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Category Archives: Liu Xiaobo
There’s that line between “activist” and “aritst”?
Quite by accident it would appear that two major strands of this blog have intersected: 8 days ago Ai Weiwei was on his way to attend the Liu Xiaobo Nobel Awards ceremony when he was detained at the Beijing airport. … Continue reading
Posted in Ai Weiwei, avant-garde, Liu Xiaobo, Uncategorized
Tagged Ai Weiwei, Chinese contemporary art, Chinese government oppression
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Nobel Prize
Blog composed 11.13.10. 1 To set the record straight: The New York Times, on November 11, runs an editorial by KISHORE MAHBUBANI on Liu Xiaobo that voices succinctly and cogently another opinion. This reaffirms (in my mind at least) the function … Continue reading
more on Liu Xiaobo
In the weeks since the award, a predictable pattern emerges, with pro- / anti- camps- digging in. Still, more cogent and careful analysis is wedged in among the morass. The observations by John Sexton, picked up by the Modern Chinese … Continue reading
looking at Nobel in context
The reporting on the Liu Xiaobo story has seemed to me a strange rehash of old issues. This is certainly true of authors in Western media, who are either ignorant or just dismissive of all that’s taken place in China … Continue reading
Posted in Liu Xiaobo, Uncategorized
Tagged Chinese government oppression, Liu Xiaobo, Nobel Peace Prize
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