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Phillips Announces Works to be Sold to Support The Warburg Institute
Anselm Kiefer, Cornelia Parker and Edmund De Waal Among Leading Artists Donating Works to be Offered in the 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale in London on 4 March 2022
Anselm Kiefer b. 1945 Der Morgenthau-Plan (The Morgenthau Plan), 2021 Estimate: £25,000-35,000
LONDON – 2 FEBRUARY 2022 – Phillips is pleased to announce that it is partnering with the Warburg Institute to offer works donated by renowned contemporary artists, including Anselm Kiefer, Cornelia Parker and Edmund de Waal, as part of its 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale in London on 4 March.
The works are donated in support of the Warburg Institute in London, one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of art and culture, and the Warburg Renaissance, the architectural and intellectual transformation of the Institute.
The sales of the works will help to fund the completion of the £14.5m renovation and expansion of the Institute’s home in Bloomsbury, led by Stirling Prize-winning architect Haworth Tompkins, to create a more open and accessible building and welcome in and educate a wider audience with new and dynamic public spaces for lectures, exhibitions and digital experimentation. They will also provide funding for new programmes for exhibitions, residencies and commissions for contemporary artists, writers and thinkers. At the heart of the Institute’s new gallery will sit the porcelain-painted walls of the library of exile, Edmund de Waal’s installation, donated by the artist in 2020, which will provide a place of contemplation and dialogue about books, libraries, memory and exile.
Founded in Hamburg by the pioneering scholar Aby Warburg (1866-1929), the Warburg Institute, its scholars, books and images, were rescued from Nazi Germany and brought to London in 1933. The Warburg Institute was incorporated into the University of London in 1944 and moved into its current building in Bloomsbury in 1958. The Institute has been home to many of the world’s leading art and cultural historians, who studied, wrote and taught generations of students and helped to shape the study of art and culture, including Ernst Gombrich, the author of The Story of Art, the world’s most influential textbook about the history of art.
Cheyenne Westphal, Global Chairwoman, Phillips, said, “Phillips is honoured to partner with The Warburg Institute as they embark on this ambitious project. Steeped in history, the Warburg has been a sanctuary for some of the 20th century’s most revered scholars, curators and thinkers, and it is exciting to see what mark it will make on contemporary culture now, and in the future.”
Mafalda Kahane, Chair of the Warburg Visionary Circle, said, “The Warburg Visionary Circle is proud and excited to be part of the next chapter of the Warburg Institute, building on the dialogue between Aby Warburg’s legacy and our contemporary cultural landscape.”
Artist Cornelia Parker, said, “I always think of the Warburg Institute as a perfect, quiet place to absorb culture. Having previously exhibited at the Warburg in 1999, I’m glad to be donating one of my photogravures for this auction, to support the institution and further allow others to explore their love of art history.”
Auction: 4 March 2022 Auction viewing: 23 February - 3 March 2022 Location: 30 Berkeley Square, London
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THE WARBURG INSTITUTE The Warburg Institute is one of the world’s leading centres for the study of images, ideas and society. Founded in Hamburg by the pioneering scholar Aby Warburg (1866-1929), and sent into exile in 1933, it is the only institution saved from Nazi Germany to survive intact in Britain today. It became part of the University of London in 1944 and, since 1958, has been housed in its landmark building in the heart of Bloomsbury. Its library, archives and photo collection serve as the engine for postgraduate teaching, advanced research, scholarly publications and public programmes. Visit https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/ for further information.
THE WARBURG RENAISSANCE The Warburg Renaissance is a major project which includes a total transformation of the institute’s London home, creating state-of the-art facilities, ‘completing’ Charles Holden’s unfished building in Bloomsbury, and realising the founding vision for the Institute in which display, discovery and debate were closely connected. Having secured almost all of the £14.5m needed to proceed with the building project, the Institute is now raising the funds needed for the people and programmes that will open the building and its collections to new audiences—including artists. At the heart of the Institute’s new gallery will sit the porcelain-painted walls of the library of exile, Edmund de Waal’s extraordinary installation, following a generous donation by the artist in 2020.
THE WARBURG VISIONARY CIRCLE The Visionary Circle plays a vital role in the Warburg Renaissance, dedicated to raising the Institute’s profile and improve its role in contemporary culture. The Visionary Circle’s mission is to engage new audiences and increase the visibility and impact of Aby Warburg’s pioneering approach to the history of art and culture today, by advising on artistic commissions, acquisitions and collaborations with museums and cultural institutions, on design and programming of the Institute’s’ new spaces, producing print and digital documentation and developing new opportunities for visiting and resident artists. The Visionary Circle’s opening programme will be announced in the first quarter of 2022.
THE WARBURG CHARITABLE TRUST The Warburg Charitable Trust is an independent charity (1110097) established in 1998. It exists to support and promote the mission and strategic objectives of the Warburg Institute and advance education in the history of the classical tradition of the arts and sciences.
*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium; prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s premium.
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For further information on The Warburg Institute, please contact Harriet Clarke at Four Culture: Harriet.Clarke@fourcommunications.com / +44 (0)7384 917 947
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