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@Large: Inside Ai Weiwei’s Unprecedented Exhibit on Alcatraz

Time

The Chinese artist's seven installations on America's most notorious island champion human rights and recall America's dark past

Art on Alcatraz: Exhibit by Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei opens at America's most infamous prison

FOX News

A highly anticipated exhibition at America’s most famous prison by one of China’s most prolific contemporary artists will open to the public Saturday, September 27.

Photos: Artist Ai Weiwei's @Large Installation Inside Alcatraz

SFist

Chinese dissident artist and architect Ai Weiwei's major installation @Large opens this weekend inside the former prison building of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.

@Large: Ai Weiwei takes over Alcatraz with Lego carpets and a hippie dragon

The Guardian (UK)

The big man of Beijing's new show fills the former prison with a giant rainbow dragon and Lego models of 175 prisoners of conscience, from Nelson Mandela to Edward Snowden. The artist's bravery and commitment are extraordinary

Alcatraz Exhibit is Tribute to Political Prisoners

ABC 7 News

Alcatraz is undergoing a big change. The former prison which was home to Machine Gun Kelly and Al Capone is now hosting what many say is the most anticipated contemporary art show of the year.