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Manning featured in Alcatraz art exhibit
January 7, 2015 by the Chelsea Manning Support Network
Chelsea Manning is featured in a new art exhibit, @Large, currently on display at Alcatraz Island, San Francisco, CA. @Large was created by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, and features Trace, 176 portraits of people who have been imprisoned or exiled due to their beliefs, affiliations, or actions.
Ai Weiwei has called the featured prisoners of conscience “heroes of our time,” and the exhibit includes individuals from around the world. Those in the United States section include Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Martin Luther King Jr, John Kiriakou, Shakir Hamoodi, and Shaker Aamer.
Each portrait in Trace was hand-made and crafted out of legos, both in Ai Weiwei’s studio in China and in San Francisco with the assistance of 70 volunteers. @Large also includes an interactive section, allowing visitors to write & send post cards of support to the individuals, many of whom are still imprisoned.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is known for his art & activism. Trace and his other exhibits were created specifically for Alacatraz, commenting on the Island’s history as a prison & fortress and raising questions on freedom of expression and human rights.
@Large is on display at Alcatraz Island through April 26,2015.
Top: Alcatraz Island, Bottom: Chelsea Manning’s lego portrait in @Large
Ai Weiwei has called the featured prisoners of conscience “heroes of our time,” and the exhibit includes individuals from around the world. Those in the United States section include Chelsea Manning, Edward Snowden, Martin Luther King Jr, John Kiriakou, Shakir Hamoodi, and Shaker Aamer.
Each portrait in Trace was hand-made and crafted out of legos, both in Ai Weiwei’s studio in China and in San Francisco with the assistance of 70 volunteers. @Large also includes an interactive section, allowing visitors to write & send post cards of support to the individuals, many of whom are still imprisoned.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is known for his art & activism. Trace and his other exhibits were created specifically for Alacatraz, commenting on the Island’s history as a prison & fortress and raising questions on freedom of expression and human rights.
@Large is on display at Alcatraz Island through April 26,2015.
Portraits in Ai Weiwei’s art exhibit @Large
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