“I have visited dozens of refugee camps in Greece, Turkey, Syria, Israel and the Gaza Strip and talked with all these people”, 艾未未 (Ài Wèiwèi) told a press conference as he presented his artwork show in Florence, Italy. “Those who are fighting for their freedom are the heroes of today and my work is none other than telling them the profound respect that I have for them”. His Florentine exhibit, dubbed “Ai Weiwei. Libero” (Free), started on Friday and will run until January 22 at Palazzo Strozzi. “I chose Florence for the exhibition because Italy is the country with the most refugees, it never rejects them, unlike other nations”, 艾未未 (Ài Wèiwèi) said.
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The exhibit includes some 60 works, from installations to sculptures or photographs. Photo: AFP/Gabriel Bouys.
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