Free Ai Weiwei, (edition of 500), 2011
i.c.w Teun Castelein
" On april 3th, 2011 the Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei was
arrested. On the moment of printing this booklet, he is still
in prison.
In China it seems impossible to express criticism on the
government. Censorship is standard. Next to this China is
an economic world power and the working place of the
world. A super-capitalistic system within a socialistic structure.
Does this work?
For example, is it possible to get a shirt that says
‘Free Ai Weiwei’ produced in China? And can you get it
through customs? How far goes the censorship in China?
Does it maybe end within the international trade?
We, as two artist, sent 557 emails to 58 factories in China
with the goal of producing the ‘Free Ai Weiwei’ shirt. This
booklet shows a selection of these emails.
We see it as a form of activism and research by emailing. |
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MOTI Couture & Graphique
2011
