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Readings from "Mao Tse Tung on Literature and Art" are interspersed with Ai Wei Wei's thoughts on freedom of expression.

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Mao (from Mao Tse Tung on Literature and Art, third edition. Beijing: Foreign Language Press, 1967)

说明这样一个事实，就是文艺界中还严重地存在着作风不正的东西，同志们中间还有很多的唯心论、教条主义、空想、空谈、轻视实践、脱离群众等等的缺点，需要有一个切实的严肃的整风运动。
“wrong styles of work still exist to a serious extent in our literary and art circles and that there are still many defects among our comrades, such as idealism, dogmatism, empty illusions, empty talk, contempt for practice and aloofness from the masses, all of which call for an effective and serious campaign of rectification.”…

如果同志们在新的群众中间，还是像我上次说的“不熟，不懂，英雄无用武之地”，那末，不但下乡要发生困难，不下乡，就在延安，也要发生困难的。
”If, living among the new masses, some comrades, as I said before, are still "lacking in knowledge and understanding" and remain "heroes with no place to display their prowess", then difficulties will arise for them, and not only when they go out to the villages; right here in Yenan difficulties will arise for them.”

Ai Wei Wei (from re:publica 2013: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Republica_2013_-_Ai_Weiwei.ogv)

I think because freedom of expression has so much to do with art creativity or art activities, so we often have to be, we’re often being pushed to the position we have to respond to the situation, which is very political, and every day all our struggles are somehow associated with this kind of effort. As artists, of course, we want to improve our situation which means independent thinking and freedom of expression and communication, so by doing that, we become very political. And the Communist society, the most powerful thing for them is trying blocking people to share information and to communicate about their feelings.

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from Stalin's Piano, released May 17, 2019
Robert Davidson, composer, engineer, editor
Sonya Lifschitz, pianist

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Sonya Lifschitz & Robert Davidson Brisbane, Australia

Sonya Lifschitz' bold adventurousness & unparalleled musicianship, described as “a life force of extraordinary density and capacity” see her active as soloist, collaborator, artistic director, educator, radio personality and arts advocate.

Robert Davidson has been making music from language since childhood. With his ensemble Topology he explores a wide range of cross-genre collaboration. ... more

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