Dissident artist who was released last month after 81 days in a Beijing jail on tax evasion charges, spent his days of confinement in a tiny room with only a bed for furniture, and two police officers who closely monitored his every gesture.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Ai Weiwei accepts visiting lecturer position at Berlin's University of the Arts.
Ai Weiwei Accepts Job Offer At Berlin's University Of The Arts www.huffingtonpost.com
BERLIN — A German university says recently released Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has accepted an offer to join the Berlin institution as a visiting lecturer. Berlin's University of Arts said Wednesday it was unclear when Ai will be able to start in his new position due to his legal troubles in China.
BERLIN — A German university says recently released Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has accepted an offer to join the Berlin institution as a visiting lecturer. Berlin's University of Arts said Wednesday it was unclear when Ai will be able to start in his new position due to his legal troubles in China.
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Ai Weiwei, Freed Chinese Artist, Said to Be Back at Work
A Swiss gallery owner who represents Ai Weiwei that the artist is creating art again though he cannot meet with journalists to discuss it because of the conditions of his release.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
China and Taiwan Reunite Painting
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| The bulk of the artworks in the National Palace Museum, Taipei are from 2,972 crates of shipped artifacts that once made up the imperial collections of the Forbidden City, Beijing |
China and Taiwan Reunite Painting - NYTimes.com
By ANDREW JACOBS (NYT)The reunification of an ancient painting at a museum in Taiwan has become a metaphor for the possibility of reconciliation between the two countries.
Link to the website (which was very difficult to find) on the exhibit: Landscape Reunited
Panel Discussion: Ai Weiwei: The Collision of Art and Politics
www.mam.org
Join Melissa Chiu from the Asia Society, New York, Kathryn Kanjo from the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Barrett L. McCormick from Marquette University, and Brady Roberts from the Milwaukee Art Museum as they discuss issues surrounding art and politics, including the recent situation with contemporary Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.
Lubar Auditorium
Free with Museum admission
Closing The Hedge Fund Manager Tax Loophole Would Raise $4 Billion Annually From The 25 Richest Managers
This is a no-brainer. The top 25 hedge fund managers earned a total of $22 billion a year and are taxed at a lower rate—costing the government $4 billion—because the money is treated as capital gains, not income.
During the negotiations regarding raising the nation’s debt ceiling, congressional Republicans have gone to the mat to defend all manner of unwarranted tax breaks, including those for oil companies and corporate jet owners. Despite the drain on the Treasury caused by these tax breaks — and the negligible benefit they provide — Republicans have threatened to allow the nation to default on its obligations rather than abandon them...
Closing The Hedge Fund Manager Tax Loophole Would Raise $4 Billion ...
 | Think Progress In fact, according to calculation by RJ Eskow, closing this loophole would raise more than $4 billion per year just from the 25 richest hedge fund managers: ... |
During the negotiations regarding raising the nation’s debt ceiling, congressional Republicans have gone to the mat to defend all manner of unwarranted tax breaks, including those for oil companies and corporate jet owners. Despite the drain on the Treasury caused by these tax breaks — and the negligible benefit they provide — Republicans have threatened to allow the nation to default on its obligations rather than abandon them...
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
NYTimes review of Milwaukee-based Tyson Reeder's exhibit
"Milwaukee-based art-world multitasker
TYSON REEDER
For his first New York solo show in five years, Tyson Reeder focuses on paintings of heads and landscapes at Daniel Reich.
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