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What was the significant influence on Ai Weiwei's art, according to the text?
What was the significant influence on Ai Weiwei's art, according to the text?
What was the artwork 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn' intended to demonstrate?
What was the artwork 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn' intended to demonstrate?
What was the reaction of antique dealers to Ai Weiwei's 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn'?
What was the reaction of antique dealers to Ai Weiwei's 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn'?
Where was Ai Weiwei's 'Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads' installed in New York City?
Where was Ai Weiwei's 'Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads' installed in New York City?
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What did Ai Weiwei drop and smash in the artwork 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn'?
What did Ai Weiwei drop and smash in the artwork 'Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn'?
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What does Ai's gesture of sticking his middle finger up at Tiananmen Square Gate symbolize?
What does Ai's gesture of sticking his middle finger up at Tiananmen Square Gate symbolize?
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What is the central message embodied by the smashed vase in Ai's artwork?
What is the central message embodied by the smashed vase in Ai's artwork?
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What does Ai's ton of tea artwork recall aesthetically?
What does Ai's ton of tea artwork recall aesthetically?
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What does Ai's act of compressing a ton of traditional pu'er tea leaves into a cubic meter space signify?
What does Ai's act of compressing a ton of traditional pu'er tea leaves into a cubic meter space signify?
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What did Ai mean to target with his gesture at Tiananmen Square Gate according to his explanation?
What did Ai mean to target with his gesture at Tiananmen Square Gate according to his explanation?
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