Photo Gallery Where Is the Weiwei Protest?
German curator Roger Buergel believes the Western art world should make a greater effort to speak out against the detainment of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Protests calling for Ai Weiwei's freedom have been held around the world. Here, a peaceful demonstration in Hong Kong.
A woman holds signs reading "Where is Weiwei!" and "Free Weiwei" near the artist's recently-opened exhibit in New York City.
Despite Ai Weiwei's detainment, his work is being shown as scheduled in the West. Entitled "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads," this exhibit is located in Manhattan's Grand Army Plaza and officially opened on May 4.
Another exhibit of the controversial artist's opened in Berlin's Neugerriemschneider Galerie in the last weekend of April. Here, Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit pays a visit.
Ai Weiwei received renewed attention over the weekend when he was appointed to the Deutsche Akedemie der Künste, the German Academy of the Arts. Klaus Staeck, President of the Academy, at a German debate on Ai Weiwei on April 26.
