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WHERE IS AI WEIWEI?

White Box and Human Rights Watch

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)

New York, NY

WHERE IS AI WEIWEI?

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White Box and Human Rights Watch presents

WHERE IS AI WEIWEI?
Special Exhibition/Benefit Art Sale/Film Screening/Performance
June 7, 2011
6 - 9 PM


6 PM
Performances by Margaret Leng Tan and Lutz Rath

7 PM
WHO IS AI WEIWEI?

Symposium moderated by Jerome A. Cohen to be followed by Q&A

8 PM       
Benefit Art Sale

6 - 9 PM  
Screenings of videos works by Ai Weiwei and excerpt from Alison Klayman's documentary Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Suggested Admission: $50

Rsvp to: benefit@whiteboxny.org

Proceeds will equally benefit Human Rights Watch and the White Box Global Outreach Program

In collaboration with Human Rights Watch, the international non-profit space White Box (whiteboxny.org) will be presenting Ai Weiwei with the first 2011 White Box Arts and Humanity Award for his distinguished contributions to world art and culture. Due to the urgency of Ai Weiwei’s continued detainment, White Box has decided to honor the artist on June 7, 2011 in conjunction with its Spring Benefit.


The award pays tribute to Ai Weiwei as an unparalleled defender of freedom of speech and recognizes his brilliant career as a Chinese patriot, an artist, architect, global citizen and activist.


At the June 7th 2011 Benefit, White Box together with Human Rights Watch will present WHERE IS AI WEIWEI? – a panel, exhibition and fundraiser event to benefit equally Human Rights Watch and White Box’s Global Outreach program.  There will be screenings of selected videos by Ai Weiwei as well as an excerpt from Alison Klayman's documentary, Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.


The panel, video screenings and benefit exhibition and event will take place at White Box on 329 Broome Street in the Bowery/Lower East Side art district, New York City. A  select group of artists with social/political conscience will be invited to contribute works that in some measure may respond to Ai Weiwei’s incarceration.


White Box plans to also present a follow-up benefit event in October 2011, at which time we hope the artist will be present to accept the award in person.

www.whiteboxny.org

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White Box
329 Broome Street
New York, NY 10002

Tuesday, June 7, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)


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