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July 28, 2016 10:00 ET | Source: Nelson Saiers

Shortening: Making Irrational Rational —a New Art Installation Opens at Alcatraz

SAN FRANCISCO, July 28, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Opening on Monday, July 25th and running through mid-January 2017, the National Park Service and Nelson Saiers—artist and math Ph.D.— will present an...
December 03, 2013 15:08 ET | Source: Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy

FOR-SITE Foundation in Partnership with the National Park Service and the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Commissions New Site-Specific Works by Artist Ai Weiwei for Alcatraz, Opening September 2014

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chinese artist and rights advocate Ai Weiwei will create a new body of site-specific artwork on Alcatraz Island, the notorious former federal...
July 15, 2010 16:35 ET | Source: Red Bull North America

Rajon Rondo to Host Basketball on Alcatraz for Red Bull King of the Rock

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - July 15, 2010) - On September 18, basketball superstar Rajon Rondo will be bringing "the rock" to The Rock. The all-star guard will set foot on the infamous...
June 29, 2010 09:00 ET | Source: Red Bull North America

Red Bull King of the Rock Brings Basketball Back to Alcatraz

SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - June 29, 2010) - For 29 long years, more than 1,500 men dreamed of getting off of Alcatraz. But beginning on July 17, hundreds will try their hardest to...