Artists Taking to the Streets! 423 Art Citizens March and its Revelations

At the beginning, the writer cites examples of artists taking to the streets as an introduction to the “423 Art Citizens March”, which was triggered by the detention of Mainland artist Ai Weiwei and joined by over 2,000 people. The essay continues explaining the formation of “Art Citizens”, which spurred the birth of the 23 April March, and highlights the artworks created and activities organized during the march, pointing out the artistic power of demonstrations and the determination of the art group to uphold artists’ freedom of speech and of creation. In the end, the writer offers readers multiple kinds of reflections on artists’ cultural identity after the Handover, how the artistic power has worked and the relationship between art and action.