Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK
Artist Fundraiser for their work in Palestine
Leading voices from across the field of contemporary art join forces to raise funds for essential humanitarian aid for Palestine through an exhibition and major online art auction. Over 200 artworks have been donated, spanning the disciplines of art, architecture, engineering, and literature. All proceeds will go towards the work of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) UK in Gaza and the West Bank. There will be an exhibition of all the artworks at 14 Wharf Road. This will launch with a reception event on Friday 22nd November and will be open to the public during the auction. It will be a unique opportunity to acquire significant artworks by leading contemporary artists, and directly provide essential help for the humanitarian crisis in Palestine. Online bidding opens on 18th November and closes on the 1st December.
Contributers 200 +
Abbas Akhavan . Abigail Reynolds . Adam Broomberg . Adam Caruso and Peter St John RA . Adham Faramawy . Adeline de Monseignat . Ahmet Öğüt . Aimée Parrott . Alan Stanton OBE RA . Alexis Pearse Flynn . Ali Kazim . Alice Channer . Alice Theobald . Alison Goldfrapp . Alison Wilding OBE RA . Allen Jones RA . Amalia Pica . Amy-Jane Blackhall . Ananya Singhal . Andrew Cranston . Angel Otero . Angela Brady OBE . Anna Webb Chivite . Anne Desmet RA . Anne Tallentire . Sir Antony Gormley OBE RA . Anthony Eyton OBE RA . Antonia Beard . Anya Gallaccio . Asha Vaidyanath . Assemble RA . Athier Mousawi . Aura Satz . Aya Haidar . Ayesha Sultana . Ayse Sirin Budak . Barbara Rae CBE RA . Ben Rivers . Bharti Kher . Bill Woodrow RA . Bob & Roberta Smith OBE RA . Brian Eno . Brigitte Lacombe . Caragh Thuring RA . Cathie Pilkington RA . Celia Hempton . Celine Conderelli . Charlie Fegan . Christopher Orr MBE RA . Claire Hooper . Clare Flinn . Clark Keatley . Coco Crampton . Conrad Shawcross RA . Corinne Silva . Daria Blum . Darvish Fakhr . David Batchelor . David Birkin . David Mach RA . David Nash OBE RA . David Remfry MBE RA . David Ward . Sir David Adjaye OM OBE RA . Dima Srouji . Douglas White . Eddie Peake . Elias and Yousef Anastas . Elinor Stanley . Ella McCartney . Ellie MacGarry . Elliot Dodd . Emii Alrai . Emma Stibbon RA . Emma Tod . Eric Parry RA . Esme Clutterbuck . Eva Rothschild RA . Farah Al Qasimi . Fari Bradley . Fiona Banner RA . Florence Peake . Frances Drayson . Frances Richardson . Francisco Rodriguez . Adam Farah-Saad . Gary Colclough . Georgina Starr . Gill Ord . Golden Family . Goshka Macuga RA . Gribaudi Plytas . Guy Oliver . Hamish Pearch . Hannah Bays . Hannah Brown . Hardeep Pandhal . Haroon Mirza . Haroun Hayward . Helen Ireland . Holly Hendry . Howard Eaglestone . Humphrey Ocean RA . Ian Ritchie CBE RA . Iftikhar Dadi & Elizabeth Dadi . Jack Evans . Jacqueline Utley . Jaimini Patel . Jake Grimberg . James Li . Jane and Louise Wilson RA . Janie Jones . Jasleen Kaur . JJ Johnson . Jeffery Camp . Jeremy Deller . Jesse Darling . Joanna Piotrowska . Jock McFadyen RA . Joe Moran . Sir John Akomfrah CBE RA . John Smith . Jon Kipps . Jordan Nassar . Josephine Baker . Joshua Woolford . Julie Brook . Julie Umerle . Juliette Blightman . Kamran Samimi . Kate Davis & David Moore . Katherine Jones RA . Katy Moran . Kelsey Lu . Koushna Navabi . Laila Majid . Laura Ford . Laura Gannon . Laleh Khorramian . Liane Lang . Lidija Kononenko . Linder . Lindsey Mendick . Lisa Milroy RA . Lothar Götz . Lubna Chowdhary . Lucy Heyward . Luke Gottelier . Luke Jerram . Luke Samuel . Lynette Yiadom-Boakye . Madeleine Pledge . Magda Archer . Mali Morris RA . Mandy El Sayegh . Marcus Coates . Marcus Jefferies . Margarita Gluzberg . Marianne Keating . Mariele Neudecker . Mark Wallinger . Mary Hurrell . Mary Stephenson . Matthew Krishanu . Mazen Kerbaj . Michael Sandle RA . Mike Nelson RA . Mitra Tabrizian . Mona Hatoum . Munem Wasif . Natasha Rees . Nathaniel Rackowe . Neil Jeffries RA . Niall McLaughlin . Nicola Bealing . Nigel Coates . Nikhil Chopra . Niloofar Taatizadeh . Nima Nabavi . Oliver Beer . Onyeka Igwe . Oona Grimes RA . Oreet Ashery . Pallas Citroen . Paul Noble . Peter Culley . Peter Doig . Peter Laidler . Peter Liversidge . Peter McDonald . Peter Randall-Page RA . Philip White . Piers Gough CBE RA . Prem Sahib . Radhika Khimji . Rafael Perez Evans . Rana Begum RA . Raqs Media Collective . Rebecca Halliwell-Sutton . Rehana Zaman . Reza Aramesh . Richard Deacon CBE RA . Richard Lockett . Richard Long CBE RA . Richard Malone . Richard Wilson RA . Richard Woods . Rosalind Nashashibi . Richard Wentworth CBE . Rosie Snell . Ross Taylor . Ryan Gander OBE RA . Saad Qureshi . Sadie Tierney . Sahand Hesamiyan . Saloni Lodha . Sam Keelan . Samia Halaby . Sara Naim . Sarah Duncan . Sarah Kogan . Sayan Chanda . Selma Parlour . Shahpour Pouyan . Shereen Rahwangi . Shirazeh Houshiary RA . Shirin Neshat . Shumon Basar . Dame Sonia Boyce OBE RA . Sophia Al-Maria . Sophie Jung . Stephen Chambers RA . Stephen Farthing RA . Stephen Lewis . Steve Webb . Subodh Gupta . Suleman Aqeel Khilji . Sumayya Vally . Superflex . Susan Absolon . Tai Shani . Image-Event . Tatty Devine . Tess Jaray RA . Thirza Smith . Tim Lucas . Tim Shaw RA . Tom Owen . Professor Tom Emerson OBE and Stephanie Macdonald OBE RA . Tosh Basco . Tristan Reid . Troika . Vanessa Jackson RA . Vasundhara Sellamuthu . Vicken Parsons . Vivienne Griffin . Wolfgang Tillmans RA . Yelena Popova . Yinka Shonibare CBE RA . Zara Ramsay . Zarah Hussain
