Artist-Activist Ai Weiwei in Conversation with Author and Cultural Critic Mira Jacob on 1/23 in New York City
From personal experience as an artist who has been persecuted for criticizing the state, Ai Weiwei has a deep understanding of why creative and free expression matters so deeply. More
Ai Weiwei Supporters Gathered in Brooklyn and Rallied for Free Expression Last Night
Last night, nearly a hundred protesters assembled on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library to show their support for Ai Weiwei and other free thinkers who have been… More
VIDEO: Over 200 rally for Chinese literary freedom at BPL
More than 200 rallied and protested for literary freedom in China at the Brooklyn Public Library on Thursday. More
The Artist Is Absent: Writers Rally at the Brooklyn Museum in Honor of Ai Weiwei
“It’s an honor,” said a husky-voiced brunette with a purple scarf coiled around her neck, “to be a part of Ai Weiwei’s world.” She handed over a button stamped… More
Writers Rally For Ai Weiwei at Brooklyn Public Library
Village Voice publishes fantastic photos of our Literary Protest outside the Brooklyn Public Library More
Ai Weiwei addresses China at Brooklyn Museum
Members of the New York chapter of the Overpass Light Brigade, a now-national movement started by Milwaukee artists Lane Hall and Lisa Moline during protests in Madison, take part… More
#WithFlowers: Free Expression for China
Despite promises to improve its human rights record, the climate for freedom of expression in China has steadily declined. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former Independent Chinese PEN Center President… More
Ai Weiwei’s Release Gives Reason for Hope
We were much relieved to learn that Ai Weiwei was released this week on bail, though we know from the experiences of others in his situation—and his brief comments… More
Artist Ai Weiwei Faces Enormous Fines
On June 28, 2011, it was reported that Ai Weiwei, the internationally acclaimed artist who had been freed on bail a week earlier, had been visited by government tax… More
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