Chinese Officials Demand Ai Weiwei's Studio Be Demolished, Artist Put Under House Arrest

Like we said last month upon the opening at the Tate of his 100 million painted sunflower exhibition, it’s usually tough to write about something positive in relation to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei without something entirely negative hot on the heels. Never mind that the aforementioned exhibit had to be cordoned off, as it might have been toxic to museum guests, because now that Weiwei is back in China, he’s faced worse once again. No stranger to beatings