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Ai Weiwei's "Colored Vases" at the Perez Art Museum Miami. (Courtesy Perez Art Museum )

Ai Weiwei’s “Colored Vases” at the Perez Art Museum Miami.
(Courtesy Perez Art Museum )

He’s been photographed dropping vases before — but that doesn’t mean it’s OK for just anyone to do it. Ai Weiwei has made a name for himself by not only creating visually arresting and thought-provoking art, but for his uncompromising activism in opposition to the Chinese government.

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