Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei spoke in New York the other day at a forum about social media and activism. The artist rarely makes an appearance in the US. Read David Ng’s post at Culture Monster for more. Ai said he spends 8 hours a day on Twitter, both tweeting and reading other people’s tweets. He considers Twitter his primary news resource.
Libby told you about Ai’s work, which is featured now in a solo show at Arcadia University.