Auction 17th September – 1st October 2024
Exhibition: 26th & 27th September 180 Studios, London
Curated by Art on a Postcard founder Gemma Peppé, Sound & Vision features new work from Stuart Semple, National Portrait Gallery BP Portrait Award-winning painter Ishbel Myerscough, Harland Miller, Jonathan Schofield, and Andrew Pierre Hart who currently has a show at The Whitechapel Gallery. Other highlights come from Leo Costelloe, Julia Soboleva, Peter Messer and Joseph Dupré.
Presented by War Child and curated by Art on a Postcard, Sound & Vision is a brand-new annual exhibition and auction raising money to support children living through conflict.
Each year, leading artists will respond to one iconic song lyric, and for its first edition, 33 artists have responded to the David Bowie lyric, “We Like Dancing and We Look Divine,” from his anthem Rebel Rebel.
Bowie used his creativity to support War Child throughout his career. In 1994, Bowie, Brian Eno, and Athena Eno curated Little Pieces from Big Stars, an innovative exhibition raising funds for War Child. Thirty years on, Little Pieces from Big Stars inspires this exciting new initative from War Child and Art On A Postcard – kickstarting Sound & Vision.
2024 also marks the 50th anniversary of Diamond Dogs, the album featuring the iconic track. Curated by Gemma Peppé, founder of Art on a Postcard, Sound & Vision includes art by George Underwood, a lifelong friend of Bowie renowned for his work on Bowie’s legendary album covers like Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust, among others.
The online auction will take place from 17 September to 1 October, with a chance to see the works in person at an exhibition hosted by 180 Studios on 26 to 27 September.
All money raised from the auction will help War Child deliver its vital work in 14 countries worldwide.