Annie Lennox contributed photo to Art For Africa auction at Sotheby’s
Marlene Dumas, William Kentridge, David Goldblatt, Tracey Emin, Marc Quinn, Antony Gormley, Yinka Shonibare and Annie Lennox are among the artists who have donated works to Art For Africa, a unique auction presenting for the first time such a major offering of works by some of South Africa’s leading artists alongside pieces by some of the foremost contemporary artists from the UK, which will be held at Sotheby’s London on Monday, September 21, 2009. The auction will be preceded by an exhibition of the work at Sotheby’s in London from 16 – 21 September.
The auction, which is set to include a painting created by David Bowie in collaboration with the South African artist Beezy Bailey, is the brainchild of Beezy Bailey and philanthropists Tara and Jessica Getty and will benefit two charities which fund and facilitate the care and support of orphaned and vulnerable children, the Africa foundation and Ikamva Labantu.
Annie Lennox contributed a photograph taken as a creative collaboration between her and Allan Martin. The image was used for the front cover of the 2003 album by Annie Lennox-’Bare’.
Caption for the image:
Annie Lennox Bared
June 2003
White, matt lacquered box frame
Printed on heavy watercolour paper
660mms x 610mm framed
Photograph: Lennox/Martin
(c) 2003 La Lennoxa Ltd
Contributers:
From the UK – Alison Jackson, Alison Wilding, Annie Lennox and Allan Martin, Antony Gormley, David Bowie/Beezy Bailey, Gavin Turk, Marc Quinn, Paula Rego, Richard Wentworth, Richard Wilson, Stuart Semple, Silvia Ziranek, Terry O’Neill, Tracey Emin and Yinka Shonibare.
From South Africa – Andrew Vester, Ardmore Ceramics, Baileys African History Archive, Barend de Wet, Beezy Bailey, David Goldblatt, Deborah Bell, Dylan Lewis, Guy Tillim, Jane Alexander, John Meyer, Joyce Ntobe, Judith Mason, Kendell Gears, Marlene Dumas, Mikhael Subotzky, Pieter Hugo, Roger Ballen, Simon Stone, Waddall (West Africa), Walter Meyer and William Kentridge.
For more about Art For Africa click here.
For more about Southeby’s click here.
To read the official press release with some pictures click here.
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