Press Coverage:

@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz

Devin Katayama, “What Ai Weiwei’s New Passport Means for the Artist’s Career,” KQED, July 24, 2015. Watch online

Katie McMurran, “Art and Activism Collide on Alcatraz Island,” KPCC, April 3, 2015.

Lee Romney, “In Ai Weiwei Show at Alcatraz, Tourism and Human Rights Go Hand in Hand,” Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2015.

Jane Ingram Allen, “Review: @Large Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz,” Sculpture, April 2015.

Home & Design Trends, “Ai Weiwei’s @Large Exhibit Explores the Concepts of Human Rights and Free Expression",” Vol. 2 No. 9 2015.

Henri Neuendorf, “Ai Weiwei Urges Visitors to Alcatraz Exhibition to Write to Political Prisoners,” Artnet, February 26, 2015.

Julia Halperin, “Thousands Write to Prison Pen Pals Through Alcatraz Art Installation,” The Art Newspaper, February 24, 2015.

Annie Buckley, “Critics Picks: Ai Weiwei,” Artforum, February 5, 2015.

Carla Escoda, “The Artist is Absent: Ai Weiwei @Large on Alcatraz,” Huffington Post, January 15, 2015.

Robert Atkins, Art in America, January 2015.

Christian Frock, KPFA.org’s APEX Express, November 20, 2014.

Jon Carroll, “Some Things Need Remembering; Come to Alcatraz,” SF Gate, November 19, 2014.

“Ai Weiwei’s Newest Collection Turns Alcatraz into a Statement on Freedom,” Fusion’s America with Jorge Ramos, November 13, 2014.

“How Alcatraz Became a Canvas for Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei,” KQED’s Forum, October 22, 2014.

Madison Park, “On Alcatraz, Ai Weiwei Raises a Voice on Dissent,” CNN, October 22, 2014.

Shane Bauer, “Dragons, Legos, and Solitary: Ai Weiwei’s Transformative Alcatraz Exhibition,” Mother Jones, October 11, 2014.

Lee Rosenbaum, “‘Don’t Retreat. Retweet’: My Twitter Tour of Ai Weiwei’s Installation at Alcatraz,” CultureGrrl, October 10, 2014.

Carol Strickland, “Ai Weiwei Breaks Into Alcatraz,” Art in America, October 9, 2014.

Mina Kim, “Artist Ai Weiwei Explores Definition of Freedom at Alcatraz,” PBS Newshour, October 8, 2014.

Sandhya Dirks, “A Chinese Artist Transforms Alcatraz Into a Lego-Carpeted Political Statement,” PRI’s The World, October 2, 2014.

Christina Larson, “Escape to Alcatraz,” Smithsonian, October 2014.

Stav Ziv, “Ai Weiwei’s @Large Exhibit Opens at Alcatraz,” Newsweek, September 27, 2014.

Caille Millner, “Ai Weiwei Exhibition Is More Than a ‘Big Event,’ ” San Francisco Chronicle, September 27, 2014.

Mina Kim, “Confined in China, Ai Weiwei Directs Alcatraz Exhibit from Afar,” Morning Edition, September 27, 2014.

Christopher Knight, “‘@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz’ a Powerful Meditation on Repression,” Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2014.

Sara Johnson, “Ai Weiwei Designs Exhibition for Alcatraz,” Architects, September 26, 2014.

Christian L. Frock, “Postcard from the Rock: A Review of Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz,” KQED Arts, September 26, 2014.

Melissa Chan, “Ai Weiwei’s Art Activism on Alcatraz (AJ+ Asks),” Al Jazeera America, September 26, 2014.

Monika Auger, “Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Brings Exhibit to Alcatraz,” Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2014.

Katy Steinmetz, “@Large: Inside Ai Weiwei’s Unprecedented Exhibit on Alcatraz,” Time, September 25, 2014.

Whitney Phaneuf, “Ai Weiwei’s Songs of Freedom on Alcatraz,” Hyperallergic, September 25, 2014.

Jason Farago, “@Large: Ai Weiwei Takes Over Alcatraz with Lego Carpets and a Hippie Dragon,” Guardian, September 24, 2014.

