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11-12-15
FOR-SITE Foundation to host “Ai Weiwei: LEGO Collection Point” at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture
LEGO Collection Point is part of Ai Weiwei’s ongoing efforts to challenge censorship. In an Instagram post on October 23 Ai announced that LEGO had denied his request for More
09-28-15
Beyond Alcatraz: @Large One Year Later
Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the opening of @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. Since the opening, Ai has regained his right to travel freely following the More
06-12-15
@Large: Attendance, Accolades, and Impact
After seven incredible months, @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz has drawn to a close. The exhibition has attracted a robust and deeply engaged audience and received many More
06-11-15
@Large Honored By Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network
FOR-SITE is delighted to announce that @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz has been honored by Americans for the Arts’ Public Art Network Year in Review as one of the More
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
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
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
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