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Exhibition view - @Large Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz
@LARGE // AI WEIWEI ON ALCATRAZ
from September 27 to April 26 2015
The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is internationally renowned for work that defies the distinction between art and activism. In this exhibition of new works created specifically for Alcatraz, Ai responds to the island’s layered legacy as a 19th-century military fortress, a notorious federal penitentiary. Revealing new perspectives on Alcatraz, the exhibition raises questions about freedom of expression and human rights that resonate far beyond this particular place.
The artworks directly and imaginatively address the situation of people around the world who have been deprived of their freedom for speaking out about their beliefs — people like Ai himself. A vocal critic of his nation’s government, Ai was secretly detained by Chinese authorities for 81 days in 2011, and is still not permitted to travel outside China.
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