Description: ~Ai Weiwei x Hornbach~Safety Jackets Zipped the Other Way~Booklet and 5 Safety Jackets~ The materials included will be to able to create Wall Version 1 and 2, you will need to purchase your own hardware (i.e. wall hooks) (see pictures in listing) The Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei and a German home improvement store have collaborated on a work of art. Ai and the Hornbach DIY chain released a self-assembly soft sculpture, which comes with an instruction manual and authentication certificate. The work is formed by interlinked high-visibility jackets that hang on a simple structure of steel rods. The jackets are zipped together to form a circle, resembling the ghost of huddled bodies. The work, which is called Safety Jackets Zipped the Other Way, references two of Ai’s early works from the 1980s that featured army raincoats zipped together. The orange jackets recalls the life preservers worn by migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean, a highly political object for Europe that has reoccured in Ai’s work and campaigning on behalf of refugees. According to an artist statement in the accompanying publication, Ai was immediately inspired by the invitation from Hornbach to make an original work. The artist, who recently moved from Germany to the UK described selecting the components in the DIY store as being like “a child in a candy shop.” Unlike many of Ai’s sculptures, which are made in China, the components of Safety Jackets Zipped the Other Way are made in Germany. The manual for Safety Jackets Zipped the Other Way doubles as an artist publication. It includes a statement by Ai about the piece as well as a conversation with the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist, plus a certificate of authenticity. “Art belongs to everyone,” Ai declares in the accompanying manual. “Everyone can be an artist, or has the opportunity to create art,” he adds, invoking the spirit of Joseph Beuys. You only need these instructions and some manual skill. Be part of this public art campaign and build an original Ai Weiwei.The book also includes an interview between Hans Ulrich Obrist and Ai Weiwei and a certificate of authenticity. Check Out Other Available Works Shipping includes Insurance and Delivery Confirmation We offer free shipping on any additional item and we always ship the next business dayInternational buyers, we will do our best to help you avoid, or at least minimize, import duties and taxes ~IF YOU WISH NOT TO USE THE GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM PLEASE MESSAGE US HERE AT THE GALLERYTO DISCUSS OTHER SHIPPING OPTIONS~ PLEASE ASK FOR A SHIPPING QUOTE IF YOU'RENOT IN THE US! I WILL NOT PAY IMPORT DUTIES!
Price: 2499 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-01-07T04:49:45.000Z
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Artist: Ai Weiwei
