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Special Sale 2024

Six original tape artworks from Max Zorn’s Special Sale 2024. Made by hand from transparent packing tape in different colors, the artworks were sealed, protected and framed with LED lighting.

This release is closed and sold out. See current Special Releases and the full archive.

The art collection was also presented by Stick Together Gallery at Scope during Miami art week, with the original page recording booth B31.

Ruby

Ruby by Max Zorn. A woman in a white hat, red vintage car, New York skyline and Brooklyn Bridge span three illuminated panels.
Ruby detail: The woman in a white hat and black dress beside the red car and Lower Manhattan skyline.
Ruby detail: The Brooklyn Bridge's stone tower and suspension cables over reflective water.
Ruby detail: Dense Manhattan towers under a pale clouded sky.
Ruby detail: The woman in a white hat stands beside the red car's rounded grille and headlamp.
Ruby by Max Zorn. The red-car and New York triptych hangs above a large sofa in a warm wood-panelled room.

Size
240 × 130 cm
Material
Brown and colored packing tape
Frame
Three LED-lit light boxes

Tremble

Tremble, tape art by Max Zorn: A couple lean close together beside vintage cars in a crowded night-time city street, shown across two panels.
Tremble detail: The couple's faces and formal clothes beside a rounded vintage car.
Tremble detail: Vintage cars line the night street beneath illuminated signs and building fronts.
Tremble detail: The blonde woman's bowed face and hair in the city-night scene.
Tremble detail: The left panel shows the couple leaning together beside the car.
Tremble detail: The right panel shows a line of vintage cars and bright city windows.
Tremble by Max Zorn. The framed city-night diptych hangs above a bed between tall industrial-style windows.

The motif’s marquees and car licence plate were designed to accommodate a personal name or message in the original release.

Size
160 × 122 cm
Material
Brown and colored packing tape
Series
6 similar originals
Frame
Two LED-lit light boxes

Library of Dreams

Library of Dreams, tape art by Max Zorn: A woman reclines among cushions in a grand conservatory-like room with an arched window, plants and a large fringed lamp.
Library of Dreams detail: The reclining woman lies among richly folded cushions beneath a tall window.
Library of Dreams detail: The woman's face, bare shoulders and draped fabric in warm window light.
Library of Dreams by Max Zorn. The tall framed interior scene hangs above a pale sofa in a sunlit room.

Size
87 × 122 cm
Material
Brown and colored packing tape
Series
11 similar originals
Frame
LED-lit light box

Americana

Americana, tape art by Max Zorn: A suited man walks past an illuminated Americana diner and a green vintage car on a wet palm-lined street.
Americana detail: The Americana diner sign and curved roof above the suited man.
Americana detail: The suited man passes between the illuminated diner and a green vintage car.
Americana detail: The green vintage car's curved rear body, round red tail lights and chrome bumper reflected on the wet street.
Americana detail: The diner's bright windows and signs reveal figures inside.
Americana detail: The Americana roof sign beneath a pale clouded sky and a tall palm tree.
Americana by Max Zorn. The framed Americana diner scene hangs in a warm living room with large windows and houseplants.

Size
80 × 122 cm
Material
Brown and colored packing tape
Series
15 similar originals
Frame
LED-lit light frame

Nightcall

Nightcall, tape art by Max Zorn: A woman holds a telephone receiver beside her face with red and gold city lettering reflected around her.
Nightcall by Max Zorn. The telephone portrait and reflected city signs illuminated in a dark frame.
Nightcall by Max Zorn. The illuminated telephone portrait fitted inside a narrow wooden box.
Collage of a red Coca-Cola crate used as an artwork display, showing its sides and framed image.

Size
35 × 50 cm
Material
Brown and colored packing tape
Series
25 similar originals
Frame
Black LED-lit light box or original Coca-Cola crate with LED lighting

Wings

Wings by Max Zorn. A woman with closed eyes and one hand near her face illuminated inside an open wooden box.
Wings by Max Zorn. The woman's illuminated portrait inside an open dark wooden box beside a window.
Closed dark box with a pale skyline motif and New York lettering.
Wings by Max Zorn. The woman's illuminated portrait inside an open dark wooden box, reflected on the table below.

Size
20 × 18 cm
Material
Brown and colored packing tape
Series
25 similar originals
Frame
Original cigar box with LED lighting

Making and displaying tape art

Close-up of a black frame corner surrounding an illuminated artwork panel.
Side view of a dark frame beside an illuminated portrait scene.
A framed waterfront scene with a woman and vintage car displayed on a wall.
Upper edge of a dark frame beside a pale sky and city building.
A woman, red car and New York waterfront displayed as an illuminated triptych.
Side view of a dark frame around a fiery orange artwork scene.
Metal hanging bracket fixed to the back of an artwork frame.

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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