SCULPTOR Anish Kapoor said he is “thankful” the Chinese authorities have released artist Ai Weiwei, but said artists should continue to boycott the country.
Weiwei, who was responsible for creating the giant spider's web in Exchange Flags, in Liverpool city centre, in 2008, has been released on bail after authorities said he confessed to tax evasion.
Kapoor, who won the Turner Prize in 1991 and has designed a 380-foot high sculpture celebrating the 2012 Olympics, said: “I am absolutely delighted to hear the news about the release of Ai Weiwei and wait to hear about further developments.”
China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency said Weiwei had shown a “good attitude in confessing his crimes” and repeatedly pledged to pay back taxes he owed.
