Tuesday, May 14, 2013
DISSONANCE
Today's film was a documentary
The story of the Chinese artist/dissident.
This is one of those lucky coincidences which good videographers run into. As the doc-maker was taking shots, the government began to crack down on Al Weiwei and it is all on this tape. Also his exhibitions, art. The full thing.
I knew a little about him but not enough to realize his importance.
He is one tough motherfucker.
The film is well edited and as usual shows us a lot of aspects of living in China and in the world of art without being explicit.
Weiwei is a strong personality and interesting enough without all the political hoo hah. I liked the film a lot. A 3 out of Netflix5.
It is, of course, outdate as much has happened since his incarceration for 90 days in 2010.
They released him on bail which for awhile quieted him down but then gradually he came out again. Most recently has escalated his difficulties with the Chinese government by putting his life on display through and illegal four camera display.
He is a truly modern radical.
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