** Photographers and correspondents are invited to preview **
Date: 9.30am, Thursday, 11 January 2018
Location: 34-35 New Bond Street, London, W1A 2AA
‘A mouthpiece to project the voices of quieter people’
AN EXHIBITION OF OUTSIDER ART
To Celebrate Award Winning Charity ‘Outside In’
Since it was founded over a decade ago, award-winning charity Outside In has worked to provide a platform for artists who find it difficult to access the art world – whether these barriers were due to health, disability, social circumstances or isolation. In January, Sotheby’s galleries in New Bond Street will tell the story of the journey taken by Outside In so far and the dynamic roster of artists who have led the way. Highlights include James Lake’s life-size figure of a runner made entirely of cardboard, meticulous ink drawings by musician Nick Blinko and energetic paintings by Rakibul Chowdhury which combine everyday life with pop culture. The ground-breaking exhibition will go on view from 11 – 19 January, open 9am – 4.30pm Monday – Friday.
Throughout its eleven-year journey, the objective of Outside In has remained the creation of a fairer art world – rejecting traditional values and institutional judgements about whose artworks can and should be displayed. Bringing together 2,500 artists worldwide, the charity’s diverse network gives an insight into the inspirations and imaginations of those who possess an extraordinary pictorial vocabulary and innate technical talent despite the lack of formal art training.
Frances Christie, Head of Sotheby’s Modern & Post-War Art said,
“We are very excited to be hosting this exhibition for a charity that does such critical work, supporting artists who otherwise might not have the opportunity to find their artistic voice and allowing them the freedom to unlock their talents – creating, along the way, works that I for one find hugely inspiring.”
Sotheby’s,
34-35 New Bond Street, London W1A 2AA