After a Kickstarter campaign that had all the highs and lows of a Beijing blockbuster, you can finally watch “The Sand Storm,” the sci-fi flick featuring Ai Weiwei in a rare acting turn.
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The Brooklyn Artists Ball Had It All: Crocheted Skulls, Foam Butts, and Padma
“Doesn’t every day celebrate Brooklyn artists?” joked Manhattan-based artist John Gordon Gould at yesterday evening’s Brooklyn Artist Ball. Be that as it may, the decadent event truly put Brooklyn artists front and center (those that were invited, anyway), showcasing their works as table displays and decorations at the Brooklyn Museum.
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Jason Wishnow Did a Secret Sci-Fi Film With Ai Weiwei and Ended Up Near Bald
L to R: Weiwei and Wishnow.
Jason Wishnow has told the story of Oedipus with vegetables and documented zombie yoga in Williamsburg. Now, fresh off a stint as TED’s director of film and video, the Lower East Side filmmaker is set to complete his most daunting production yet: a 10-minute short in which Chinese artist-activist Ai Weiwei will make his acting debut.
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