Votes for Ai Weiwei as China's "Artist of the Year" Spur Censorship Panic
Peter Terpstra
Panic
BEIJING— The Chinese authorities may not love Ai Weiwei, but they know
only too well that he has a large and engaged following in China. So
what happened when sina.com, a leading Chinese infotainment portal,
included his name in an online poll to choose the 2010 "Artist of the
Year"? It became an object lesson in the creativity of the Chinese
people when it comes to supporting their cultural heroes, regardless
of the disposition of the government.
As one of China's most popular Web sites, Sina — which also presides
over the wildly successful microblogging site Sina Weibo — has
accordingly had more than its fair share of exposure to the country's
dogged censors, who routinely ask Sina Weibo to block certain terms in
users' Tweets. (Most recently the verbotten words have included
"Egypt" and "jasmine," as in Tunisia's Jasmine revolution.)
The "Artist of the Year" poll was planned as Sina's contribution to
Art Value magazine's annual "Art Power List," for which it was a media
partner. Someone decided that a bit of popular participation would add
to the excitement surrounding the list, which was otherwise to be
decided by the editorial team at Art Value. The poll was duly posted
on Sina with 15 artists to choose from, including Ai. He immediately
opened up a commanding lead over fellow luminaries like Gu Wenda, Xu
Bing, and Zhang Xiaogang — a development that posed a problem for the
site, which recognized that crowning a renowned anti-government
dissident as "Artist of the Year" would not be a good strategy for a
Chinese media company.
So Sina removed the poll from their Web site, replacing it with one
less likely to get them into trouble — or so they thought. This poll
involved a popular vote for the "Art Institution of the Year," with
nominations including leading galleries and auction houses.
Determined Ai Weiwei supporters immediately saw another opening. Among
the nominated institutions was Beijing's Three Shadows Photography Art
Center, on whose advisory board sits none other than Ai Weiwei. Votes
for Three Shadows climbed into the thousands, but a late (and, some
thought, suspicious) surge for China's Guardian Auctions put them
across the line for first place.
Asked to comment on the issue, Sina's spokesperson said that the
voting was always intended to only be a "reference," with the final
results to be decided by the "experts." The "Power List" was duly
announced last night, with Zhou Chunya acclaimed as "Artist of the
Year."
Meanwhile, Ai Weiwei had a mixed result in another vote this month. In
2009 a group of some of China's most interesting young critics
launched two new annual contemporary art awards. One, the Golden Palm,
is aimed at honoring the best artworks of the year, while the other,
the Golden Raspberry, heaps shame on the worst. Last week Ai achieved
a remarkable double in winning both awards for 2010, with the critics
dividing down the middle in their judgement on his widely admired
"Sunflower Seeds" installation at the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
Albert K. Fung
> Votes for Ai Weiwei as China's "Artist of the Year" Spur Censorship
> Panic
The regime ....
Has no legitimacy and is a house of card. It cannot face the
true, nor the people.
Regards,
Albert K. Fung
Rancho del Canto, Paso Robles, California, USA.
Anti-DabianchenVirus
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/73c0102510d1f1b8?hl=en
rst7
> Peter Terpstra:
>
> > Votes for Ai Weiwei as China's "Artist of the Year" Spur Censorship
> > Panic
>
> The regime ....
>
> Has no legitimacy and is a house of card. It cannot face the
> true, nor the people.
The English conquered half the world with the power of the power.
With the power of the gun, there is no need or use of the people's
approval. The power of the gun speak for all.
Tom Jigme Wheat
> On Mar 4, 6:16 pm, "Albert K. Fung" <akwf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> > Peter Terpstra:
>
> > > Votes for Ai Weiwei as China's "Artist of the Year" Spur Censorship
> > > Panic
> > >http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37043/votes-for-ai-weiwei-as-chinas...
>
> > The regime ....
>
> > Has no legitimacy and is a house of card. It cannot face the
> > true, nor the people.
>
> The English conquered half the world with the power of the power.
