TASCHEN is celebrating its 40th birthday this year and surprises all our book and fashion lovers with 3 scarfs and 2 bags by Ai Weiwei in a Limited Edition!
Ai Weiwei. The China Bag ‘Cats and Dogs’
Red PVC bag with transparent inlay, 47 x 64.5 cm; passepartout for framing –
€ 400
Ex-Works: 2020-10-27
Papercutting is a traditional Chinese art going back 2,000 years. The colored, intricately cut papers are used as a story-telling medium in festivities, for prayers, and as everyday decoration. The red bag takes its motif from a papercut created by Ai Weiwei as part of his Papercut Portfolio, published by TASCHEN in 2019: Cats and Dogs, his reflection on works from the 1990s, when he returned to Beijing from New York and found his artistic identity.
Limited edition of 2,500 copies
Ai Weiwei. The China Bag ‘Zodiac’
White PVC bag with transparent inlay, 47 x 64.5 cm; passepartout for framing –
€ 400
Ex-Works: 2020-10-27
Papercutting is a traditional Chinese art going back 2,000 years. The colored, intricately cut papers are used as a story-telling medium in festivities, for prayers, and as everyday decoration. The white bag takes its motif from a papercut created by Ai Weiwei as part of his Papercut Portfolio, published by TASCHEN in 2019: Zodiac, his depiction of the Chinese zodiac cast in bronze and gold according to historical models.
Limited edition of 2,500 copies
Ai Weiwei. The Silk Scarf ‘Cats and Dogs’
Red scarf, 100% silk, 90 x 90 cm, handwoven and hand-silkscreened, finished with hand-rolled edges; wrapped in tissue paper and packaged in cardboard box, 26 x 26 cm
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€ 250
Ex-Works: 2020-10-27
Papercutting is a traditional Chinese art going back 2,000 years. The colored, intricately cut papers are used as a story-telling medium in festivities, for prayers, and as everyday decoration. The red scarf takes its motif from a papercut created by Ai Weiwei as part of his Papercut Portfolio, published by TASCHEN in 2019: Cats and Dogs, reflecting on his work from the 1990s, when he returned to Beijing after a decade-long stay in New York to find his own artistic identity.
Limited edition of 2,500 copies
Ai Weiwei. The Silk Scarf ‘Citizens’ Investigation’
Black and white scarf, 100% silk, 90 x 90 cm, handwoven and hand-silkscreened, finished with hand-rolled edges; wrapped in tissue paper and packaged in cardboard box, 26 x 26 cm
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€ 250
Ex-Works: 2020-10-27
Papercutting is a traditional Chinese art going back 2,000 years. The colored, intricately cut papers are used as a story-telling medium in festivities, for prayers, and as everyday decoration. The black scarf takes its motif from a papercut created by Ai Weiwei as part of his Papercut Portfolio, published by TASCHEN in 2019: Citizens’ Investigation, reflecting on the somber aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake in 2008 and his subsequent activism to clear up why so many victims could be found especially among schoolchildren.
Limited edition of 2,500 copies
Ai Weiwei. The Silk Scarf ‘Haircut’
Blue and white scarf, 100% silk, 90 x 90 cm, handwoven and hand-silkscreened, finished with hand-rolled edges; wrapped in tissue paper and packaged in cardboard box, 26 x 26 cm
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€ 250
Ex-Works: 2020-10-27
Papercutting is a traditional Chinese art going back 2,000 years. The colored, intricately cut papers are used as a story-telling medium in festivities, for prayers, and as everyday decoration. The blue scarf takes its motif from a papercut created by Ai Weiwei as part of his Papercut Portfolio, published by TASCHEN in 2019: Haircut, reflecting on his participation in documenta XII in Kassel 2007, when he made it possible for 1,001 Chinese compatriots to travel to the German city.
Limited edition of 2,500 copies