A large porcelain sculpture by the Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was left shattered Friday after a man smashed the artwork on display at a museum in Bologna, Italy. Ai shared security footage of the act of vandalism on his piece,

A man shattered a sculpture by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei on Friday during the opening of his exhibition at Palazzo Fava in Bologna, Italy.

Ai Weiwei's work was allegedly destroyed by Vaclav Pisvejc, who is known for targeting works of art as part of his "vandalism" practice.

In a security video posted on Ai’s Instagram after the incident, a man identified as 57-year-old Vaclav Pisvejc from the Czech Republic is seen theatrically toppling the artist’s “Porcelain Cube” (2009) and then holding a fragment of the artwork over his head before four security guards tackle him to the ground.

The man who destroyed the blue-and-white “Porcelain Cube” sculpture in Bologna is apparently well known in the art world for wreaking havoc.

A notorious vandal destroyed a sculpture by contemporary Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei during an exhibition opening in Bologna, Italy. CCTV footage posted on the artist’s Instagram account documented a man pushing the sculpture over,

A man destroyed a porcelain sculpture by Ai Weiwei seemingly on purpose during the opening reception of an exhibition dedicated to the Chinese dissident artist on Friday evening in Italy. The destroyed work was Ai's blue-and-white Porcelain Cube,