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Art Man of Alcatraz

New York Times

Ai Weiwei Takes His Work to a Prison

No Man Is an Island: Ai Weiwei’s Life and Art Before Alcatraz

KQED Arts

On September 27, @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz, a series of site-specific commissions within the historic former Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary will debut. Don’t expect to see the artist; he remains unable to travel, though his ideas will be everywhere.

He's been banned from leaving China, now Ai Weiwei is going to prison (sort of)

GQ Magazine (British)

Taking over four rooms of Alcatraz - the former military prison, site of Native American protests and now one of America's most famous national parks - Weiwei's seven site-specific installations aim to prompt visitors to consider the experience of police force, as well as the art as an act of conscience.

@Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz to explore artistic liberty and more

Los Angeles Times

The Alcatraz exhibition, opening Sept. 27, will feature sculptures, sound installations and other mixed-media work scattered among various locations on the Northern California island.

Surveying species among California's redwoods

CBS News

Recently a new generation of natural "wanderers" embarked on a monumental task in Muir Woods, a national monument named in honor of America's most famous naturalist John Muir.