> With the power of the gun, there is no need or use of the people's
> approval. The power of the gun speak for all.
in Oakland, California rst0wxyz and rst9. How many aliases do you
have.
>
>
>
>
>
> > Regards,
>
> > Albert K. Fung
> > Rancho del Canto, Paso Robles, California, USA.- Hide quoted text -
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Anti-DabianchenVirus
> On Mar 4, 6:34 pm, rst7 <rst7w...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Mar 4, 6:16 pm, "Albert K. Fung" <akwf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Peter Terpstra:
>
> > > > Votes for Ai Weiwei as China's "Artist of the Year" Spur Censorship
> > > > Panic
> > > >http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37043/votes-for-ai-weiwei-as-chinas...
>
> > > The regime ....
>
> > > Has no legitimacy and is a house of card. It cannot face the
> > > true, nor the people.
>
> > The English conquered half the world with the power of the power.
> > With the power of the gun, there is no need or use of the people's
> > approval. The power of the gun speak for all.
>
> If that's the case I wouldn't complain if you were robbed at gun point
> in Oakland, California rst0wxyz and rst9. How many aliases do you
> have.
Bull! That's what you say, homo punk, but you have been proven to be a
fraud and a liar.
Oy, what's the matter, homo punk? On the 17th of February, you accused
me of advocating the overthrow of American democracy, and "just a loud
mouth with a one inch rice dick":
http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.tibet/msg/3535c4db40a0115c?hl=en
I have since then asked you to prove it and you couldn't. All you have
done was "assume", and beat around the bush trying to avoid the issue
and give cockamamie excuses of why you won't answer it. Why? Because
you are a fraud and a pathological LIAR!
So, you admit that your whole world is based on your assumptions, huh?
Figures. In which ear have those voices been whispering all this to
you?
rst0wxyz
> On Mar 4, 6:34 pm, rst7 <rst7w...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > The English conquered half the world with the power of the power.
> > With the power of the gun, there is no need or use of the people's
> > approval. The power of the gun speak for all.
>
> If that's the case I wouldn't complain if you were robbed at gun point
> in Oakland, California rst0wxyz and rst9. How many aliases do you
> have.
People are being killed in Oakland every day. Some get caught, some
never get caught. I don't live in Oakland anyway, too dangerous for
me.
All rst IDs are mine.
Tom Jigme Wheat
wrote:
> On Mar 4, 8:45 pm, Tom Jigme Wheat <thomaswheat1...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Mar 4, 6:34 pm, rst7 <rst7w...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > On Mar 4, 6:16 pm, "Albert K. Fung" <akwf...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Peter Terpstra:
>
> > > > > Votes for Ai Weiwei as China's "Artist of the Year" Spur Censorship
> > > > > Panic
> > > > >http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/37043/votes-for-ai-weiwei-as-chinas...
>
> > > > The regime ....
>
> > > > Has no legitimacy and is a house of card. It cannot face the
> > > > true, nor the people.
>
> > > The English conquered half the world with the power of the power.
> > > With the power of the gun, there is no need or use of the people's
> > > approval. The power of the gun speak for all.
>
> > If that's the case I wouldn't complain if you were robbed at gun point
> > in Oakland, California rst0wxyz and rst9. How many aliases do you
> > have.
>
> Bull! That's what you say, homo punk, but you have been proven to be a
> fraud and a liar.
>
> Oy, what's the matter, homo punk? On the 17th of February, you accused
> me of advocating the overthrow of American democracy, and "just a loud
> mouth with a one inch rice dick":
>
>
> I have since then asked you to prove it and you couldn't. All you have
> done was "assume", and beat around the bush trying to avoid the issue
> and give cockamamie excuses of why you won't answer it. Why? Because
> you are a fraud and a pathological LIAR!
>
> So, you admit that your whole world is based on your assumptions, huh?
