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Chinese Art Activist Returns to Ruins of Bulldozed Arts District

BEIJING — Photographer and installation artist Wu Yuren (吴玉仁), who Hyperallergic profiled last year for his activist work, has returned after a year to visit 008 and Zhengyang Arts Districts, the site of a heated battle between the arts community and local developers and police officials.

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Ai Weiwei Thought He Was "Close to Death" During Detention

The BBC reports [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14487328] that a source close to Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei says the artist thought he was "'close to death' during the more than 80 days he was held in a secret police detention centre."

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