The Wick List

Viewing Me, My Brain and I

The Wick - Tracey Emin, You fuck my brains out every time, 2021. Acrylic paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

Above Tracey Emin, You fuck my brains out every time, 2021. Acrylic paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

The Wick - David Bailey, Untitled, 2021. Acrylic paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

Above David Bailey, Untitled, 2021. Acrylic paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

Above LUAP, Mind and Body, 2022

The Wick - Schoony, Brain Glitch, 2021. 3D printed light sensitive resin brain mounted on wood with acrylic rod, 40.5 x 33 x 21.5 cm

Above Schoony, Brain Glitch, 2021. 3D printed light sensitive resin brain mounted on wood with acrylic rod, 40.5 x 33 x 21.5 cm

The Wick - Alex Echo, Tremor, 2021. Enamel based paints on moulded resin and built-in motor, 13 x 26 x 28 cm

Above Alex Echo, Tremor, 2021. Enamel based paints on moulded resin and built-in motor, 13 x 26 x 28 cm

The Wick - Gavin Turk, She sells sea shells on the sea shore, 2021. Found object and display case

Above Gavin Turk, She sells sea shells on the sea shore, 2021. Found object and display case

The Wick - Rob & Nick Carter, Silver Lining, 2021. Silver paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

Above Rob & Nick Carter, Silver Lining, 2021. Silver paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

The Wick - Dion Kitson, Football Brain, 2021. Mixed media and cast resin brain, 19 x 26 x 26 cm

Above Dion Kitson, Football Brain, 2021. Mixed media and cast resin brain, 19 x 26 x 26 cm

The Wick - Hayden Kays, Brain Dead, 2021. Engraved brass plaque, cast resin brain encased in solid wood casket, 14.2 x 30.5 x 19.6 cm

Above Hayden Kays, Brain Dead, 2021. Engraved brass plaque, cast resin brain encased in solid wood casket, 14.2 x 30.5 x 19.6 cm

The Wick - Conrad Shawcross, Tricameral, 2021. Mixed media and cast resin brain, 76 x 42 x 42 cm

Above Conrad Shawcross, Tricameral, 2021. Mixed media and cast resin brain, 76 x 42 x 42 cm

Above Tracey Emin, You fuck my brains out every time, 2021. Acrylic paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

Above David Bailey, Untitled, 2021. Acrylic paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

Above LUAP, Mind and Body, 2022

Above Schoony, Brain Glitch, 2021. 3D printed light sensitive resin brain mounted on wood with acrylic rod, 40.5 x 33 x 21.5 cm

Above Alex Echo, Tremor, 2021. Enamel based paints on moulded resin and built-in motor, 13 x 26 x 28 cm

Above Gavin Turk, She sells sea shells on the sea shore, 2021. Found object and display case

Above Rob & Nick Carter, Silver Lining, 2021. Silver paint on cast resin brain, 9.5 x 17 x 14 cm

Above Dion Kitson, Football Brain, 2021. Mixed media and cast resin brain, 19 x 26 x 26 cm

Above Hayden Kays, Brain Dead, 2021. Engraved brass plaque, cast resin brain encased in solid wood casket, 14.2 x 30.5 x 19.6 cm

Above Conrad Shawcross, Tricameral, 2021. Mixed media and cast resin brain, 76 x 42 x 42 cm

Me, My Brain and I
Christie’s, London

14 December 2022
events.parkinsons.org.uk

On 14 December a series of brain sculptures by world-renowned international artists including David Bailey, Tracey Emin and Gavin Turk will be auctioned at Christie’s in London in aid of Parkinson’s UK. The auction will also be livestreamed via The Auction Collective, where the viewing room is now live.

The participating artists were asked what their brain means to them, and to create a new work inspired by their response. The resulting sculptures are as fascinating as the brain itself, ranging from D*Face’s melting brain to Hayden Kays’ solid wood casket titled Brain Dead. Especially poignant is the multi-coloured brain sculpture by Alex Echo, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in early 2020.

‘I hope my brain sculpture, Tremor, will create a visual representation of what it’s like to live with Parkinson’s,’ Echo said. ‘It’s been difficult, but when I’m doing art, time disappears. Parkinson’s disappears. Worries disappear. Art saves my life every day and has for 42 years.’ It’s time to raise those paddles!