{"product_id":"a-box-of-smile","title":"Yoko Ono, A BOX OF SMILE (1967\/2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally conceived by Yoko Ono in 1967, \u003ci\u003eA Box of Smile\u003c\/i\u003e invites the viewer to open a small box and discover a mirror inside. Its title functions as a kind of instruction, performed by any viewer who smiles in surprise at their own reflection, turning the work into a “collection box” for a smile that can be carried from one person to another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Box of Smile\u003c\/i\u003e, Ono also playfully redefines the traditional genre of self-portraiture. Rather than presenting an image of the artist, the work continually produces a new portrait, making the viewer its subject. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe idea belongs to a wider preoccupation in Ono’s work at the time with the smile as something at once individual and universal. In 1967, the same year she conceived \u003ci\u003eA Box of Smile\u003c\/i\u003e, Ono wrote that her ultimate goal in film-making was \"to make a film which includes a smiling face snap of every single human being in the world.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated exclusively for The Broad in conjunction with \u003ci\u003eYoko Ono: Music of the Mind\u003c\/i\u003e, this 2026 limited edition is handmade in mirrored stainless steel, with a mirror inset into the base and an engraved facade. Produced in an edition of 81 + 9 artist’s proofs, each artwork is engraved with its edition number and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity stamped with the artist’s inkan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOnline promotions are not applicable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdition suite of 81 + 9 artist’s proofs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2.5\" H × 2.5\" W x 2.5” D\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngraved with its edition number and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity stamped with the artist’s inkan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© Yoko Ono 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTo learn more about the Yoko Ono exhibition currently on view at The Broad, please visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.thebroad.org\/art\/special-exhibitions\/yoko-ono-music-mind\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.thebroad.org\/art\/special-exhibitions\/yoko-ono-music-mind\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YOKO ONO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42570430906455,"sku":"16300","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/7604\/9495\/files\/16300_09f1740755064444b4e22d1cf957cf2f_883d5b18-e4b9-4838-986c-de7b1ddff8bb.png?v=1789655523","url":"https:\/\/shop.thebroad.org\/products\/a-box-of-smile","provider":"The Shop at The Broad","version":"1.0","type":"link"}