> Figures. In which ear have those voices been whispering all this to
what are you talking about needle dick. I dont always make
assumptions, I make calculated conjecture based on articles I select,
with which I agree or disagree with their premises. I am also able to
think for myself. I have a Bachelors degree in history. I havent seen
you post anything worthy of discussion. You are just a little bigot
who tries to make personal attacks. Well, it does not work on me,
bitch. also if you think my assumptions or opinions are out of the
mainstream then why do they reflect the internationally accepted
consensus on china that it is a totalitariarian police state that
represses all dissent. Do you think amnesty International is crazy;
you ignorant tyrant!
Anti-DabianchenVirus
You don't always make assumptions? Liar. Read your own assumptions:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/555a9caec9d9e24b?hl=en
"Bachelors degree in history"? That's what you say, but you have been
proven to be a fraud and a liar.
Oy, what's the matter, homo punk? On the 17th of February, you accused
me of advocating the overthrow of American democracy, and "just a loud
mouth with a one inch rice dick":
http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.tibet/msg/3535c4db40a0115c?hl=en
Peter Terpstra
> Has no legitimacy and is a house of card. It cannot face the
> true, nor the people.
Because they are so unstable, they need so much violence,
lies and suppression.
Peter
Anti-DabianchenVirus
> Peter Terpstra:
>
> > Votes for Ai Weiwei as China's "Artist of the Year" Spur Censorship
> > Panic
>
> .
> .
>
>
> The regime ....
>
> Has no legitimacy and is a house of card. It cannot face the
> true, nor the people.
>
> Regards,
>
> Albert K. Fung
> Rancho del Canto, Paso Robles, California, USA.
Are you pleading "poetic license" for you bad English again, old
faggot Fungus?
Tom Jigme Wheat
the chinese people are too stupid for democracy. So until you offer a
further critique of your views on socioeconomic conditions for
democracy and one party rule in china, I will make my logical
inferences about your views.
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/555a9caec9d9e24b...
>
> "Bachelors degree in history"? That's what you say, but you have been
> proven to be a fraud and a liar.
a matter of chinese nationalism even though the CCP is corrupt and
does not provide for the wishes of the chinese people that you
advocated the overthrow of the american democratic system of
government. I cant prove that you want to see america overthrown, but
your socioeconomic argument you believe americans are more evolved and
more intelligent than chinese in china and that's why you believe
democracy works for america. This is my logical inference and until
you state otherwise I will hold to my inferences since it is my
democratic right.
>
> Oy, what's the matter, homo punk? On the 17th of February, you accused
> me of advocating the overthrow of American democracy, and "just a loud
> mouth with a one inch rice dick":
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.tibet/msg/3535c4db40a011...
>
> I have since then asked you to prove it and you couldn't. All you have
> done was "assume", and beat around the bush trying to avoid the issue
> and give cockamamie excuses of why you won't answer it. Why? Because
Anti-DabianchenVirus
On the 17th of February, you accused me of advocating the overthrow of
American democracy, and "just a loud mouth with a one inch rice
dick":
http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.tibet/msg/3535c4db40a0115c?hl=en
I have since then asked you to prove it and you couldn't. All you
could do was assume:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/555a9caec9d9e24b?hl=en
and make further accusations: "that makes you a foreign agent of the
CCP in my book. If your here on a visa it will be soon revoked":
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/f7d716c7958c0743?hl=en
, knowing full-well That I am an American and that I support the
American democracy in the USA:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/8e211f9563fe6443?hl=en
.
Today, you finally wrote:
"I cant prove that you want to see america overthrown"
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/eca9ae060e064bc3?hl=en
You yourself have just proven that you are a LIAR!
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M.Gambon
Half of the United States want that Nigger boy out of the White House
and overthrow anything that has a left-wing Democrat stamp on it, and
you are quibbling about a Chink who doesn't want the American brand of
democracy in China? For all you know, he could be a Whitie pretending
to be a gook leading you on by the nose. What's the matter with you?
It's dumb-ass red necks like you who are dragging our country into the
pile of shit where it is now. Grow up and do your bit, instead of
babbling on Usenet groups about what others should do in other
countries.
