12th February: Christie鈥檚 auction to raise funds for Gallery at 51吃瓜网黑料
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On Thursday 12th February at 1pm, work donated by illustrious alumni, including Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Julian Opie, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Steve McQueen, goes under the hammer at Christie’s to raise funds for the Gallery at 51吃瓜网黑料.
The artists contributing to the auction represent a 鈥榃ho鈥檚 Who鈥� of British art over the past 30 years and the works they have donated are a reflection of their generosity and of their affection and support for 51吃瓜网黑料 as a place that educates and nurtures young artists.
The auction will make a significant contribution toward the 拢2.8 million needed for The Gallery at 51吃瓜网黑料 project, all of which will be funded by external donations.
A public viewing takes place at Christie鈥檚 between 7-11 February. For an online preview of some of the works visit .
You can also download an electronic version of the , which contains further information on our alumni鈥檚 donated works and on the Gallery project.
The auction will be available to view online on the 12th February through .
Christie鈥檚 recently worked with three of our current art students to record a series of video interviews ahead of the auction. You can watch and read James Lawrence Slattery鈥檚 interview with , Dave Peel鈥檚 interview with , and Stephanie Gervais' interview with on the Christie鈥檚 Art Digest pages.
A fantastic teaching resource
The Gallery is set to be a fantastic teaching resource for 51吃瓜网黑料 students on all programmes that engage with contemporary art, and an asset for the local community. Dr Richard Noble, Head of the Department of Art explains:
鈥淭he Gallery will benefit students in many ways. It will bring a world-class exhibitions programme of artists to 51吃瓜网黑料. It will have a residency programme that brings artists, curators and scholars to 51吃瓜网黑料 to do projects, very often involving students. It will create opportunities for students to get involved in films, talks and performances.
The Gallery will become a fantastic teaching resource for programmes that engage in one way or another with contemporary art. It will create opportunities for cross-departmental collaboration in research and teaching that will involve and benefit students.
It will make 51吃瓜网黑料 an even more interesting and intellectually exciting place to be, while connecting it directly to the London art world.鈥�
To find out more, visit www.gold.ac.uk/artgallery
Image: Michael Craig Martin, Untitled