if this was the article, i totally understand zeit.
ai wei wei is boring and prude. i never warmed up for his superficial art. basically jeff koons but with a selfrightous moral highground.
but i always thought he would offer something else. he is a well known human rights activist after all. then i read this lazy observation. maybe i thought there has to be more to the man than his art, he is worldwide known as a critic of nations and governments after all.
so i looked into his positions and “art”. the only word that sounded sincere was that he doesn’t understand art. the other stuff is a common ground, free from controversy. yes there is war and human rights are ignored, but ask yourself the following: if you asked chatgpt for it’s positions on human rights or an idea for controversial art - would the answer differ much from ai wei weis works?
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