Nicholas Baume

Daniel S. Palmer

Katerina Stathopoulou

This comprehensive presentation of Ai Weiwei's ambitious Public Art Fund exhibition Good Fences Make Good Neighbors--a reflection on the global refugee crisis--documents the work from conception to installation and reception.

Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Ai Weiwei

David Spalding

Renowned artist Ai Weiwei engaged nearly 900,000 visitors in a conversation about human rights with his art installation @Large: Ai Weiwei on Alcatraz. In one participatory piece, Yours Truly, visitors sent 92,829 postcards to prisoners of conscience around the world. This book delves into those postcards' lasting impact. Five former prisoners and their loved ones reflect on the experience of receiving hundreds of postcards while imprisoned. Essays and a statement by Ai Weiwei contextualize this extraordinary project. And photographs taken during the exhibition show visitors and the messages they wrote. The book also includes four pre-addressed, tear-out postcards, inviting readers—whether art lovers or activists—to send hope to individuals still imprisoned for defending human rights.

Art, Human Rights, and the Power of Writing a Letter

Ai Weiwei: Yours Truly

Matthew Chasco

"The government is only strong when we are cowards and is weak when we are courageous"
Hope and support expressed through art. A handful of no doubt countless stories of those imprisoned for speaking against injustices around the world.
There's also a documentary that will be added to my watch list.

Ai Weiwei Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

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