Migrate Art / Displayed at The Old Truman Brewery in London
From The Ashes
February 20th - 25th, 2024
Auction: Christie’s, London, March 2024
Migrate Art, the pioneering arts organisation that harnesses the power of creativity to support the world’s most vulnerable communities, presents its latest project, From the Ashes, dedicated to raising funds for two Indigenous Associations of Upper Xingu in the Amazon Rainforest, whose land has been extensively targeted by illegal deforestation. Produced in collaboration with the London-based arts research centre People’s Palace Projects, From The Ashes comprises an exhibition of new works by 27 contemporary artists - Indigenous and non-Indigenous - from around the world, including Cornelia Parker, Idris Khan, Loie Hollowell, Richard Long, Shezad Dawood and Tacita Dean, which will be on view at The Old Truman Brewery in London in February 2024 and go on sale as part of Christie’s Post War and Contemporary art auctions in March 2024.
Artists participating in From The Ashes include:
Aislan Pankararu, André Griffo, Andy Goldsworthy, Antonio Tarsis, Alfie Caine, Cornelia Parker, Glenys Johnson, Gokula Stoffel, Harminder Judge, Idris Khan, Indigenous artisans of the Ulupuwene and Topepeweke villages, John Kørner, Julie Curtiss, Kamo Waurá, Loie Hollowell, María Berrío, Mary Mattingly, Michel Mouffe, Nigel Cooke, Piers Secunda, Richard Long, Richard Woods, Robert Longo, Samuel de Saboia, Sarah Ball, Shezad Dawood, Tal R, Tacita Dean and Tony Bevan.
These illustrious artists have joined forces to create unique From The Ashes pieces, using paints, inks and pastels formulated from the ash and charcoal salvaged from the burnt remnants of the Amazon. These works will be auctioned at Christie’s, with proceeds supporting the resistance of the Xingu people, and sustain indigenous fire brigades through purchasing equipment and funding training programmes. Funds raised will also support the development of indigenous-led reforesting initiatives across the Xingu territory to help the forest recover.
Migrate Art
Founded in 2016 by Simon Butler, Migrate Art is a social enterprise that collaborates with renowned artists to create meaningful art, donating profits to groups who support marginalised and displaced individuals and communities across the globe. Since its launch, Migrate Art has raised over £1.6 million for its charity partners and has worked with many of the world’s leading artists including Anish Kapoor, Mona Hatoum, Antony Gormley, Shepard Fairey and Rachel Whiteread.