Notes on Detention - Domusweb

www.domusweb.it/en/op-ed/notes-on-a-detention
(Ute Meta Bauer/Pelin Tan)

On the occasion of Ai Weiwei's release, the authors note that self-censorship is still the greatest asset of authoritarian efforts against unwanted cultural voices

Ai Weiwei was released on 22.06.2011, which is a relief for him, his family, and his international supporters. But his 11 weeks of detention left many questions unanswered, including where are Wen, Zhang Jinsong, Hu Mingfen and Liu Zhenggang? Ai Weiwei's release is as political as was his detention.


"As I voiced this opinion, I was emotional as always. My only weapon was my sincerity." —Hrant Dink

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Love the Future: Ai Weiwei
by authors Melissa Lam and Aaron Levy
http://www.domusweb.it/en/news/love-the-future-ai-weiwei/

"Imprisoned for almost two months in an undisclosed location on charges of tax fraud, Ai Weiwei was released on Wednesday. His four companions, driver Zhang Jinsong , management consultant Mingfen Hu, designer Liu Zhenggang and journalist Wen still remain in prison."
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Further texts:

Hou Hanru: Urgent is To Take a Distance,
www.art-it.asia/u/admin_ed_contri11/Iy1kMXmtgb7RS0vsduQ4

Okwui Enwezor: Spring Rain,
http://artforum.com/inprint/id=28339