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Happenings: This Week in New York
Mehretu at Marian Goodman
Goldstein at the Jewish Museum

By Andrew Russeth 6/11/12 4:59pm

Ai Weiwei during an interview in April 2012. (Courtesy Mark Ralston AFP/Getty Images)

Ai Weiwei: Officeholders ‘Have to Crush Other Voices’

Though Chinese officials are still forbidding Ai Weiwei from leaving the country, the artist nevertheless had an action-packed weekend, taking to YouTube to slam government corruption in a new video that was presented at an event in Basel, Switzerland, where the international art world has gathered for the 43rd edition of the Art Basel fair. Read More

By Andrew Russeth 3/26/12 6:15pm

Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei Documentary Set for July Release in New York

Mark your calendars now. Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry, Alison Klayman’s documentary about the Chinese artist and activist, will hit New York theaters on July 27, with a nationwide release arriving in August. The film is being put out by Sundance Selects. Read More

Across the Wire

Hires

Jonathan Martin Named Political Correspondent at The New York Times
Mayor Bloomberg Adds Yet Another Property to His Collection
Up & Down the Street

Permission to Splurge: Whole Foods Isn't Just About Where You Buy Your Food; It's About Who You Think You Are
Met's Renovated, Reinstalled European Art Galleries Bewitch
Gone Weiner Gone

Photographers Finally Leave Anthony Weiner's Apartment Alone