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Ai Weiwei's Scarves

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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 scarves take their motifs from papercuts created by Ai Weiwei as part of his Papercut Portfolio, published by TASCHEN and released at Art Basel in 2019. The motifs are inspired by aspects of his life and works. Now available to order through our Artsy homepage.
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Title: Ai Weiwei's Scarves
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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 scarves take their motifs from papercuts created by Ai Weiwei as part of his Papercut Portfolio, published by TASCHEN and released at Art Basel in 2019.
The motifs are inspired by aspects of his life and works.
Now available to order through our Artsy homepage.

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