Tag: REPRESSION
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Art in Protest at the 2022 Oslo Freedom Forum – June 23, 2022
SOURCE: HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION – hrf.org Art, creativity, and free expression are some of the greatest threats to authoritarian rule. Through its soft power, art can expose abuses and injustices perpetrated by dictators, and rally civil society around a cause. For this reason, the Oslo Freedom Forum has become a natural home for musicians, performers,…
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Ai Weiwei- World-renowned artist: Every Day We Put the State on Trial…
Creative Time Reports Ai Weiwei: Every Day We Put the State on Trial By Ai Weiwei Beijing, China… April 15, 2013 World-renowned artist Ai Weiwei grapples with his 2011 arrest and continual censorship, expressing skepticism that the Chinese Communist Party will ever relax its control over civil society, and cautious hope that people are nonetheless beginning…