not many people in China know about Aiweiwei nor his work and efforts. The media control is some what effective I have to admit, even my colleagues would argue that those people should be detained if they are threatening the “national security”. OK, all what I worry is: everyone can disappear anytime with no reason, just like one Chinese gov official declared recently: Don’t expect law to be your shield. I don’t want war, I don’t need white terror either.

I suppose the Chinese authorities will not block us… with the disclaimer as follow “TED is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical organization, and we understand the Chinese authorities’ concern at anything which might provoke social unrest”.

A must watch, and a must watch what happens here with this situation..!! Come on world, surely we can live in a better place than this..?

hi, from brazil, video made for FOLHA.COM, one of the most read newspapers.
http://youtu.be/lnLo2JSs4So

“And theres the beautiful birds nest stadium the centrepiece of the beijing olympics.” There seems to be some disagreement about the extent of AWW’s involvement in this project:
The designers were Herzog & De Meuron Architekten, Arup Sport and CADG, not AWW.
http://www.bearcanada.com/china/aiaiai.html

Ted Community- Please sign this petition- and help spread it through your social media networks. http://www.avaaz.org/en/artists_for_ai_weiwei?fp

“World-famous and beloved Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been “disappeared” by China’s state security forces. Every trace of Ai’s life and art have been erased from the Chinese internet, and his only hope may be a global outcry for his release.

Fearful of the pro-democracy protests sweeping the world, the government has cracked down on hundreds of free-thinking Chinese artists, intellectuals, students and citizens. But across the world, artists and art-lovers have begun to speak out in solidarity with Ai.

Chinese elites love buying contemporary art, and are planning a huge art fair in Beijing. If international galleries and artists withdraw from the fair, they’ll send shockwaves through the regime. Let’s build a massive global wave of support for top gallerists and artists to stop exhibiting in China until Ai Weiwei is freed. We’ll deliver it at the Venice Biennale exhibition soon, and publish the reactions of major galleries and artists. “

Amazing !… inspiring !