dreadnatty
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Five Chinese Dissident Artists Who Aren't Ai Weiwei, by dreadnatty on Dec 11, 2015 17:25:17 GMT 1, Five Chinese Dissident Artists Who Aren't Ai Weiwei
It's easy to think Chinese political art stops at Ai Weiwei, the embattled provocateur who is arguably the art world's most famous living figure. In fact, a small circle of Chinese artists routinely court danger with their work, not to mention derision from mainstream stars enjoying the market's love affair with Asian art, who consider anti-party stances "passรฉ."
There's nothing banal about the punishment dissidents face though. According to the Chinese Human Rights Defenders, an international grassroots coalition, more than 100 noted activists have been taken into custody in the lead-up to last week, when the world outside of mainland China noted the 25th anniversary of the crackdown at Tiananmen Square. Some of those arrested were soldiers themselves, turned artists from the horrors they've seen. Most exhibited their work in private, but were sniffed out anyhow. Below, a look at those who dare to aggravate the state.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/chinese-dissident-artists_n_5474258.html?ir=Arts&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000030
Five Chinese Dissident Artists Who Aren't Ai Weiwei It's easy to think Chinese political art stops at Ai Weiwei, the embattled provocateur who is arguably the art world's most famous living figure. In fact, a small circle of Chinese artists routinely court danger with their work, not to mention derision from mainstream stars enjoying the market's love affair with Asian art, who consider anti-party stances "passรฉ." There's nothing banal about the punishment dissidents face though. According to the Chinese Human Rights Defenders, an international grassroots coalition, more than 100 noted activists have been taken into custody in the lead-up to last week, when the world outside of mainland China noted the 25th anniversary of the crackdown at Tiananmen Square. Some of those arrested were soldiers themselves, turned artists from the horrors they've seen. Most exhibited their work in private, but were sniffed out anyhow. Below, a look at those who dare to aggravate the state. www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/chinese-dissident-artists_n_5474258.html?ir=Arts&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000030 |
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Five Chinese Dissident Artists Who Aren't Ai Weiwei, by Deleted on Dec 11, 2015 19:24:27 GMT 1, It's good to see the medai writing about dissident artists rather than the ongoing promotion of money hungry Wei Wei provcateur.
It's good to see the medai writing about dissident artists rather than the ongoing promotion of money hungry Wei Wei provcateur.
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