Amanda Ralph, artist and teacher, is assisting the organisation of a peaceful protest outside the Chinese Embassy on Sunday, April 17 · 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ireland
40 Ailesbury Road, Ballsbridge
Creative Time and A Prior magazine have put out a call for people to bring a chair and sit peacefully outside Chinese embassies in support of the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's immediate release this Sunday April 17th. Ai Weiwei has been detained by the Chinese government since April 3rd on suspicion of economic crimes.
The form of Sunday’s planned protest — in which participants will bring chairs and sit down outside Chinese government buildings around the world — draws on an installation titled “Fairytale: 1001 Qing Dynasty Wooden Chairs,” which Mr. Ai did at Documenta in Kassel, Germany, in 2007. In it, he arranged 1,001 late Ming and Qing Dynasty wooden chairs around the exhibition.
All artists should really think about supporting this protest, it is really important for lots of people to show up at the Chinese embassy in support of this very brave and controversial artist.
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It's amazing what one person can influence.
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