Birmingham’s internationally renowned Ikon Gallery is raising funds for its 50th Anniversary Endowment Fund with an auction of artworks donated by some of the most important contemporary artists, all of whom have exhibited at the gallery. The works will be auctioned during the Sotheby’s London Contemporary Art Day Auction on July 2 with the proceeds to be dedicated to the gallery’s future artistic program and the commissioning of new art work.Auction artists include: Hurvin Anderson, Giovanni Anselmo, Fiona Banner, David Batchelor, Christiane Baumgartner, Martin Creed, Ian Davenport, Ding Yi, AK Dolven, Marcel Dzama, Semyon Faibisovich, Bernard Frize, Ryan Gander, Antony Gormley, Arturo Herrera, Carmen Herrera, Lee Bul, Elizabeth Magill, Beatriz Milhazes, François Morellet, Dennis Oppenheim, Julian Opie, Cornelia Parker, Giuseppe Penone, Imran Qureshi, George Shaw, Amikam Toren, and Zhang Enli.Ikon has also collaborated with Plinth, an independent lifestyle shop, creative space, and producer of high quality editioned artworks based in Cliftonville, Margate, to launch a range of fantastic limited edition artworks by five participating artists: Cornelia Parker, Richard Deacon, Beatriz Milhazes, Richard Wilson, and Yinka Shonibare MBE. Available from the Ikon Shop, prices start from £200 and a commission on sales will augment money raised by the auction.The auction can be viewed here and the limited editions artworks here.
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