They say the mayor’s office of Beijing city has made this decision to demolish the Shangyuan Art Museum. No reason given, no plan, no date. Could be tomorrow. Please tell anyone you can think of, ask anyone and ask people to ask about this. Thank you!
Martin Winter
拆
没心情写诗
反正要拆
拆艺术馆
拆工作室
拆画廊
拆图书馆
拆国际交流
二十年来
所建立的
统统都拆
没说理由
没说日期
没说计划
一直这样
今天通知
非常适合
2024.6.4
DEMOLISH
What is the opposite
of soft power?
Burning bridges?
Beijing Shangyuan Art Museum
has been a bridge
for international relations
in art and culture
for twenty years.
Yesterday and today
here at the museum
people came to measure buildings
slated for demolition.
Everything must go!
Everyone!
This hill is for goats
anyway.
No reason given,
no exact date.
Nothing new in this country.
Today’s date
fits rather well.
MW June 4th, 2024