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Christie's Will Partner With Radiohead's Thom Yorke to Present Artworks by Stanley Donwood, Created for the Album Kid A (2000)
- Six works by Donwood, from the period 1999-2001, closely relating to the cover and sleeve art of will be displayed at Christie's Headquarters in London from 9 to 15 October 2021 . Drawings, lyrics and digital art by both Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke will be presented alongside the paintings
- The paintings by Donwood will be offered in First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art, online for global bidding from 5 to 19 October 2021 , with estimates beginning at £10,000
LONDON , Sept. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Christie's will present work by the artist Stanley Donwood , who has created the cover art for Radiohead's ground-breaking albums since in 1996. The six paintings will be on display at Christie's Headquarters in London from 9 to 15 October 2021 , alongside drawings, lyrics and digital art curated by Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke , who initially met at Exeter University. The paintings by Donwood will be offered in , online for global bidding from 5 to 19 October 2021 . The series of dystopian landscapes were made in the period 1999-2001, and closely related to the final cover and sleeve art for , originally released by the band on 2 October 2000 , marking its 21 anniversary. Donwood's series continued with the release of (2001). While working on each album sleeve, Donwood immersed himself in Radiohead's music constantly: "It gets under your skin and becomes like oxygen. I listen to it a lot, almost to the extent I need a breather by the time it comes out." The resulting body of work produced by Donwood provides a bold visual accompaniment to Radiohead's music, a band who are renowned for their technical innovation and pioneering vision. Donwood has exhibited internationally, including a solo exhibition at Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht in 2017, and estimates for the paintings begin at £10,000.
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Stanley Donwood (b. 1968) is an artist best known for his work made for the band Radiohead, for whom he has created almost all album covers and promotional materials. Born in Essex, England , he studied Fine Art at the University of Exeter where he first met Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke . The lifelong collaboration between band and artist was initiated when Yorke asked Donwood to contribute art for Radiohead's original EP (1994).
Donwood's paintings, drawings and prints address socio-political issues, often employing satire that draws comparisons to Hogarth, Insa and Banksy. He has been the official artist of the Glastonbury music festival since 2002 and has won two Grammys for his artwork for Radiohead's albums and . Donwood's art has been the subject of a book,
(2019), published by Thames & Hudson. He has written and illustrated several books of short stories, including
(Faber, 2014). He has exhibited at galleries in the UK,
USA , Australia ,
Italy , Spain ,
Japan and the Netherlands , as well as at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht. He lives and works in
Brighton, England .
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