Build it, Beat It: Art for Great Ormond Street Hospital, Children's Cancer Centre
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Event date 6 MARCH -
Event location LONDON
Christie’s is honoured to have partnered with Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to present BUILD IT, BEAT IT, a remarkable collection of 31 artworks generously donated by 30 leading contemporary artists, to be offered on behalf of GOSH in Christie’s upcoming Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on 6 March and Online auction until 12 March.
GOSH is one of Europe’s leading hospitals and research centres dedicated to the medical care of children, and is building a new, world-class Children’s Cancer Centre at the hospital in London. It will be a centre that will treat the child, not just the cancer. A gateway to brighter futures, where they not only survive, but flourish.
The following artists have generously contributed to BUILD IT, BEAT IT: Rana Begum, Sara Berman, Winston Branch, Lisa Brice, Victoria Cantons, Nicolás Colón, Peter Doig, Tracey Emin, Jadé Fadojutimi, Faile, Laura Footes, Nick Goss, Arch Hades, Celia Hempton, Yulia Iosilzon, Clementine Keith-Roach, Matthew Krishanu, Sophia Loeb, Helen Marden, Peter McDonald, Eddie Peake, Gideon Rubin, Laurie Smith, Jessie Stevenson, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum, Hannah Tilson, Caroline Walker, Anna Weyant, Georg Wilson and Xu Yang. Works being offered in the sale range from £1,200 to £350,000, with a combined estimate between £814,700 and £1,147,800.
With great thanks to the GOSH Arts Committee: Katharine Arnold, Esha Arora, Isabel Bardawil, Alexandra Burston, Nicole Ching, Laura de Gunzburg, Nicolai Frahm, Carolyn Hodler Franks, Janna Lang, Elli Loizou, Martha Meshoulam, Olga Re Rebaudengo, Lisa Reuben, Hanneli Rupert, Annabelle Scholar, Alexys Schwartz, Faiza Seth, Roxana Sursock, Emily Tsingou and Alexa Waley-Cohen.
100% of the hammer price for these lots will be paid to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity (charity number 1160024) and GOSH has indicated that funds will go towards building the Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH. Christie’s shall donate 50% of the buyer’s premium for all lots sold to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity.
* These funds could help to cover the cost of two patient bedrooms in the new Centre, offering patients and their families a bright, comforting space throughout their treatment.
Funds will support the vital cancer care services at GOSH, including the refurbishment of GOSH buildings, upgrading equipment, pioneering research, kinder treatments and offering vital welfare services to our families during their time at GOSH. In the event that the needs of the hospital or patients change, GOSH reserves the right to redirect funds for use against the hospital’s most urgent needs.
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On behalf of the patients, families and staff at GOSH, thank you for bidding generously. The impact of this support will help us to deliver world-class care to seriously ill children for many years to come—Liz Tait, Fundraising Director, Great Ormond Street Hospital
About Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity
Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses.
Every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. Despite the greatest challenges a child can face, the hospital is a place where being sick does not always mean being sad. And it’s a place where you’ll find – today and every day – some of the bravest people you could ever meet.
This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support, and every day is a chance for you to make a difference. Without you, we can’t help fund groundbreaking research, advanced medical equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities.
A better future for seriously ill children starts here.