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  • Happy Birthday To Bob Dylan: 72 Years Old Today:  Mr. Tamborine Man - LIVE from Newport Folk Festival: 1964…..A Friend of Freedom…..

    • 13 hours ago
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    • #aiweiwei
    • #weiwei
    • #music
    • #summer
    • #folk music
    • #newport
    • #peter seeger
    • #peace
    • #antisocial
  • “People seldom do what they believe in. They do what is convenient, then repent.”

    Happy Birthday:  Bob Dylan is 72 Years Old Today. 

    • 1 day ago
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    • #aiweiwei
    • #bob dylan
    • #folk
    • #folk music
    • #weiwei
    • #art
    • #activism
    • #musician
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    • #usa
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    • #dissident
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    • #keep me occupied
    • #culture
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    • #war
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    • #woodstock
    • #take a stand
    • #tumblr
  • “”Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.”

    Banksy is a legendary “Friend of Free Expression”

    • 1 day ago
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    • #ai weiwei
    • #weiwei
    • #free
    • #free expression
    • #matter
    • #police
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    • #philosophy
    • #hope
    • #walls
    • #cities
    • #towns
    • #museums
    • #lovers
  • Limited Edition: Ai Weiwei: Quote Print: Series One

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    Brought to you by “Friends of Ai Weiwei” 

    http://www.friendsofaiweiwei.com/collections/posters/products/ai-weiwei-portrait-if-you-dont-act-the-danger-becomes-stronger

    Source: friendsofaiweiwei.com
    • 1 day ago
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    • #friends
    • #uprisings
    • #occupy
    • #censorship
    • #imagination
    • #china
    • #dissident
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    • #culture
  • Installation of Ai Weiwei’s “Snake Ceiling Sculpture” 

    Art Museum of Ontario -  

    • 1 day ago
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  • “I want to show young people here we all can sing,” he said. “It’s our voice.” Ai Weiwei Releases Music Video

    http://nyti.ms/14QIAqK

    • 3 days ago
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    • #rights
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    • #prision
    • #dissident
    • #nightmares
    • #mind
    • #spirit
  • “An artist discovers his genius the day he dares not to please.”

    Andre Malraux was a legendary “Friend of Free Expression”.

    • 5 days ago
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    • #art
    • #activism
    • #ai weiwei
    • #weiwei
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    • #censorship
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    • #narrative
    • #portrait
    • #express yourself
    • #genius
    • #power
    • #social activist
    • #social change
  • Ai Weiwei: Quote Poster:

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    Support: Friends of Ai Weiwei: Size:  18” x 24” - $14.00 

    Source: bit.ly
    • 5 days ago
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    • #ai weiwei
    • #weiwei
    • #art
    • #activism
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    • #artful
    • #courage
    • #rights
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    • #freedom
    • #strength from within
    • #action
    • #musician
    • #friends
    • #support
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    • #tumblr radar
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  • tumblropenarts:

The Tumblr Arts Summit at ArtPadSF will explore the way we share, create, and engage with art on the web. Seven leading art world professionals will discuss how their institutions, brands and associations have benefited from social media and the web, where and how they’ve found the most success, and the challenges presented with technologically engaging the art world.
With:
Ken Harman, curator and owner of Spoke Art Gallery
James Salzmann, West Coast Managing Director of Paddle8
Jennifer Yin, Manager of Marketing & Digital Engagement at Asian Art Museum
Joel Kuennen, Director of Operations, Senior Editor at ArtSlant
Kara Q. Smith, Managing Editor of Art Practical and Community Engagement Coordinator at SFMOMA
Liz Glass, Assistant Curator at Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art 
Eric Dyer, Artist
ArtPadSF has established a solid reputation by providing an opportunity for gallerists, collectors, curators, artists, critics and art lovers to experience the best of the emerging contemporary art market in an intimate and unique setting. There will be tons of art to enjoy and great discussion. If you’re in San Francisco, please come out!

    tumblropenarts:

    The Tumblr Arts Summit at ArtPadSF will explore the way we share, create, and engage with art on the web. Seven leading art world professionals will discuss how their institutions, brands and associations have benefited from social media and the web, where and how they’ve found the most success, and the challenges presented with technologically engaging the art world.

    With:

    • Ken Harman, curator and owner of Spoke Art Gallery
    • James Salzmann, West Coast Managing Director of Paddle8
    • Jennifer Yin, Manager of Marketing & Digital Engagement at Asian Art Museum
    • Joel Kuennen, Director of Operations, Senior Editor at ArtSlant
    • Kara Q. Smith, Managing Editor of Art Practical and Community Engagement Coordinator at SFMOMA
    • Liz Glass, Assistant Curator at Wattis Institute for Contemporary Art
    • Eric Dyer, Artist

    ArtPadSF has established a solid reputation by providing an opportunity for gallerists, collectors, curators, artists, critics and art lovers to experience the best of the emerging contemporary art market in an intimate and unique setting. There will be tons of art to enjoy and great discussion. If you’re in San Francisco, please come out!

    (via lousagar)

    Source: tumblropenarts
    • 1 week ago
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    • #art
    • #activism
    • #free expression
    • #tumblr
    • #artists
    • #museums
    • #galleries
    • #artpadsf
    • #sfmoma
  • “When I was born, I was colored. I soon became a Negro. Not long after that I was black. Most recently I was African-American. It seems we’re on a roll here. But I am still first and foremost in search of freedom.”

    Harry Belafonte is a legendary “Friend of Free Expression”.

    • 1 week ago
    • 14 notes
    • #art
    • #activism
    • #harry belafonte
    • #aiweiwei
    • #Weiwei
    • #weiwei-isms
    • #censorship
    • #civil rights
    • #human rights
    • #dignity
    • #china
    • #color
    • #white
    • #dissidents
    • #occupy
    • #Uprisings
    • #Martin Luther King Jr.
    • #film
    • #documentary
    • #one song
    • #never sorry
    • #love
    • #mind
    • #artist
    • #activist
    • #passion
    • #compassion
    • #courage
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