Spotlight on artist Ai Weiwei 艾未未
On blogging and his presence on the internet: “To use art is not enough, to describe your view, in the old traditional forms, such as painting, sculpture… as a citizen you need to express your views, writing, blogging, giving interviews, is a part of that, otherwise you will very easily be misinterpreted, or misunderstood, by the society, by the establishment I should say. “
An article on recent censorship of Ai Weiwei, from ShanghaiEye.
SocialText’s comprehensive profile of the artist.
His latest blog, blog.aiweiwei.com, is not working…
Follow Ai WeiWei (aiww) on Twitter.
On June 29, 2009, Ai Weiwei announced a new competition on his blog [broken link as of 8/17], called “10.1 – Middle Finger”. To enter the competition, participants must take photographs of themselves extending their middle finger (in a blatant, non-concealed “fuck off” gesture). They must include their personal details (name, gender, age, occupation, phone number) and a short description why and where the photo was taken. Submissions will be received from July 1 to October 1, 2009. Submissions will be judged October 10 and the results will be released October 30. The winning prize will be 10,000 RMB (approximately $1,500 USD) and the runner-up prize will be 1,000 RMB (approximately $150 USD).