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Wikileaks scarf

Scarf
2011
Artist/Maker
Metahaven (designer)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (designed)

scarf, large silk scarf with the word wikileaks printed once from corner to corner on all four edges of the scarf. There is a large WL printed in the middle of the scarf with a garphic design of varying sized and coloured cirlces covering the two letters.

Object details

Categories
Accessories
Clothing
Fashion
Object type
scarf
TitleWikileaks scarf (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Silk (Textile)
Brief description
Wikileaks scarf, Metahaven, Amsterdam, 2011
Physical description
scarf, large silk scarf with the word wikileaks printed once from corner to corner on all four edges of the scarf. There is a large WL printed in the middle of the scarf with a garphic design of varying sized and coloured cirlces covering the two letters.
Dimensions
  • Length: 116.2cm
  • Width: 112.2cm
Gallery label
This object sits in the "Data and Communication" section of the Design 1900-Now gallery,opened June 2021
Material transparency
WikiLeaks is an online whistleblowing platform.
Enabling the anonymous release of digitally-held
and sensitive information, it has fostered debates
about transparency, democratic oversight and the
role of the government. In 2011, graphic designers
Metahaven collaborated with WikiLeaks to create
merchandise to fund the organisation’s work.
This silk scarf is a visual play on transparency,
simultaneously revealing and concealing the body.

Silk scarf with graphic pattern
WikiLeaks Scarf, 2011
Designed for WikiLeaks by Metahaven, the Netherlands
Printed silk
Museum no. CD.34-2015
Collection
Design, Architecture and Digital Department
Accession number
CD.34-2015

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1308620/wikileaks-scarf-scarf-metahaven/
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