The artist calls the coronavirus pandemic the humanitarian crisis and compares the purchase of such masks to an act of hope and social awareness
Face masks designed by Ai Weiwei. Source: Eric Gregory Powell/The Guardian
Ai Weiwei has designed face masks and plans to sell 10,000 of them, with all profits going to charities, Artguide reports.
Masks will be available on eBay. All proceeds from the sale will go to Human Rights Watch, Refugees International and Médecins Sans Frontières.
Each masks costs $50, a series of four costs $300 and a collection of 20 masks costs $1,500.
The masks have silk-screened images familiar to the artist’s fans, including sunflower seeds based on his installation in Tate Modern's Turbine Hall.
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