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Ai Weiwei, Fragment of the Cover of the Mueller Report
Ai Weiwei, Fragment of the Cover of the Mueller Report

Lot 66

Ai Weiwei, 1957 (CN)

Fragment of the Cover of the Mueller Report, 2019

Lego bricks on Lego baseplate.
H 385 mm W 385 mm.

Verso on label typographically inscribed, dated and numbered in handwriting: Cahiers d'Art, 2019, 58/108. In typographically inscribed and in handwriting numbered original cardboard box: Ai Weiwei, Fragment of the Cover of the Mueller Report, Cahiers d'Art, No 58/108, unique.

Provenance:
Cahiers d'Art, Paris;
Swiss Private Property.

Exhibitions:
London, Lisson Gallery, 2019;
Paris, Cahiers d'Art, 06.10.2019 - 31.01.2020.

Annotation:

The present work is one fragment of the 108 fragments from the 462 x 346 cm tall artwork, consisting of thousands of Lego bricks «The Cover of the Mueller Report». It relates to the Mueller-Report, which documents the final output of an official investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election.

CHF25'000 / 30'000
EUR23'000 / 28'000
USD27'000 / 32'000

Sold for CHF 20'000 (excl. buyers premium)