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A Chinese artist was noticeably absent from his own exhibit in New York after having been detained by his government for unspecified “economic crimes.”

Ai Weiwei, considered among China’s best-known contemporary artists, was arrested at Capital Airport in Beijing on April 3 by state authorities.

But his absence from the exhibit opening on Wednesday did not deter Manhattan’s art aficionados from celebrating his work.

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