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About two months ago, JR, the French artist who received the TED Prize, has a wish:
"I wish for you to stand up for what you care about by participating in a global art project, and together we'll turn the world...INSIDE OUT."
While he was presenting his wish, his Inside Out Project was launched immediately. It has not only attracted more than three thousands participants to join, also inspired a subcultural organization Platoon to use the same approach to express their concern of Ai Weiwei. Well I'm not too sure why didn't the Platoon join the Inside Out Project (it's possibly related to the political matters, or don't want to follow the guideline). I think it is better if they actually join the project and paste the large scale B/W poster for the sake of standing up for what they care about.
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Other organisations have movements too. TED secretly contacted Ai Weiwei and held a talk with regards his personal circumstance.
"we understand the
Chinese authorities’ concern at anything which might provoke social
unrest. But for anyone who believes in the power of ideas, of human
imagination, it is heartbreaking to see one of the world’s great artists
shackled in this way." Said Chris Anderson. That's right. I believe the power of ideas as well as the power of arts. Here my blog, is a apolitical place for me to look at other people's works. With my writing, all the ideas and wisdoms will be imprinted on my brain.
source:
http://blog.sfmoma.org/2011/04/27341/
http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/play/who-afraid-ai-weiwei-not-hong-kong-artists-920130
source:
http://blog.sfmoma.org/2011/04/27341/
http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/play/who-afraid-ai-weiwei-not-hong-kong-artists-920130