Grayson Perry turns diamonds into cash for charity fundraiser
Grayson Perry Mach with his design.
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.- Grayson Perry is one of a string of top artists and celebrities whose talents have helped raise tens of thousands of pounds for Transplant Links Community, a charity which gives patients who have been dealt a difficult hand the chance to change their life for the better through kidney transplantation.
Ewbanks Auctions in Surrey hosted the auction on December 11, selling original artwork by Perry, leading contemporary artists David Mach and Frank Bowling both of whose work is in national collections, including The Tate David Bowies close friend George Underwood, David Shrigley, whose artwork filled the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square and other notable figures.
By Jeff K
Released on this day in 1971,
Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by David Bowie. It was his first release through RCA, which would be his label for the next decade.
Hunky Dory has been described as having a kaleidoscopic array of pop styles, tied together only by Bowie s sense of vision: a sweeping, cinematic mélange of high and low art, ambiguous sexuality, kitsch, and class . The album has received critical acclaim since its release and is regarded as one of Bowie s best works. The style of the album cover, designed by George Underwood, was influenced by a Marlene Dietrich photo book that Bowie took with him to the photo shoot.