'Psychedelia' exhibition and auction, ICA

The Institute of Contemporary Arts is turning to psychedelics for its fundraising mission this year - and by that we mean through the medium of artwork of course, rather than hallucinogens.
With furniture and bicycles donated from Made.com and Verolution, a mega-mix of high profile contemporary artists have been assembled to interpret the theme on to the products. The finished effects - from a neon paint-splattered Damien Hirst bike, to an Alison Jackson-customised football table complete with pasted-on heads of celebrity 'football players' - are all indeed pretty mind-bending.
Held in the ICA for the first time since its inception, this year's fundraising party on 29 March will give supporters a chance - through a mix of live and silent auctions - to bid for original pieces which have been painted, embellished, re-molded, stretched, shrunk, and sometimes plain deconstructed by the likes of Jake and Dinos Chapman, Mat Collishaw, Gary Hume, Gavin Turk, Bob & Roberta Smith and Toby Ziegler, to name an illustrious few.
Perhaps a clue to the sale's estimated performance is the fact that it's being presided over by top Sotheby's auctioneer Oliver Barker, but think again if you assume this bidding war is restricted to guests on the night only - all the all-star artist artworks will be displayed at the ICA for the next few days, and visitors can make pre-bids on the auction lots online.
Alison Jackson, A Team, 2011
Made.com Champion Pro football table
Gary Hume
Made.com Hollander - M Bike
Damien Hirst
Made.com Hollander - W Bike
Toby Ziegler, Husvik pendant lamp, 2011
Made.com Arche lamp
Mark Titchner
Made.com Arche lamp
Liliane Lijn
Made.com Arche lamp
Mark Wallinger, Mind Over Matter, 2011
Velorution bike
Mark Wallinger, Mind Over Matter, 2011
Velorution bike
Phillip Allen, Light Weight Illumination, 2011
Made.com Arche lamp
Roger Hiorns, Untitled, 2010-11
Gavin Turk, Le Bike de Bois Rond (black, white, yellow, blue), 2010
Pashley bike
Mark Titchner, ‘Clear Light (White Lite vs Black Light)’, 2011
Made.com Arche lamp
Bob & Roberta Smith, I like Jacques Tati, 2011
Velorution bike
Karin Ruggaber, Constellation lamp, 2011
Made.com Arche lamp
Karin Ruggaber, Constellation lamp, 2011
Made.com Arche lamp
Simon Periton, Dog, 2011
Velorution ’like a bike’
Mustafa Hulusi, Expander Bicycle, 2011
Velorution Globe Roll bike
Martin Fletcher Systems House, Untitled (ICA customised bike), 2011
Velorution Trek bike
Martin Fletcher Systems House, Untitled (ICA customised bike), 2011
Velorution Trek bike
Jessica Voorsanger, Bike, 2011
Velorution bike
Giles Round, Bicycle Event, 2011
Velorution Chopper bike
Giles Round, Bicycle Event, 2011
Velorution Chopper bike
Mat Collishaw, Rosebud, 2011
Verolution Early Rider bike
Sean Edwards, Slipping Bike, 2011
Velorution Per Larsen bike
David Batchelor, Neon Bike, 2011
Velorution Cooper Spa bike
David Batchelor, Neon Bike, 2011
Velorution Cooper Spa bike
Alison Jackson, Kate Lamp, 2011
The image shown is repeated around the Made.com Arch lampshade.
John Russell
Made.com Arche Lamp
Ai Weiwei
Made.com Hollander - M Bike
Jessica Warboys
Made.com Piggy Bag
Gary Webb
Made.com Arche Lamp
Anna Barham
Made.com Piggy Bag
Alice Channer
Made.com Piggy Bag
ADDRESS
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
London SW1Y 5AH
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