It's grand to be Ai Weiwei. The true businessman lives for the deal; money is only a way of keeping score. The true artist, more than anything else, wants to be taken seriously, for his work and ideas to move... ...full story at China Expat
from China Expat on Mon, Sep 21 2009
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5.02 Acupuncture Records@Block 8 - DJ Huang WeiWei »
YouTube video "Beijing techno Union" May day action !
Acupuncture DJs Weng Weng, ELVIS.T, X.L.F. and Huang Weiwei call on all the members to march out and celebrate the May day holiday in our own techno union way! Believe it or not, the upscale i-Ultra will add a new... |
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Ai Weiwei on taking individual responsibility » Danwei Rebecca MacKinnon interviews Beijing-based artist Ai Weiwei: Even people in the police, even people who make policy, they are all able to make choices. Otherwise my blog wouldn't survive. There are always people who insist. One person says, "this post... |
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Ai Weiwei protesting Green Dam with internet blackout » Shanghaiist Oh that troublesome Ai Weiwei! Not content to stick to taking subversive pictures around Tiananmen Square or investigating Sichuan Earthquake victims, he's now starting internet blackout protest days! The contemporary artist/activist has now called for... |