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Oct 03, 2017 ai weiwei has teamed up with ebay for charity and public art fund to sell two special edition artworks on the ecommerce giants platform. Ai weiwei the fake case has no dearth of dramatic events. Ai weiwei the fake case ai weiwei, the worlds most famous chinese artist, has always chosen the struggle for human rights over a life of privilege. The fake case jul 23, 2014 a peek at the life of chinese artist and political dissident ai weiwei as he sits under unofficial house arrest awaiting a verdict on. Ai s passport has not been returned to him and his freedom of travel remains restricted. It is now a source for news about the artist and his work.
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