Comments on: Ai Weiwei Quick Update

By: ChinaGeeks » Ai Weiwei’s Brain

ChinaGeeks » Ai Weiwei’s Brain — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:22:29 +0000

[...] month later, in Germany, he developed a subdural hematoma, i.e., blood pooling in his brain. He had surgery, which was successful, and now he’s got a (somewhat) clean bull of health. He recently [...]

By: ChinaGeeks » Only By Suffering Can We Become Known

ChinaGeeks » Only By Suffering Can We Become Known — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:04:41 +0000

[...] at all. It’s still easier to get famous through suffering — Ai Weiwei’s brain injury has gotten him some attention, for example — but things may be [...]

By: FYIADragoon

FYIADragoon — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:19:52 +0000

Thank god. Intelligent, brave people like him need to stay alive so that at least some of that nation’s youth won’t group up like detached rich kids or brainwashed automatons.

By: Adam Cathcart

Adam Cathcart — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:13:49 +0000

Ai elaborates further in an interview with the major German newspaper, Suddeutscher Zeitung in Munich. A translation into English of that interview is available here: http://adamcathcart.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/ai-weiwei-post-op-interview-translation-from-suddeutscher-zeitung/

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:39:45 +0000

From the Chinese comments, it sure doesn’t look like a minor problem.

By: Wahaha

Wahaha — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:51:05 +0000

“For those commenters who were skeptical of the idea that sexism and abuse of women is an issue in China, we direct you to this recent post on the increasingly depressing ChinaSMACK.”

Yes, there are such incidents, but it is a minor problem, otherwise Ai Weiwei’s spit would be all over TAM square.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:16:15 +0000

Nice tweets. Shame about the art