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Miami Sale 2018

Original tape artworks from Max Zorn’s Miami Sale 2018, including Nightfall in Paris, Billie, Untold fairy tale and the three-panel Floating in time.

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Nightfall in Paris

Nightfall in Paris, tape art by Max Zorn: A woman reclines upside down across golden pillows, her legs raised in front of red curtains.

Nightfall in Paris by Max Zorn. An open book-like box with an inset photograph on the left and the illuminated reclining figure on the right.
Nightfall in Paris by Max Zorn. The reclining woman illuminated inside a narrow upright box.
Nightfall in Paris, tape art by Max Zorn: A woman reclines upside down across golden pillows, her legs raised in front of red curtains.
Closed dark book-like box with an inset photograph and front clasp.
Open book-like box showing its inset photograph and unlit artwork panel.

Billie

Billie, tape art by Max Zorn: Billie Holiday sings into a vintage microphone, wearing a red dress and flowers in her hair.

Billie by Max Zorn. The singer illuminated inside a wooden wine-box display, viewed from the left.
Billie, tape art by Max Zorn: Billie Holiday sings into a vintage microphone, wearing a red dress and flowers in her hair.
Billie by Max Zorn. Upper wooden edge of the wine box surrounding the illuminated singer.
Billie by Max Zorn. The singer's illuminated portrait and the right wooden side of the wine box.
Plain wooden back of the wine box with printed winery lettering.

Size
47 × 32 cm
Material
Brown and red packing tape on acrylic glass
Frame
Lacquered wine boxes with warm LED light, for hanging or standing on a surface

Untold fairy tale

Untold fairy tale, tape art by Max Zorn: A woman in a red dress sits on a reclining polar bear in a snowy city square.

Tape Art by Max Zorn – Untold Fairy tale


Untold fairy tale by Max Zorn. The woman, polar bear and snowy city scene illuminated in a dark frame.
Close-up of the dark frame edge beside a snow-covered tree and street lights.
Upper corner of the dark frame above the city buildings.
Oblique view of the illuminated snow scene and its dark frame.
Lower corner of the dark frame beside the pale snowy foreground.

Size
120 × 91 cm
Material
Brown, white, yellow and red packing tape on acrylic glass
Frame
Custom ivory and gold distressed light box, with warm LED light

Floating in time

Floating in time, tape art by Max Zorn: A woman stands beside a red vintage car in a three-panel waterfront scene with New York's skyline and a suspension bridge.

Floating in time detail: The suspension bridge's steel structure seen at a steep angle.
Floating in time detail: The woman's face and draped neckline in layered tape.
Floating in time detail: Rows of city windows and their reflections in the water.
Floating in time detail: The bridge crosses above the distant waterfront skyline.
Floating in time by Max Zorn. The New York waterfront composition displayed across three illuminated dark frames.
Lower corner and depth of a dark frame beside the city reflections.
The narrow gap between two framed panels in the waterfront triptych.
Oblique close-up of an illuminated panel and its dark outer edge.

Size
3 × 140 × 100 cm
Material
Brown, white, yellow, blue and red packing tape on acrylic glass
Series
Unique
Frame
Three large custom walnut-brown light boxes with warm LED light

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About this release

Can I still buy from this release?

This release is sold out. The page preserves its artwork photographs and details. For current ways to collect directly from Max’s studio, visit Buy original tape art.

Are similar originals prints?

No. Each similar original is made individually by hand from packing tape, with small differences from one artwork to the next. A series size describes the full series, rather than the number offered in this release. See the artwork and collecting FAQs.

How should an illuminated tape artwork be displayed and cared for?

Light passes through the layers of tape, with an LED frame or converted box suited to the artwork. For materials, display conditions and maintenance, read the tape art materials and longevity guide.

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