【新唐人2011年4月12日讯】被比喻为“一枚被绑架的葵瓜子”的艾未未，已经成为全球关注的新闻人物。中共当局至今没有透露艾未未的下落。但却在舆论造势上刻意抹黑艾未未。与此同时，支援艾未未的声音更是响彻全球。
去年10月，艾未未曾在伦敦“泰特现代美术馆”涡轮大厅，展示他的巨型装置艺术作品《葵花籽》。
4月9号，10多名华人及西方艺术家在同样的地点，用艾未未式的行为艺术，寻找失踪的他。艺术家们将1亿多颗手工制作的陶瓷葵花籽，铺满展厅地板，上面还放了2千多张艾未未的照片。位于顶楼的灯箱打出了“释放艾未未”字眼，并当场宣读多名疑被中共当局扣查的维权人士名单。
同一天，丹麦著名雕塑家高志活在他的个人网站发表声明，谴责中共当局扣查艾未未，他还把声明发给所有的艺术家朋友，要求丹麦政府和所有民主政府谴责中共拘捕艾未未的行为。
另外，台湾的“台北当代艺术中心”表示，将发表声明呼吁中共释放艾未未。
据报导，台湾将分别于5月1号及8号在台北的“2011城市游牧影展”，放映艾未未的两部记录片：《花儿为什么这样红》和《老妈蹄花》。
《老妈蹄花》讲述了艾未未08年为四川地震遇难学生展开公民调查，并为川震作家谭作人上法庭作证，结果遭遇警方监视甚至殴打至脑出血，导致艾未未住院进行颅创手术的全过程。
而《花儿为什么这样红》，记录了公民对抗制度暴力的过程，见证汶川大地震背面所隐藏的恶梦，也让观众明白谎言底下的真实。艾未未要求政府公开信息、承担责任。但中共不仅禁止放映此片，导演艾晓明也被迫提早退休、限制离境。
香港《苹果日报》报导，北京民间音乐人吴虹飞10号在网上透露，以她为主唱的“幸福大街”乐队，将于5月13号晚上，在北京举行一场取名为“爱未来”的音乐会，来表达她支持艾未未。
针对艾未未事件，中共官方媒体《新华社》10号发表了一篇英文稿件，文中引述网路传言，声称艾未未涉嫌偷税、剽窃及霸占艺术资金和资源等等，但同时强调，以上指控都没有得到独立调查的证实。
大陆左派网站‘乌有之乡’，也发表了大量抨击艾未未所谓‘帮助外国势力反华’的文章。此外，在中国互联网上发布的一段‘四月青年会客厅’视频中，以‘反伪科学斗士’著称的司马南，就艾未未事件发表评论。
司马南声称：艾未未上街，闹街头政治，是“拿着国外的钱干这种事，不明不白。”
针对司马南的评论，艾未未母亲高瑛要求司马南拿出证据，否则不排除以法律手段追究责任。
高瑛（艾未未母亲）：“你说他拿外国的钱，外国的什么钱要说清楚，你有什么证据。这个事情作为妈妈也要追究，如果我儿子拿了一些’带血’钱，那这个儿子我就不要了，不配作我的儿子。我的儿子是堂堂正正的，以自己的劳动换取的钱来做自己的艺术作品。这个问题司马南一定要说清楚的。”
新唐人记者王子琦、李月综合报导。
“The Abducted Sunflower"
Artist Ai Weiwei, recently known as
“The Abducted Sunflower"
remains in the center of media attention.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is yet to reveal
Ai’s whereabouts. The global community calls
for Ai’s release, despite the CCP’s propaganda.
In October 2010, Ai’s work “Sunflower Seeds" was
installed at the Tate Modern Turbine Hall, London.
On April 9, Chinese and Western artists assembled
in London to protest the continued detention of Ai.
Protesters climbed into the Tate Modern’s display of
Ai’s “Sunflower Seeds" installation, and scattered
2000+ posters bearing the message: “Free Ai Weiwei."
On the same day, Danish sculptor Jens Galschiot
condemned the CCP on his website for detaining Ai,
and urged artists of the world, as well as
the Danish government, to express their protest.
The Taipei Contemporary Art Center also calls
for the release of Ai Weiwei.
Ai’s documentaries “Why Are the Flowers So Red"
and “Stewed Pork" will be shown at this year’s
Urban Nomad Film Fest in Taipei.
“Stewed Pork" documents the civil investigation on
the unsafe school buildings of Sichuan Earthquake.
Ai was beaten and hospitalized because of his
testimony in the court case of author Tan Zuoren,
who fought for justice for the students killed.
“Why Are the Flowers So Red" tells the story behind
the Sichuan Earthquake, reveals the lies of
authorities. The documentary was banned by CCP,
and its director, Ai Xiaoming, was forced to retire.
Beijing musician Wu Hongfei announced online that
her band “Happy Avenue" will hold a concert named
“Love the Future” on May 13 to support Ai Weiwei.
The CCP’s mouthpiece Xinhua slandered Ai Weiwei
by accusing him of “economic crimes,”
including tax evasion, without supporting evidence.
China’s leftist website wyzxsx.com also posted
articles slandering Ai as being “anti-China.”
Sima Nan, the national “hero of atheism”,
also smeared Ai Weiwei in an online video.
Sima accuses Ai of practicing “street politics
with foreign money,” and calls it “suspicious.”
Ai Weiwei’s mother Gao Ying states that
she will resort to legal measures unless
Sima provides evidence to support his accusation.
On Deutsche Welle, Ai’s mother said:
“You say he took foreign money.
What evidence do you have?
As a mother, I will get to the bottom of things.
If my son took “blood money", I would disown him.
My son is an upright member of the society,
earning his living with his own hands.
My son would not take such money.
I demand an explanation from Sima Nan.”
NTD reporters Wang Ziqi and Li Yue
