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TOMORROW'S TIGERS
WWF-UK, 2019-2022

TOMORROW'S TIGERS: WWF-UK, 2019-2022

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Kiki Smith, Pounce, 2019 (detail). Courtesy the artist and Timothy Taylor Gallery
Kiki Smith, Pounce, 2019 (detail). Courtesy the artist and Timothy Taylor Gallery
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'We can't let tigers become the stuff of myth and fairy tale. These majestic animals must remain to remind us of the magic inherent in reality.' - Gary Hume, 2018

 

Tomorrow's Tigers is the third major fundraising project that we have devised and curated for WWF (World Wildlife Fund). This ongoing project, which began in 2018, features specially commissioned, limited edition art rugs by 10 internationally renowned artists. Tomorrow's Tigers aims to raise awareness and funds in support of the Tx2 goal - a global commitment to double the number of tigers in the wild by 2022. This is in response to the plight of the wild tiger, whose numbers have shrunk by a shocking 95% over the past century. 

 

Taking inspiration from the fabled Tibetan tiger rug, as well as the splendour of tigers in the wild, we invited each artist to create a unique art rug design, which were then fabricated by rug specialists Christopher Farr and their team of master craftsmen in India using traditional techniques.  Each rug is handmade, sold to an edition of 10 and available to buy online.

 

The project launched at Sotheby's, London as a selling exhibition in January 2019 and is planned to tour internationally up until 2022.

 

From October to December 2019, the 10 contemporary rugs were on show in the Keeper's House at the Royal Academy of Art, London.

 

Participating Artists: 

 

Francesco Clemente            Reena Saini Kallat

Maya Lin                                 Raqib Shaw

Rose Wylie                             Bernard Frize

Gary Hume                            Anish Kapoor

Harland Miller                       Kiki Smith

 

Project Details:

 

Devised and curated by Artwise

Commissioned by WWF

In Partnership with Christopher Farr, Sotheby's, Royal Academy Editions, Academicians Room at the Keeper's House Royal Academy of Arts London

Supported by 01 Art Services, Dan Fontanelli, Janie Lightfoot Textiles LLP and Thermo Lignum

To date the project has raised over £750,000 for Tx2

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