Ai Weiwei: Not getting kicked out of the house of art

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The Chinese artist, Ai Weiwei defended his Protest in the house of art in Munich. He had not been out of the exhibition rooms, thrown out. His action was growing against the planned job.

Conversation about a controversial action: Bernhard Spies, commercial Director of the house of art and artist Ai Weiwei

“Get out,” thrown out of the house the art he had been introduced to Ai clear Weiwei, to read otherwise than in an article of Deutsche Welle. The DW has based its report on a message to the press Agency DPA and the weekly magazine “The time”.

“I would prefer to expel him” was a quote by Bernhard Spies, commercial Director of the Haus der Kunst in Munich. In a comment on Twitter, Ai Weiwei, wrote: “the fact is that me anyone out has thrown. We have to leave the house, after the protest was finished. We have received a clear commitment: Dr. Spies will lay off employees. I was never thrown out of somewhere by anyone.”

The staff of the house of art have invited the Chinese artists on Friday, to assist you to keep your Jobs, he told the German press Agency in a communication. For an hour, Ai Weiwei wanted to work in the current exhibition of the painter Markus Lüpertz at a door as supervision. The works Council and the press were informed.

Unannounced Protest against Staff cuts at the house of art

The artist is criticised, the management of the Museum to purchase expensive works of art for exhibitions, “while people will be laid off low-paid.” The house of the art had approved the invitation of the artist, as well as the action miss. The house law was grossly violated, it said. The employees are no consequences threatened: “The Board remains committed to the restructuring process in a socially responsible manner, to make preservation of as many jobs as possible and without loss of income.”

The house has had a torrid time, partly because of the massive money problems. Also, the proximity of employees to Scientology, and cases of sexual harassment made headlines. The Supervisory Board responded with denunciations and presented to the then Director Okwui Enwezor, who has since died, a commercial Manager on the page. A Team of five international art experts to search for a new artistic Director.

In the past few years has addressed the house of art, enhanced with the reclamation of its history and presented in front of international, contemporary artists. About ten years ago, the Highlight Weiwei was an exhibition of Ai.

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