Ai Weiwei in the Machine

13 responses to “Ai Weiwei in the Machine”

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   gsikich1

   Mar 4, 2011 at 6:31 pm

   Nice abstract.

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   jurvetson

   Mar 4, 2011 at 6:55 pm

   thanks. the scan lines in this 1/1600 sec shot reveal fascinating detail in what was a regular color image. (full size)

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   Jim Rees

   Mar 4, 2011 at 6:58 pm

   He worked with the architects on the design of the stadium:
   news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4298689.stm

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   flytrue2

   Mar 4, 2011 at 8:44 pm

   I have little doubt the Chinese will embrace democracy in my lifetime. As this society becomes increasingly affluent new generations are being raised with easier access to information and more opportunity to travel. There was a popular song in the 1940’s (well before my time) with the refrain "How you gonna keep’em down on the farm now that they’ve seen Paris"

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   Jim Rees

   Mar 4, 2011 at 9:30 pm

   I believe that song was from WWI.

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   solerena

   Mar 4, 2011 at 9:46 pm

   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/24270806@N06/] cool to learn something new, have never heard his name before… "in the machine"?

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   solerena

   Mar 4, 2011 at 10:02 pm

   i did not get why is he in the machine? maybe against the machine (Chinese establishment)… or there is some sort of machine involved?

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   solerena

   Mar 4, 2011 at 10:05 pm

   lol, that is probably it:)

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   solerena

   Mar 4, 2011 at 10:11 pm

   ha-funny, do not underestimate the copy machine potential… it might not need an artist any more:D computers can write poetry as well… thought about it recently…

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    consultjohan

    Mar 5, 2011 at 3:55 am

    Farah Nayeri (Bloomberg) was interviewing Ai Weiwei at Tate Modern, London, Oct 2010, when he said, "You can see it’s a machine: This kind of society is machinery. It will crash down (on) anything questioning its authority".

    This photo is quite an appropriate and artsy tribute!

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    jurvetson

    Mar 5, 2011 at 5:25 am

    🙂

    more human than human

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    Jim Rees

    Apr 4, 2011 at 2:57 am

    He’s been "detained":
    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/04/world/asia/04china.html?src=twrhp

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    jurvetson

    Apr 15, 2011 at 7:06 pm

    And in response, his TED presentation is now online

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