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AI WEIWEI Cats (Red).
Screenprint printed in red on Saunders Waterford paper, 2022. 205x205 mm; 8 1/4x8 1/4 inches (sheet), full margins. One of three numbered printer's proofs, aside from the edition of 150. Signed, dated and inscribed "P/i" in pencil, lower margin. With the printer's label, initialed in ink and numbered 1/3 on the verso. Printed by Kip Gresham at The Print Studio, Cambridge. Published by Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge. A very good impression.
This print was made to coincide with Ai Weiwei's (born 1957) exhibition "Ai Weiwei: The Liberty of Doubt," February 12-June 19, 2022, Kettle's Yard, University of Cambridge.
According to the exhibition website, Ai Weiwei notes, "I like cats very much because of their independent character, alertness and understanding of human beings; I have feelings approximating to reverence for them. Cats have been regarded as psychic animals since ancient times, no matter in China or ancient Greece. What's even more interesting is that if a selfie of mine would be seen by 100 people, a cat photo would be seen by 1000 people. I believe that everyone can share this happiness."
