Coldplay Announce Details Of 'Mylo Xyloto' Artwork Exhibition For Kids Company
Thursday, 18 October 2012
Written by Jon Stickler
Coldplay and artist Paris are to host an exclusive exhibition of original Coldplay artwork at Proud Galleries in London's Camden from 29th November to 2nd December. All proceeds from the artwork sales will go to Kids Company, a Children's charity which provides emotional and educational support to vulnerable children.
The show, to open at Proud Galleries, Camden on 29th November, will feature three original paintings on canvas by Coldplay and their ‘Mylo Xyloto’ artwork collaborator Paris, as well as the original 7m X 2.5m graffiti wall that became the album artwork. A second wall painted by young children from Kids Company and Paris will be displayed alongside Coldplay’s larger wall.
Also available to purchase: three high-quality prints of the ‘Mylo Xyloto’ album artwork (each a limited edition of 8 and signed by the band); three high-quality album artwork prints (each a limited edition of 650 and signed by Paris); and unseen photographs from Coldplay's ‘Mylo Xyloto’ world tour taken by Miller (aka Roadie #42), the band's official tour photographer. You can preview all the artworks here.
All work is for sale, with 100% of proceeds going to Kids Company, a children’s charity which reaches out to over 17,000 vulnerable young people in the most deprived areas of London. Coldplay’s last public benefit for the charity was in December 2011 when the group were joined by guest artists including Tinie Tempah and Emeli Sandé in a benefit show at the 02 in London.
Chris Martin said: “Kids Company is a phenomenal organization that is very close to our hearts. While we were making the last album we did quite a lot of painting with our friend Paris. We built a special wall in our studio and sprayed it, wrote on it and threw things at it until it eventually became the artwork for ‘Mylo Xyloto’. This exhibition will be the first time that the wall has appeared in public”.
Will Champion added; “The big wall and the three paintings are all one-off Coldplay/Paris originals. The money raised will make a big difference to some of London’s most vulnerable children”.
Camila Batmanghelidjh, founder and Kids Company CEO, said: “The support Coldplay have given us over the years has been amazing. Art plays a major role in Kids Company’s work with vulnerable children: kids who have experienced trauma often find it easier to express themselves using art materials rather than words. Our recent award-winning exhibition in partnership with the Royal Academy demonstrated this very powerfully and poignantly”.
The exhibition will run from 28th November to 2nd December 2012 and will launch on Wednesday 28th November 2012. Entry is free. For further information head to www.proudonline.co.uk.
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The show, to open at Proud Galleries, Camden on 29th November, will feature three original paintings on canvas by Coldplay and their ‘Mylo Xyloto’ artwork collaborator Paris, as well as the original 7m X 2.5m graffiti wall that became the album artwork. A second wall painted by young children from Kids Company and Paris will be displayed alongside Coldplay’s larger wall.
