In Venice, an Artist Thinks Inside the Box

Chinese artist Xing Xin is treating the Venice Biennale crowds to an exhibition with a David Blaine-meets-Ghandi-meets-Marina Abramovic flair. Last week, with the help of a blowtorch-wielding accomplice, Xin sealed himself inside an iron box on Murano Island, where he will spend 49 days in protest of China’s one-child policy. “Maybe because of the loneliness in my deep heart, I want to tell something,” said Xin of his project. “Or maybe because I am [an] only child, I want to show off my uniqueness.”