Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz ; [on the Occasion of the Exhibition "@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz", on View from September 27, 2014, to April 26, 2015, Presented by the FOR-SITE Foundation ...]

Internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei is one of contemporary art's most newsworthy figures, noted for both his groundbreaking work and his outspoken stance on human rights, which ultimately resulted in his controversial 2011 detainment. In an astonishing new large-scale project, he turns his attention to Alcatraz—a place he cannot visit because he is not permitted to leave China, but that stands as a world-famous symbol of both incarceration and protest. This book showcases a major exhibition of site-specific, multimedia installations and sculptures Ai Weiwei has created for the island, on view from the fall of 2014 through the spring of 2015. Featuring beautiful photographs and thought-provoking text, At Large is the essential document of this remarkable happening from one of today's most celebrated artists. Working From His Studio In China, Internationally Acclaimed Artist And Activist Ai Weiwei Has Created A Major Series Of Site-specific Installations For Alcatraz Island. In This Essential Catalog, Beautiful Photographs Of The Large-scale Artworks Provide An Comprehensive Look At This Important Project, While Thought-provoking Texts And Archival Vintage Images Proffer Cultural And Historical Context-- Preface / Frank Dean And Greg Moore -- Introduction / Cheryl Haines -- Artist's Statement / Ai Weiwei -- Alcatraz Timeline -- Ai Weiwei @large On Alcatraz / Maya Kóvskaya -- Universal Declaration Of Human Rights -- Artworks. With Wind -- Trace -- Refraction -- Blossom -- Illumination -- Stay Tuned -- Yours Truly -- An Interview With Ai Weiwei / Hans Ulrich Obrist. Edited By David Spalding. This Book Has Been Published On The Occasion Of The Exhibition @large: Ai Weiwei On Alcatraz, On View From September 24, 2014 To April 26, 2015. Published In Asssciation With For-site Foundation. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.