Kenneth Baker, “Ai Weiwei Installation on Alcatraz: No Breakout,” San Francisco Chronicle, September 23, 2014.

Jori Finkel, “Art Man of Alcatraz: Ai Weiwei Takes His Work to Prison,” New York Times, September 18, 2014.

Sam Whiting, “Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Hits Alcatraz,” San Francisco Chronicle, September 18, 2014.

Avital Andrews, “Alcatraz to Host Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei’s Exhibit,” Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2014.

Emily Wilson, “Alcatraz Will Become an Art Gallery: Ai Weiwei Exhibit,” SFWeekly, September 15, 2014.

Christian L. Frock, “No Man Is an Island: Ai Weiwei’s Life and Art Before Alcatraz,” KQED Arts, September 15, 2014.

David Ng, “ ‘@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz’ to Explore Artistic Liberty and More,” Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2014.

Barbara Pollack, “Cell Block Ai,” ARTnews, September 2014.

“Prison Break,” W, September 2014.

“Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz,” San Francisco Cottages and Gardens, September 2014.

Sara Johnson, “Ai Weiwei Designing Installations for Alcatraz,” Architect, June 12, 2014.

Jason Rehel, “Ai Weiwei Exhibit Headed to Alcatraz While New York Banker Plans Museum Dedicated to the Chinese Dissident Artist,” National Post, May 15, 2014.

Jacob Kastrenakes, “Ai Weiwei Exhibition Coming to Alcatraz’s Off-Limit Areas,” The Verge, May 14, 2014.

Susan Cheng, “Finally, Details about Ai Weiwei’s ‘@Large’ Exhibition on Alcatraz Island Have Been Released,” Complex, May 14, 2014.

Cyrus Musiker, “Alcatraz Tickets Expected to Become Scarce During Ai Weiwei Installation,” KQED Arts, May 13, 2014.

Sam Whiting, “‘@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz’ Tickets Go on Sale June 27,” SFGate, May 13, 2014.

Andrew Dalton, “Ai Weiwei’s Exhibition ‘@Large’ Opens September 27th,” SFist, May 13, 2014.

Leigh Anne Miller, “Get Your Tickets to Ai Weiwei’s Alcatraz,” Art in America, May 13, 2014.

Allison Meier, “Art Movements,” Hyperallergic, December 6, 2013.

Sam Whiting, “Ai Weiwei Alcatraz Installation Finalized,” San Francisco Chronicle, December 5, 2013.

“Ai Weiwei to Take Over Alcatraz in 2014,” Artobserved, December 5, 2013.

Jason Diamond, “How Ai Weiwei’s Alcatraz Project Changes the Meaning of Prisons as Public Art Sites,” Flavorwire, December 4, 2013.

Jori Finkel, “Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei to Take His Art to Alcatraz,” International Herald Tribune, December 4, 2013.

“Ai Weiwei to Display New Works at Alcatraz,” Artinfo, December 4, 2013.

“Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Commissioned to Create New Site-Specific Works on Alcatraz Island,” artdaily.org, December 4, 2013.

Andrew Dalton, “Ai Weiwei Talks Alcatraz Exhibition,” SFist, December 3, 2013.

Jori Finkel, “Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei to Take His Art to Alcatraz,” New York Times, December 3, 2013.

David Ng, “Ai Weiwei to Create Art Installations for Alcatraz,” Los Angeles Times, December 3, 2013.

Delia Paunescu, “Ai Weiwei Will Do a Show at Alcatraz,” Vulture, December 3, 2013.

Leigh Silver, “Ai Weiwei Is Officially Staging an Exhibition at Alcatraz Island,” Complex, December 3, 2013.

Benjamin Sutton, “Ai Weiwei Taking Over Alcatraz in 2014,” Artinfo, December 3, 2013.

Sam Whiting, “Chinese Activist/Artist Weiwei to Create Installation on Alcatraz,” SFGate, December 3, 2013.

“TED News in Brief: The (real) secret to a great infographic, Ai Weiwei at Alcatraz, and more,” TED, December 3, 2013.