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Ai Weiwei at Alcatraz, Another Ace Hotel Collaboration and More From the Cultural Calendar

United Kingdom Architecture News - Oct 01, 2014 - 10:40   2528 views

Ai Weiwei at Alcatraz, Another Ace Hotel Collaboration and More From the Cultural Calendar

An installation view of "With Wind," Ai Wei Wei's exhibition at Alcatraz.Credit Jan Sturmann, courtesy FOR-SITE Foundation

T rounds up things to see and do in the week ahead.

Monday, San Francisco
Ai Weiwei takes over Alcatraz 
The Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei’s newest installation series is arguably one of the most talked-about art events in the world right now. By taking over the historic San Francisco prison site Alcatraz and incorporating seven site-specific installations in seven of the compound’s different areas, Weiwei, whose recent history is peppered with arrests and heavy surveillance by the Chinese government, is shining a light on what it means to be a prisoner, and what it takes to believe in freedom.
On display until April 26, 2015. Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, for-site.org....Continue Reading

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