from the sprawling site.
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