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Hong Kong protests

Ai Weiwei Is Now Selling Direct-to-Consumer Sculpture That You Can Assemble at Home

The work, which Ai Weiwei made of high-visibility safety jackets, will be sold by a German home improvement store. Its popularity remains to be seen.
By Helen Holmes

Ai Weiwei Explains Why He Was Sued by a Casino Worker in ‘New York Times’ Op-Ed

The dissident artist writes that he's experienced xenophobic discrimination in Berlin, which became his home after he spent four years under house arrest in China.
By Helen Holmes
Hundreds of basketball fans gather to show support of the Houston Rockets general manager, Daryl Morey, and NBA commissioner Adam Silver, on October 15, 2019 in Hong Kong, China.

Inside the NBA Debacle: When Knee-Jerk Patriotism Meets Calculating Capitalism

When a global brand like the NBA not only serves a Chinese, but also an American and global audience, the equation changes, along with the leverage.
By Chiu-Ti Jansen
Yau Wai-ching of the stands in front of riot police amid ongoing protests in Hong Kong. China has blocked Yau from taking her elected seat in Hong Kong's legislature for her separatist beliefs.

Can President Trump Stand Up to the Bullies of Beijing?

By Richard Bernstein
Walter De Maria's The Lightning Field (Courtesy Dia Art Foundation)

Art World Abstracts: Gagosian Lands Walter De Maria Estate, And More!

By Nate Freeman
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