> > Oy, what's the matter, homo punk? On the 17th of February, you accused
> > me of advocating the overthrow of American democracy, and "just a loud
> > mouth with a one inch rice dick":
>
> >http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.tibet/msg/3535c4db40a011...
>
> > I have since then asked you to prove it and you couldn't. All you have
> > done was "assume", and beat around the bush trying to avoid the issue
> > and give cockamamie excuses of why you won't answer it. Why? Because
> > you are a fraud and a pathological LIAR!- Hide quoted text -
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Anti-DabianchenVirus
What else can you expect from a lying trailer-trash homo ponk like Tom
Jigme Wheat?
thomas wheat
> and overthrow anything that has a left-wing Democrat stamp on it, and
> you are quibbling about a Chink who doesn't want the American brand of
> democracy in China?
not just a western political phenomena. Look at Japan, south korea,
taiwan and India. these countries have democratic systems
For all you know, he could be a Whitie pretending
> to be a gook leading you on by the nose. What's the matter with you?
> It's dumb-ass red necks like you who are dragging our country into the
> pile of shit where it is now.
thomas wheat
he called you a chink and a gook and like the house nigger you are you
lick his boots. How can you think so little of yourself.
rst0wxyz
What's the matter? Hurt too much with all that "Jib Mes"?
rst0wxyz
thomas wheat
> So you have decided to take out the "Jig Me" part of your name, huh?
> What's the matter? Hurt too much with all that "Jib Mes"?
No, retired army soldier now CCP agent rst0wxyz, google only lets me
post four or five responses so i had to switch to another account. Did
you get your name from the sound of a spoon being thrown down the
stairs?
rst0wxyz
> On Mar 7, 6:16 pm, rst0wxyz <rst0w...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > So you have decided to take out the "Jig Me" part of your name, huh?
> > What's the matter? Hurt too much with all that "Jib Mes"?
>
> No, retired army soldier now CCP agent rst0wxyz,
I only served in the U.S. Army for two years, not long enough to get
any kind of retirement.
> google only lets me
> post four or five responses so i had to switch to another account.
Maybe if you let them "Jig Me" more often, they might let you post
more.
> Did
> you get your name from the sound of a spoon being thrown down the
> stairs?
Is that a riddle one must solve to "Jig Me"?
thomas wheat
racism in the army.
rst0wxyz
> On Mar 7, 6:54 pm, rst0wxyz <rst0w...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I only served in the U.S. Army for two years, not long enough to get
> > any kind of retirement.
>
> > more.
>
>
> What do you have against tibetan names.
I have nothing against tibet, or tibetans, or tibetan names, but
you're none of those.
> Didnt you have to deal with
> racism in the army.
During the 1960s, racial segregation was the big thing, but the U.S.
Army had Black soldiers since WWII. As a matter of facts, most of the
sergeants were Blacks. The army was one of the very few places where
they can find good jobs.
Anti-DabianchenVirus
You obviously think it is a stupid name, because you have now taken it
off feom your ID! LOL!
Proof that you are a LIAR, Tom Jigme Wheat.
On the 17th of February, 2011, you accused me of advocating the
overthrow of American democracy, and "just a loud mouth with a one
inch rice dick":
http://groups.google.com/group/talk.politics.tibet/msg/3535c4db40a0115c?hl=en
I have since then asked you to prove it and you couldn't. All you
could do was beat around the bush and assume:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/555a9caec9d9e24b?hl=en
making further accusations: "that makes you a foreign agent of the CCP
in my book. If your here on a visa it will be soon revoked":
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/f7d716c7958c0743?hl=en
, knowing full-well That I am an American and that I support the
American democracy in the USA:
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/8e211f9563fe6443?hl=en
.
On the 5th of March, 2011, you finally admitted:
"I cant prove that you want to see america overthrown"
http://groups.google.com/group/soc.culture.china/msg/eca9ae060e064bc3?hl=en
You yourself have thus proven that you are a LIAR!
Quod erat demonstrandum.