LAST NIGHT, INTER-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST, OSMAN YOUSEFZADA, LAUNCHED HIS FUNDRAISER “ARTISTS_EMERGENCY” FOR THE FLOODS IN PAKISTAN AT THE AUBREY, 66 KNIGHTSBRIDGE – ON OCCASION OF HIS V&A SOLO SHOW FINISSAGE
At an event ostensibly to celebrate the closure of the artist’s most successful run of his first solo show at the V&A, “What is Seen, And What is Not”, British-Pakistani artist Osman Yousefzada took the opportunity to gather a group of 9 fellow Pakistani artists and launch his fundraiser – Artists_Emergency – conceived to bring together creative voices to discuss and react to the socio-political and environmental issues of today.
In the beautiful surroundings of The Aubrey, guests were treated to Japanese Daiquiris and canapés including: Shishito Peppers with Katsuobushi flakes, Hamachi Nigiri, topped with ants, and Yuzu Meringue Tartlets, and enjoyed South Asian tunes spun by Ryan Lanji, Shimmy and Mahnoor.
WHO: Carlos Acosta, Tom Dixon, Ryan Lanji, Robbie Furze, Lance Coffee, Shezad Dawood, Faiza Butt, Hira Butt, Mercy Cutler, Alice Leadley, Alex Kitchen, Stella Grant, Hamidah Brinkley, Mason Smilie, Zara Zoffany and many more.
Artists_Emergency is a new activist platform created by British-Pakistani artist Osman Yousefzada, which brings together creative voices to discuss and react to the socio-political and environmental issues of today.
The first Artists_Emergency project launched last night ,Tuesday 11th October, at the finssage of Osman’s V&A solo show, “What is Seen, And What is Not”, and will raise funds for the flood relief efforts in Pakistan that have displaced over 30 million people from their homes and livelihoods. Through Artists_Emergency, Yousefzada has brought together 10 fellow British-Pakistani artists, each contributing an edition of 25 prints of work. Each of the editions will be sold for £100 with all proceeds going to DiL Pakistan, a Pakistan-based charity that predominantly work with women and children. Participating artists include: Shezad Dawood, Naiza Khan, Faiza Butt, Farwa Moledina, Osman Yousefzada, Hira Butt, Mahtab Hussain, Faisal Hussain, Haroon Mirza and Lubna Chowdry.
The prints are being sold for £100 each, with a view to attracting support from a broad audience who will, in turn, engage with and respond to the works of some of the most interesting British-Pakistani artists of today.