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Ai Weiwei placing flowers in the basket of a bicycle outside his studio in Beijing, June 2014
01-12-15 Book Excerpt: Maya Kóvskaya on Ai Weiwei
Below are excerpts from Maya Kóvskaya’s essay in the exhibition catalogue for @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. The extended essay places the exhibition in the context of Ai More
Ai Weiwei
11-10-14 Book Excerpt: Ai Weiwei on @Large
Below are excerpts from Ai Weiwei’s statement in the exhibition catalogue for @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. Read the complete text in the book — order a copy today! The More
04-09-14 PEN America to Stage Literary Protest for Free Expression
On April 10, acclaimed writers Sergio De La Pava, Jennifer Egan, Chang-Rae Lee, and Victoria Redel will join PEN American Center on the plaza of Brooklyn Public Library More
03-31-14 Abelardo Morell Retrospective at the High Museum of Art
FOR-SITE is honored to share that the High Museum of Art‘s Abelardo Morell retrospective, The Universe Next Door, includes the video FOR-SITE created to highlight More
01-03-14 Ai Weiwei Protests the Restrictions on His Travel
I feel my artworks, to a great degree, they are desires that will never be fulfilled. But that doesn’t impact on what we do manage to do. Just as I feel that the great More
Interior of the New Industries Building at Alcatraz
12-03-13 Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz in the New York Times
“The idea of loss of freedom as a punishment raises philosophical questions.” Ai Weiwei talks with Jori Finkel about his FOR-SITE project on Alcatraz in More
Ai Weiwei in the elevator when taken into custody by the police, Sichuan, China, 2009
12-02-13 Announcing @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz
FOR-SITE is delighted to announce our next major project: @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, opening in September 2014 and presented in partnership with the Golden Gate More
Tree Fall (installation view)
10-17-13 Andy Goldsworthy’s Tree Fall Opens October 19
FOR-SITE is excited to announce the opening weekend of Tree Fall, a new work by artist Andy Goldsworthy in San Francisco’s Presidio, this Saturday, October 19, and More
07-16-13 Timelapse: Doug Hall and the Western Landscape
The iconic and glorious Golden Gate Bridge, recognized around the world, is nearly synonymous with the Bay Area. Opening on July 18th, the San Jose Museum of Art invites More
03-07-13 Mark Dion: Self-Proclaimed Low-Budget Antiquarian
In a recent article for Gallerist NY, writer Andrew Russeth examines Mark Dion’s transformation of  globe-trotting natural science into art form, and time into More
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AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY - Official Trailer

AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY - Official Trailer

Official trailer for the documentary feature film AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY Artist and activist Ai Weiwei invites audiences to send postcards to prisoners of ...

Cheryl Haines videochats with John Kiriakou

Cheryl Haines videochats with John Kiriakou

FOR-SITE Foundation Executive Director Cheryl Haines videochats with prisoner of conscience John Kiriakou during the @Large installation on Alcatraz by Ai ...

@Large: postcard for Reeyot Alemu

@Large: postcard for Reeyot Alemu

Ethopian journalist Reeyot Alemu became a prisoner of conscience when her government sentenced her to five years in prison. As part of Ai Weiwei's @Large ...

Ai Weiwei's inspiration for his @Large postcard campaign

Ai Weiwei's inspiration for his @Large postcard campaign

Excerpt from the documentary film AI WEIWEI: YOURS TRULY, which screens on Saturday, June 2 at the Mendocino Film Festival in California More information: ...

FOR-SITE Foundation

FOR-SITE Foundation

The FOR-SITE Foundation is dedicated to the idea that art can inspire fresh thinking and important dialogue about our natural and cultural environment. Through ...

Sanctuary Salon (February 23, 2018)

Sanctuary Salon (February 23, 2018)

Echoing Sanctuary's ethos of plurality, the "Sanctuary Salon" series weaves together the voices of artists whose practices span creative disciplines, including ...

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