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這個網站是從bestwebgallery.com找到的，感覺比較震撼，內容很充實，不過上海和北京的污染真嚴重。看了就讓人感到心寒。

座落在紐約的古根漢姆藝術博物館（Guggenheim Museum）一直因為其怪異的形狀兒被視為建築奇觀，加上蔡國強的藝術展，真的是怪上加怪。

蔡國強一直被視為中國前衛藝術的代表。其最出名的藝術表達手法是“火藥制圖”。用不同顏色的火藥鋪撒在紙布上，構成圖畫。然後在織布上再加幾層紙布，再用塑料紙包好，最後再壓一塊厚木板。最後—點燃導火線—爆破。2001年在上海舉行的APEC展覽會最後在外灘的收尾的煙火晚會就是他設計的。

但是整個展覽最讓我感覺驚歎，贊美，流連忘返看了再看的就是蔡國強的巨大裝置《草船借箭》。一具用陳舊木槓釘制的真船（只有船骨沒有船板），船體四周密密麻麻插滿利劍，船尾一枚小發動機吹拂著一面小小的五星紅旗。這周身是箭，冥頑蒼老如殘骸的大怪物被幾道鋼繩高高懸掛在四面磚牆的空間，離地面兩三米高。觀眾可以從下面仰望，也可以在二層樓略高於船體的回廊欄桿旁邊參觀。在展廳的大靜中，小國旗使勁飄揚輕輕作響。

西方藝術從80年代滲入中國，吸引了一批中國青年藝術家出國深造，比如陳丹青，蔡國強一類。90年代，他們又將觀念帶回西方。我們中國的“船”，借了你們西方人的“箭”。但是這“箭”又將射向何方？

其他的我也不多說了，大家看看照片咯 (點擊放大)

今天在網上無意發現University of Michigan 的 China News Club，看了看覺得滿有趣。其實Club應該是這樣搞的。他們每周似乎都有群組討論，能夠找到這樣的一個環境，這樣一個群組的人也真不容易。

TIME: 03/29/2008 Saturday night 7:00PM-9:30PM.

PLACE: Arbor Village Apt. K282, 2027 Medford St. Ann Arbor, MI, 48104

Drinks and light snacks provided. Please contact Wei Huang by weihuang@eecs.umich.edu or 734-272-8857 if you need ride.

TOPIC this week:

Will China be a Simile of the U.S. as its Media wishes?

Some readings of mainstream American Media and 20 questions for discussion

Sui-Wah Chan, UM Professor

Today we would like to read some random samples of news articles from major American media to raise some simple questions and stimulate critical discussions based on findings in these articles. For the time being, we shall spare ourselves from going down the road of the sophists or the philosophers, thus avoid splitting the meanings of what is democracy and freedom and perhaps suspend the exploration of whose definitions we use and whose criteria we think we are using. These could very well be topics of another occasion. Meanwhile let us focus on the big puzzle of how we can begin to understand how American media seems to understand China today.

For if you believe Taiwan, Tibet and Sinkiang is part of China then why we find articles that promote their independence, freedom and separation from China?
If the newsmakers really believe in independence, freedom and separation for people of different cultures, heritages and races is it plausible to suggest autonomy for the Native Americans living in isolated reservations?
If you think that U.S. is democratic and free, how can its media explain its invasion of Iraq? (S. Kinzer: ”Overthrow” of sovereign countries and states by U.S., 2006 )
If the American media let you believe that U.S. champions human rights, how can it also support the policies of torture and justify killings of innocent people everyday?
If they tell you U.S. has rule of law and presumably China does not, then how is it possible that habeas corpus is abandoned in violation of the law.
If U.S. media criticize China for violation of human rights why can it allow its government spy on their own citizens without warrant and put people in jail without trial?
If you know the U.S. is the biggest polluter of the world for years how come it refuses to join the Kyoto agreement with the rest of the world?
While China does have huge challenges in protecting its environment does the U.S. media explain the basic fact that it has five times the population and one third the air pollution of the U.S.?
If U.S. indeed is the most advanced in science, especially on climate change, why and how can its administration tell the world it is not happening?
By the same token if the media is right about the supremacy of American technology how does it report on Detroit’s incompetence to compete with Toyota and produce a clean and oil efficient car?
Some academics even tell us that China is not innovative and it will take 15 to 20 years to become innovative without stealing other peoples technologies. (IPR)
If you know that the U.S. is holding 3000 nuclear weapons, hundreds of bases around the world and spends over $500 billion for the military, how come we read American news paper and even academic and think tank articles that China is the biggest and real danger to the U.S. and the world? (R. Kaplan: ”The Next Cold War” and B. Schwartz: “Managing China’s Rise” under Section “How we would fight China” in Atlantic Magazine 6/05)
If the reports say China like India is taking away American jobs and even presidential candidates complain about it why doesn’t the government seek to stop it?
If U.S. media wants us to believe the Chinese products are unsafe and of poor quality why do the people keep buying more?
If U.S. is pushing for free trade what do the media say about denying Chinese companies’ investment in American companies but keep mump about the fact that over 60% of Chinese imports are made by mostly American and European corporations?
When the media and government pressure China to raise its currency by 30% or more why does China move only gradually? (Nobel economist Stiglitz: ”Globalization” 2007 and calls it Chinese gradualism)
The media insist on free market principle and yet the administration and congress takes away peoples power to bargain with pharmaceutical companies for better prices for their prescription drugs? (British economist N. Hertz: “Silent Takeover: Global capitalism and the Death of Democracy” 2003)
The media complain about the challenges China’s rise bring in line with the Bush doctrine of American hegemony. (see National Security Policy: Unilateralism, Supremacy and Democratic Mission and FP: “China Rising” Jan/Feb 05)
The media has fantastic stories about air pollution in Beijing and how a runner might boycott the Olympics.
Finally the media keep telling China should have free press and free speech like America so how come 40 some millions of people in this richest country have no health insurance and suffer the indignity of no voice on their suffering. Sure they can say whatever they want but have no influence and justice still fail them.
Remark: This is one of talks held by China News Club which is orgnized by several Chinese students in University of Michigan.

信息轉自：閱微堂。

P.S. BBC今天報道中國大陸從1999年第一次unblock bbc 中文網，說“當天的點擊量上升到16，000”。並且受到“一致好評”，然後說收信不斷，我估計全部都是罵BBC的，然後BBC就引用了一個居華老外的信，估計是唯一幾份可以登得上去的：

We were just discussing with some of our Chinese colleagues about the fact BBC website was blocked, went on to show them and we see this latest news. Excellent news.

真他媽無恥。