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

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

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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