Featuring Lalan’s 1976 masterpiece Deux Amis《雙友》, this beautiful silk scarf was created with the support of Lalan Estate and Kwai Fung Foundation to celebrate the milestone retrospective exhibition Extended Figure: The Art and Inspiration of Lalan held at Asia Society Hong Kong between 27 April - 24 October 2021. This scarf is a timeless memento of one of the most iconic and innovative Chinese female artists of the 20th century, whose pioneering and highly experimental oeuvre combined painting, poetry, music and dance to create a new form of avant-garde performative “integrated art” infusing the cultures of the East and West. Crafted in limited numbers in China, this gorgeous scarf is made from soft mulberry silk with hand-stitched rollover edges. Item details: Presented in an iconic lime green Asia Society Hong Kong Center x Shanghai Tang envelope Material: 100% mulberry silk Size: 90 x 90 cm Weight: 62 g Envelope dimensions: 21.5 x 32.5 x 1 cm About the work LalanDeux amis | Two Friends《雙友》, 1976Oil on canvas130.5 x 195cmPrivate collection Deux Amis was created in the midst of Lalan’s “Landscape Metaphor” phase (1970 –1983). Seeking a new artistic language almost twenty years after first picking up a paintbrush, Lalan undertook a profound re-examination of her Chinese roots. Travels to Europe’s famous mountains were supplemented with studies of Song Dynasty literati paintings and the Taoist text Zhuangzi, which ponders the state of “Heaven and Man in unity”. Deux Amis captures Lalan’s liberated inner world, with a latent cosmic energy evoked in soft tones of yellow, violet and blue and gentle rhythmic lines - a reflection of the artist’s enlightened consciousness and introspective approach to life. Please note that all sales are final and under no circumstances will we accept cancellations of orders or refunds for any items or events ordered on our website.
