To celebrate Ikon Gallery’s 50th anniversary we were invited by Jonathan Watkins, Director of Ikon Gallery, to collaborate on producing and coordinating an exhibition and major art auction at Sotheby’s, London, of works generously donated by internationally renowned artists who had previously exhibited at the Birmingham-based institution. Essential to the gallery’s future, all funds raised were in support of Ikon’s 50th Anniversary Endowment Fund, dedicated to the gallery’s artistic programme and the commissioning of new artwork.
Ikon is an internationally acclaimed art gallery situated in central Birmingham. Housed in a magnificent neo-gothic school building, it is an educational charity and works to encourage public engagement with contemporary art and it offers free entry to all.
The auction raised over £750,000 for their Endowment Fund.
| Participating Artists: | ||
| Hurvin Anderson | Giovanni Anselmo | Fiona Banner |
| David Batchelor | Christiane Baumgartner | Lee Bul |
| Martin Creed | Ian Davenport | Richard Deacon |
| AK Dolven | Marcel Dzama | Zhang Enli |
| Semyon Faibisovich | Matias Faldbakken | Bernard Frize |
| Ryan Gander | Antony Gormley | Arturo Herrera |
| Carmen Herrera | Roger Hiorns | Elizabeth Magill |
| Beatriz Milhazes | Francois Morellet | Julian Opie |
| Dennis Oppenheim | Cornelia Parker | Giuseppe Penone |
| Imran Qureshi | George Shaw | Amikam Toren |
| Gillian Wearing | Ding Yi |
Project Details:
Auction produced and coordinated by Artwise in collaboration with Jonathan Watkins, director of Ikon
Supported by Aliycidon Capital and Sotheby's
Limited editions produced by Plinth