Chinese artist and social critic Ai Weiwei the "most powerful" world artist, sparking a barbed response from Beijing.Ai, who is still under considerable restrictions at his Beijing home following his release from 81 days in detention in June, claimed the top spot on ArtReview's 10th annual "Power 100" list on Thursday.
Ai's detention drew criticism from the United States, Australia, Britain, France, and Germany, as well as from Amnesty International and other international rights groups.
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Ai Weiwei Tops Power Poll
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The paper reported that the Chinese authorities were preparing to release Liu [Xiaobo] at the end of the year, after serving just over a year of his 11-year prison term for subversion.
Liu's behavior while in prison had been "exemplary," and Chinese leaders were hoping to show their liberal-mindedness ahead of the 18th Party Congress next year, when the ruling Communist Party will select a new generation of leaders, the report said.
Asked about his brother's condition on a rare family visit to his prison in northeastern China last month, Liu Xiaoxuan declined to comment further.
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Family Unaware of Liu Release
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