Catalogue launch: 18th November
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Catalogue launch: 18th November .
“We stand as a collective voice in support of MSF and the essential work they are doing in Gaza and West Bank. We want to use our connections and friendships as artists to help this essential cause at a desperate time.”
“We are deeply moved and grateful for the generosity of this collective of artists who have come together to support the work of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Their creativity and commitment are a testament to the power of art to inspire compassion and solidarity. These funds will have a direct impact on our ability to provide immediate life-saving medical care to some of the most marginalised people in society. On behalf of MSF, thank you for standing with us and the people of OPT in these challenging times.”
Who are MSF?
Médecins Sans Frontières is an international, independent, medical, humanitarian organisation providing medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare.
In the face of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza, MSF is running an emergency response to provide lifesaving medical care and clean water to as many Palestinians as possible. Since the airstrikes on Gaza started, MSF teams have constantly adapted to extremely volatile conditions. MSF have donated medical supplies and are working in hospitals, many of which are damaged or no longer functioning.
MSF statement on their work in Palestine:
MSF is an impartial organisation. So, we are sometimes asked why we do not currently run medical programmes in Israel. We have offered our support to Israeli hospitals treating high numbers of casualties. However, Israel has strong emergency and health systems in place. MSF focuses on filling gaps in healthcare and going wherever that need is greatest. Our teams are working in Gaza and the West Bank – as we have for 20 years – providing medical aid and supporting a healthcare system that urgently lacks both staff and supplies. This is why we report on what our staff and patients are directly witnessing and experiencing in Gaza. Hospitals are becoming overwhelmed and facing shortages of drugs, medical supplies, and fuel for generators.
In Gaza, one of the most densely populated places on Earth, 2.2 million people were already living through a chronic crisis before what has now become a humanitarian catastrophe. As of 1st October 2024, over 41,500 Palestinians have been killed and more than 96,000 injured, including 16,500 children. More than 10,000 people are missing or buried by rubble in Gaza. Up to 1.9 million people (90% of the population) are estimated to be forcibly displaced including people who have been repeatedly displaced (some up to 10 times). Many of these people are living in appalling conditions that are unsafe and unhealthy – without adequate shelter, food, water or medical care.
From the start of the conflict, hospitals across the Strip have been completely overwhelmed and have faced running out of critical supplies. Some medical facilities have been hit by indiscriminate bombing while others have been under siege. Our staff have repeatedly spoken of the wounded screaming without painkillers, how already sick people cannot reach care, and the fear of being hit in an airstrike. Now, after months of conflict, the threat of injury, illness and death has evolved beyond the violence. In Gaza, the risk of infection has become incredibly high and is putting lives at risk.
Infected wounds are common with patients facing the double hit of unsanitary living conditions and a healthcare system that is unable to provide the in-hospital treatment and support that they need. Meanwhile, infectious diseases – including diarrhoea, respiratory infections and hepatitis – are increasingly reported across Gaza. Pregnant mothers struggle to access maternity care and delivery rooms, leading to dangerous childbirth complications. And, as food and water shortages deepen, the World Food Programme reports that 96 percent of Gaza's people face acute food insecurity. The UN warns that a high risk of famine is persistent.