Twenty-five internationally recognised artists each decorated a ‘matka’ water pot, a modern, stainless steel version of the traditional earthernware water pots that have been used for centuries in India. These unique artworks were auctioned off last month, raising over £185,000 towards expanding our support to projects run by the Sambhavna and Chingari Trusts in Bhopal.
Artists involved include:
- Anish Kapoor
- Antony Gormley
- Barry Reigate
- Conrad Shawcross
- Gary Hume
- Gavin Turk
- Harland Miller
- Jason Brooks
- Keith Coventry
- Langlands and Bell
- Marc Quinn
- Mat Collishaw
- Mona Hatoum
- Patrick Hughes
- Paul Fryer
- Polly Morgan
- Pure Evil
- Simon Periton
- Sir Peter Blake
- Stephen Webster
- Subodh Gupta
- The Chapman Brothers
- Tim Noble & Sue Webster
- Tracey Emin
- Yinka Shonibare MBE
- Special online guest artist: Ged Wells
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