Ever Heard of Ai Weiwei?
Neither had I, until recently. He's a Chinese artist who dares to speak out against the political and socio-economic conditions in China. Although his blog has been taken down (by the Chinese government), he now micro-blogs using Twitter. Here is a brief summary of Ai Weiwei in recent news.
AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY, a film by Alison KlaymanAi Weiwei: Never Sorry examines the complex intersection of artistic practice and social activism as seen through the life and art of C...- "If Twitter starts censoring, I'll stop tweeting" -artist activist Ai Weiwei. China reacts to Twitter censorship news: on.wsj.com/yRJLvZ
Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei? - Video | FRONTLINE | PBSMar 29, 2011 ... He's China's first global art star who is using his fame to push the boundaries of freedom in that country. Ca...- Congrats to Alison Klayman for the Sundance Film Festival Award her film, Ai Weiwei Never Sorry! bit.ly/w3Hcae
- "The fact that we try to cover our identity that we are so afraid of what we said has empowered the authoritarian state. We need to speak in public with transparency and demand the government do the same. If we do not encourage such act and continue to live in fear, such fear would be exaggerated and we could not make any change." -Ai Weiwei
From Sundance: "Never Sorry" documents the dangerous art of Ai Weiwei. bit.ly/zH9JP0
Ai Weiwei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAi Weiwei (born 18 May 1957) is a Chinese contemporary artist, active in sculpture, installation, architecture, curating, photography, ...
