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Ai Weiwei positions himself first and foremost as a thinker, driven by curiosity and even selfishness, and not shying away from ridicule. Through immersion and direct response to different, unfamiliar conditions, he aims to defamiliarize pre-set thinking, not letting himself be trapped by rationality and led by simplified, predetermined conclusions about the world. Despite the self-proclaimed selfishness at their core, Ai's artistic acts become selfless through resonance, inviting the viewer into his thought experiments with the world, which he engages with as if the world were a readymade. This conversation departed from the transnational film Tree (2021), where Ai meticulously documents the work of Brazilian and Chinese artisans in creating his 32-metre iron sculpture Pequi Tree (2018–2020). We began with political curiosity as a creative driver for the artist, the influence of Duchamp and Warhol, and the choice of the audiovisual medium to reflect reality. The conversation branched out to consider aesthetics, tying the issue of aestheticization to Ai's role as a public intellectual, from an earlier refusal of aesthetics or 'beautification' in the interest of unmediated transparency to the realization that new aesthetics are needed for new publics. ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Discussing Ai Weiwei's new documentary about the refugee crisis.

Writings on human life and the refugee crisis by the most important political artist of our timeAi Weiwei (b. 1957) is widely known as an artist across media: sculpture, installation, photography, performance, and architecture. He is also one of the world's most important artist-activists and a powerful documentary filmmaker. His work and art call attention to attacks on democracy and free speech, abuses of human rights, and human displacement--often on an epic, international scale.This collection of quotations demonstrates the range of Ai Weiwei's thinking on humanity and mass migration, issues that have occupied him for decades. Selected from articles, interviews, and conversations, Ai Weiwei's words speak to the profound urgency of the global refugee crisis, the resilience and vulnerability of the human condition, and the role of art in providing a voice for the voiceless.Select quotations from the book:"This problem has such a long history, a human history. We are all refugees somehow, somewhere, and at some moment." "Allowing borders to determine your thinking is incompatible with the modern era." "Art is about aesthetics, about morals, about our beliefs in humanity. Without that there is simply no art." "I don't care what all people think. My work belongs to the people who have no voice."

This collection of quotes demonstrates the elegant simplicity of Ai Weiwei's thoughts on key aspects of his art, politics, and life. A master at communicating powerful ideas in astonishingly few words, Ai Weiwei is known for his innovative use of social media to disseminate his views. The short quotations presented here have been carefully selected from articles, tweets, and interviews given by this acclaimed Chinese artist and activist. The book is organized into six categories: freedom of expression; art and activism; government, power, and moral choices; the digital world; history, the h.

Ai Weiweis verbotener Blog erstmals auf Deutsch: einer der spannendsten Texte über das moderne China - und das ergreifende Dokument wachsender Wut und wachsenden Widerstands. (Verlagstext)

Verlagsinfo: Was Malala für die Kinderrechte ist und Greta Thunberg für den Klimaschutz, das ist Joshua Wong für die Demokratie. Joshua Wong - das Gesicht der Protestbewegungen in Hongkong - schreibt erstmals selbst darüber, wie er es mit der Supermacht China aufgenommen hat. In seinem Buch, das halb Memoir, halb Manifest ist, appelliert er an alle, sich im Kampf um Freiheit und Demokratie einzubringen. Ob wir in Hongkong leben oder anderswo, seine Botschaft ist klar: Wenn wir als freie Individuen leben wollen, müssen wir gemeinsam für Demokratie und Freiheit kämpfen. Schweigen wir, ist niemand in Sicherheit. Nur wenn wir sprechen, können wir etwas bewirken.Joshua Wong erreichte mit 14 Jahren das Unvorstellbare. Als China drohte, die Bildungspolitik in Hongkong zu ändern und die Erwachsenen schwiegen, veranstaltete er den ersten Studentenprotest in Hongkong gegen das Unterdrückungsregime: und gewann.Seitdem hat sich Joshua verpflichtet, unermüdlich für Demokratie und Menschenrechte zu protestieren. 2014 führte er die Regenschirm-Revolution an und spielt auch bei der aktuellen Protestbewegung eine zentrale Rolle. Hier erzählt er selbst, wie er es mit der Supermacht aufnahm und - und warum wir alle uns im Kampf für die Demokratie einbringen müssen."Joshua Wong ist ein mutiger und inspirierender junger Aktivist. Zusammen sind wir eine laute Stimme, die nicht zum Schweigen gebracht werden kann." Greta Thunberg. Mit einem Vorwort von Ai Weiwei.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Editors' Note -- Introduction -- Interviews -- 001 Pascal Thirion, Tempelhof Management -- 002 Amama, Refugee -- 003 Atiq Atiqullah, Refugee -- 004 Boris Cheshirkov, UNHCR -- 005 Fareshta Ahmadi, Refugee -- 006 Peter Albers and Andreas Lindner, Tempelhof Medical Centre -- 007 Ioannis Mouzalas, Former Greek Minister for Migration Policy -- 008 Mustafa Dawa, Funeral Director -- 009 Spyros Galinos, Lesvos Mayor -- 010 Salam Aldeen, Team Humanity -- 011 Sadia Moshid, Médecins Sans Frontières -- 012 Melinda McRostie, Starfish Foundation -- 013 Krzysztot Burowski, Frontex -- 014 Giorgia Linardi, Sea-Watch -- 015 Aris Messinis, Photographer -- 016 Nikos Golias, Hellenic Coast Guard -- 017 Ibrahim Abujanad, Refugee -- 018 Rozhan Hossin, Refugee -- 019 Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch -- 020 Thomas Conin, Filmmaker -- 021 Christian Salomé, L'Auberge des Migrants -- 022 Gilles de Boves, Unité SGP Police -- 023 Amina Khalil, Refugee -- 024 Emran Kohesta, Refugee -- 025 Bahareh, Refugee -- 026 Vaise, Refugee -- 027 The Abboud Family, Refugees -- 028 Muhammad Faris, Refugee -- 029 Cem Terzi, Bridging Peoples Association -- 030 Chaled, Refugee -- 031 Piril Ercoban, Association for Solidarity with Refugees -- 032 Rami Jarrah, Activist News Association -- 033 Ismetollah Sediqi, Refugee -- 034 Murat Bay, Journalist -- 035 Tibor Benkő, Hungarian Armed Forces -- 036 Ahmet Osman, Refugee -- 037 László Toroczkai, Mayor of Ásotthalom -- 038 Ahmad Touma, Syrian Politician -- 039 Zaki and Manan, Refugees -- 040 Anonymous, Turkish Citizen -- 041 Mustafa Toprak, Mayor of Dikili -- 042 Zaharoula Tsirigoti, Lesvos Police -- 043 Nadim Houry, Human Rights Watch -- 044 Maha Yahya, Carnegie Middle East Center -- 045 Abou Ahmad, Refugee -- 046 Mohammed al-Khatib, Museum of Memories.