Ai Weiwei has never set foot inside the [Bird's Nest].
He told NPR that the stadium has become entirely divorced from ordinary people.
"We love this building, but we don't like the content they have put in, the kind of propaganda. They dissociated this building [from] citizens' celebration or happiness, [it's] not integrated with the city's life," Ai said. "So I told them I will never go to this building."
— npr.org
The attached photos were taken by me on a recent trip to Beijing.
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Incredible photos, Paul.
On a related note, the BBC recently posted a slideshow examining legacy of venues in Beijing post-Olympics.
Also, agree with Fred, nice framing Paul!
Thanks guys. Maybe I should have left out the shot with my thumb blurring the edge. The depressing thing is that I never end up unpacking my DSLR while traveling anymore. Just the iPhone.
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