2011 in Review

THE 10 ART EVENTS OF 2011
by Charlie Finch

AI WEIWEI He was arrested, his assistants disappeared, his wife was detained, his animal heads sold for millions, he cleverly maneuvered his persona through social media after his release, the Chinese government fined him millions, W magazine ran a strange piece by Weiwei featuring a model detained on Riker's Island, ICP exhibited his NYC photos from the 1980s to great acclaim: all added up to the year of Ai

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