Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei’s New Blog It is just over a year since the­ ­Sichuan earthquake in southwestern China. The government has made it clear over and over since then that the crumpled schools and dead and injured students have nothing to do with shoddy construction. State agencies and the media, representing the authority and wisdom of the country, are trying to convince people that the earthquake was so strong that it was inevitable the schools would collapse and pupils die. Once again, the facts have been erased. The Sichuan disaster is not the first, nor the most wrongful. I call on people to be “obsessed ­citizens”, forever questioning and ­asking for accountability.

FRIDA KHALO - LA REBELLE « Oublions », quand un artiste chinois tente de ne pas oublier Tiananmen Ai Weiwei sur la place Tiananmen, juin 09 (DR) De tous temps, les artistes chinois ont su contourner les censures. Ai Weiwei , l’un des artistes chinois les plus connus, vient d’en donner un magnifique exemple, montrant comment parler de choses interdites tout en ayant l’air de dire le contraire... Malgré les blocages de plusieurs plateformes et de réseaux sociaux à l’approche du 20ème anniversaire de la répression de la place Tiananmen, Ai Weiwei a posté le texte suivant sur son blog [relayé en traduction anglaise par le blog Chinageeks ], intitulé « oublions » [son blog, fanfou.com, était inaccessible depuis la France mercredi, donnant un message d’erreur « Oublions le 4 juin, oublions ce jour ordinaire.

Marina Abramović Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Marina Abramović Marina Abramović, London Serpentine Gallery, 2014 Œuvres réputées Rhythm Series (1973–1974) Works with Ulay (1976–1988)Balkan Baroque (1997)The Artist is Present (2010) Marina Abramović (Марина Абрамовић ; née le 30 novembre 1946 à Belgrade) est une artiste serbe[1] qui étudie et repousse les frontières du potentiel physique et mental à travers ses performances. Elle est l'objet du documentaire Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present de Matthew Akers et Jeff Dupre sorti en 2012. Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] Marina Abramovic est née en 1946 e à Belgrade. En 2005, Abramović présente Balkan Erotic à la Fondation Pirelli de Milan et dans la galerie Seán Kelly à New York. Marina Abramović vit et travaille New York. Œuvre[modifier | modifier le code] Marina Abramović, Seven Easy Pieces, New York, 2005 Marina Abramović fait partie du courant artistique de l'Art corporel, elle s'est mise, à diverses reprises, en danger.

Review: Ai Weiwei @ Haines Gallery « Art Beat Bay Area Ai Weiwei's "Snake Bag" The Ai Weiwei show at Haines Gallery is important for many reasons, not all of which have to do with the specific work on view. Hailing from Beijing, Weiwei is at the forefront of the increasingly vibrant conversation the international art world is having about contemporary Asian art, especially that coming out of China. An activist and forceful critic of the Chinese government (he was beaten by the Chinese police last year and suffered life-threatening head injuries because of it), Weiwei’s art gives outsiders intimate insight into Chinese culture and current issues through the universal language of objects and concepts. His work also resonates within Western art history. Obvious influences and references can be made to Marcel Duchamp, Félix González-Torres, and Andy Warhol, and even contemporaries, such as Jeff Koons. Weiwei is a conceptual artist; the greater message of his pieces is not immediately evident. This exhibition is on view until May 28, 2010.

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Artist Ai Weiwei makes rare U.S. appearance to talk about digital activism Outspoken, brusque and sometimes rude, Ai Weiwei doesn't sugarcoat his opinions. The visual artist, who has carved out a second career as a digital activist, is a prominent online voice against censorship and other forms of oppression in China. On Monday, he made a rare public appearance in the U.S. to talk about his campaigns on Twitter (@aiww), his blogging activity and his other forms of civil disobedience. Ai spoke Monday evening at the Paley Center for Media in New York as part of a panel discussion that also included Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, and Richard MacManus, the founder of ReadWriteWeb. The conversation was moderated by journalist and author Emily Parker. Speaking in English, Ai broadly described the current state of online censorship in China -- sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are mostly inaccessible by the public. When asked if he fears not being allowed to reenter the country, the artist replied: "Nothing can silence me as long as I’m alive.

Joyce Pensato Ai Weiwei: Can an artist change society? In a video smuggled to a recent TED conference (which he was forbidden to attend) Chinese artist Ai Weiwei insisted, "Art is about social change." Apparently, the potential for change spearheaded by China's most celebrated global art star troubles China's leaders. On April 3 authorities seized Mr. Ai, who disappeared into a news blackout illuminated only by vague allegations of "economic crimes." Skip to next paragraph Subscribe Today to the Monitor Click Here for your FREE 30 DAYS ofThe Christian Science MonitorWeekly Digital Edition Although a show of his art has been "indefinitely postponed" in the People's Republic of China, a public art piece by Ai, "Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads," is on view at 59th Street and Fifth Avenue from May 4 to July 15. Ai, Ms. Considered iconic pieces of the nation's cultural heritage, their repatriation is a cause célèbre in China. Ai has been spurring people to look at cyberspace with unblinkered eyes ever since he began blogging in 2005.

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