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 could not visit because
he was not permitted to leave China but that stands as a world-famous symbol of both
incarceration and protest. This book showcases the major exhibition presented by FOR-SITE
Foundation of site-specific multimedia installations and sculptures Ai Weiwei created for the
island on view from the Autumn 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.
