The recently named (according to ArtReview) most powerful artist in the world, Ai Weiwei, has broken his silence over his “enforced disappearance” with an interview in W Magazine’s upcoming sixth annual art issue. The Chinese artist and dissident also directed the cover shoot by Max Vadukul in a series of shots inspired by his own photography while living in NYC in the 80′s including images from the Tompkins Square riots. The implied message certainly will not please the Chinese government especially after returning to social media after being forced to promise not to as a condition of his release.
