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Man smashes Ai Weiwei sculpture at Italy art show opening

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CCTV footage shows a man smashing a sculpture by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei during the opening of his exhibition in Bologna , Italy .

CCTV shows the man vigorously pushing the sculpture over, breaking it and then holding a piece of it over his head.

Curator says the perpetrator was well-known in the art world.

Czech police arrest 57-year-old Czech man after being stopped by museum's security.

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