This weekend, Chinese artist Ai Wei Wei's newest installation project @Large opens on Alcatraz, the small island in San Francisco Bay. Not generally a fan of tourist sites, I have still never visited the famed former prison. This exhibit will be what finally gets me down to Fisherman's Wharf and onto a boat to the island.
I was introduced to Ai Wei Wei through the excellent documentary Ai Wei Wei: Never Sorry and then viewed his Sunflower Seeds exhibit at the Tate Modern in London. Having a docent guided or audio tour always helps to unpack the often multi-layered meaning of his work.
Open September 27 - April 26, 2014.
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