<p>Rome: A man shattered a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei on Friday during the opening of his exhibition at Palazzo Fava in the Italian city of Bologna, a spokesperson for the show said.</p><p>Footage from CCTV cameras - posted on Ai Weiwei's Instagram account - showed a man vigorously pushing the sculpture over, breaking it and then holding a piece of it over his head.</p><p>The sculpture targeted was the artist's large blue and white 'Porcelain Cube', the spokesperson said.</p> .<p>The exhibit's curator, Arturo Galansino, said the perpetrator was well-known in the art world.</p><p>"Unfortunately, I know the author of this inconsiderate gesture from a series of disturbing and damaging episodes over the years involving various exhibitions and institutions in Florence," said Galansino.</p><p>The police in Bologna told local media a 57-year old Czech man had been arrested after being stopped by the museum's security. The police could not immediately be reached for comment.</p> .<p>The spokesperson said the art show, entitled "Who am I?" had opened on Saturday as normal and that the oeuvre will be replaced by a life-size print of the cube. The exhibition is due to run until May 4.</p><p>"Ai Weiwei worried that no one was hurt and then asked that the remains of the work be covered and taken away," he said.</p><p>It was not clear how the man had entered the building during the invite-only event on Friday. </p>
<p>Rome: A man shattered a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei on Friday during the opening of his exhibition at Palazzo Fava in the Italian city of Bologna, a spokesperson for the show said.</p><p>Footage from CCTV cameras - posted on Ai Weiwei's Instagram account - showed a man vigorously pushing the sculpture over, breaking it and then holding a piece of it over his head.</p><p>The sculpture targeted was the artist's large blue and white 'Porcelain Cube', the spokesperson said.</p> .<p>The exhibit's curator, Arturo Galansino, said the perpetrator was well-known in the art world.</p><p>"Unfortunately, I know the author of this inconsiderate gesture from a series of disturbing and damaging episodes over the years involving various exhibitions and institutions in Florence," said Galansino.</p><p>The police in Bologna told local media a 57-year old Czech man had been arrested after being stopped by the museum's security. The police could not immediately be reached for comment.</p> .<p>The spokesperson said the art show, entitled "Who am I?" had opened on Saturday as normal and that the oeuvre will be replaced by a life-size print of the cube. The exhibition is due to run until May 4.</p><p>"Ai Weiwei worried that no one was hurt and then asked that the remains of the work be covered and taken away," he said.</p><p>It was not clear how the man had entered the building during the invite-only event on Friday. </p>