Ai Weiwei has turned his most iconic artworks into charity face masks. The Chinese artist is hoping to raise at least $1 million for international charities that are helping vulnerable and displaced people impacted by the pandemic.
Ai Weiwei has produced a series of face masks printed with his most iconic artworks to help counter the"humanitarian crisis" arising fromThe Chinese artist, who is currently in lockdown in the UK, is hoping to raise at least $1 million for international charities that are helping vulnerable and displaced people impacted by the pandemic.
Many of the other designs, which can only be bought in larger sets of four or 20, allude to state control and freedom of expression, issues the dissident artist has long addressed in his work. Among them are images of handcuffs, a surveillance camera and a crab, a reference to a Chinese slang term for censorship.
"Our small individual acts become powerful when they are part of the social response," he said in a media statement."An individual wearing a mask makes a gesture; a society wearing masks combats a deadly virus. And a society that wears masks because of the choices of individuals, rather than because of the directive of authorities, can defy and withstand any force.
"For China, everything is for political use," Ai said, adding:"It doesn't matter what kind of disaster they're facing. The only thing they learn is how well they use this authoritarian power to manipulate the story."
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