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The year 2011 in art involved some significant events and new works. ==Events== *February 28 – Museo Soumaya in Mexico City, designed by Fernando Romero, is officially opened.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Carlos Slim's Museo Soumaya: Money Can't Buy Taste )〕 *April 3 – The Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is arrested and detained and his studio sealed off, by the government of the Peoples Republic of China, during an apparent crackdown by the regime on activists and dissidents. The government later states that Weiwei is being held while investigated for economic crimes. *April 16 – Turner Contemporary art gallery, designed by David Chipperfield, opens in Margate, Kent, England. *May 1 – UK publication of ''@earth''. *May 21 – The Hepworth Wakefield art gallery, designed by David Chipperfield, opens to the public in West Yorkshire, England.〔 *June 22 – The Chinese legal authorities release Ai Weiwei on bail after three months detention, after being charged for alleged tax evasion. His incarceration is widely viewed as an attempt to silence a prominent critic while authorities had time to decide on legal grounds for prosecuting him, and his detention prompts worldwide condemnation of the Chinese government. According to the China's Foreign Ministry, he is prohibited from leaving Beijing without permission for one year. After his release Weiwei declines to give interviews saying that he is not allowed to talk.〔 * September – firstsite's new art gallery, designed by Rafael Viñoly, opens in Colchester, UK.〔 *September 8 - Release of ''Gerhard Richter - Painting'', a documentary about the German artist, written and directed by Corinna Belz. *October 28 – ArcelorMittal Orbit, designed by Anish Kapoor, erected at Olympic Park, London. *November 8 – ''Rhein II'' by the German photographer Andreas Gursky sells for $4.3m (£2.7m) at Christies, New York becoming the most expensive photograph ever sold. *November 15 – Ai Weiwei pays 8.45 million yuan in taxes after receiving a large number of donations from supporters who believe the debt was politically motivated because of his criticism of the Chinese government. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2011 in art」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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