Anish Kapoor dedicated his largest piece, Leviathon to Ai Weiwei to draw attention to the plight of the missing Chinese artist. Ai is probably best known for his Turbine Hall work of porcelain sun flower seeds and his vision for the Olympic Beijing stadium. Lisson Gallery is also running a retrospective of his work from the last decade.
This, in many ways is new territory. Many disident Chinese disappear but Ai Weiwei is world renowned. It is great to see fellow artists using their profile to help Ais' plight.
Meanwhile Tracy Emin used her media attention to support the coalition.
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