Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London



Peter Blake / John Bock / Marcel Broodthaers / Jake and Dinos Chapman / Martin Creed / John Currin / Tacita Dean / Peter Doig / Cerith Wyn Evans / Liam Gillick / Nan Goldin / Antony Gormley / Dan Graham / Peter Halley / Richard Hamilton / Damien Hirst / Howard Hodgkin / Jenny Holzer / Ilya and Emilia Kabakov / Anish Kapoor / Alex Katz / Karen Kilimnik / Barbara Kruger / Robert Mapplethorpe / Chris Ofili / Yoko Ono / Julian Opie / Eduardo Paolozzi / Michelangelo Pistoletto / Lari Pittman / Thomas Scheibitz / Thomas Struth / Rosemarie Trockel / Luc Tuymans / Mark Wallinger / Andy Warhol

The ICA Auction Exhibition is a fitting finale to the ICA's 60th anniversary celebrations. The exhibition includes 36 works, including many brand new pieces, from some of the most influential artists of the post-war and contemporary period. After the exhibition the works will be auctioned as part of Sotheby's Contemporary Art Sales in London on 17 and 20 October 2008, raising vital funds to support the ICA – and in particular its new commissions fund and education programme.

All of the works on display have been generously donated by the artists (or their estates) in recognition of the importance of the ICA's work, and in particular for the support that the institution has shown – and continues to show – new artists at crucial stages in their careers. Many of the artists involved had significant early shows at the ICA, and many of them have made new works especially for this exhibition, including Antony Gormley, Damien Hirst, Howard Hodgkin, Anish Kapoor, Barbara Kruger and Luc Tuymans.

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