Ai Weiwei says his work has been “effectively cancelled” by the Lisson Gallery, after it pulled his show which was due to open this week.
A tweet about the Israel-Hamas war seems to be the source of the disagreement. Ai, a Chinese dissident artist and free speech campaigner, wrote on Twitter/X: "The sense of guilt around the persecution of the Jewish people has been, at times, transferred to offset the Arab world. Financially, culturally, and in terms of media influence, the Jewish community has had a significant presence in the United States. The annual $3bn aid package to Israel has, for decades, been touted as one of the most valuable investments the United States has ever made. This partnership is often described as one of shared destiny.”
