Venice in Peril benefit auction

1 Jan 2000-3 Nov 2011

Overview

Viewing: 29 October - 3 November. London – Fourteen leading international artists have donated major photographic works of Venice to be sold at auction in aid of Venice in Peril on 3 November 2011 at Phillips de Pury & Company, London. The artists were invited to photograph Venice to create a collection of new images of the city as part of the Real Venice project, which aims to raise substantial funds to save Venice and to create a lasting legacy of the city. The artists are: Lynne Cohen, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Antonio Girbés, Nan Goldin, Pierre Gonnord, Dionisio Gonzalez, Candida Höfer, Tiina Itkonen, Mimmo Jodice, Tim Parchikov, Matthias Schaller, Jules Spinatsch, Robert Walker and Hiroshi Watanabe.