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ART FOR OUR OCEANS held its first edition winter benefit gala, hosted by Art Saint Barth and Parley for the Oceans to raise funds to support the joint mission of the Territorial Environment Agency (ATE) and the local associations to protect the island of St Barth and the surrounding Caribbean Islands.
The Gala
The Benefit Gala was held at the historic Wall House Museum, set along the seafront at Pointe de Gustavia, on Tuesday, December 27th and was an evening with a live auction, and a culinary experience by Eden Rock.
The ART FOR OUR OCEANS benefit auction of contemporary art raised funds for the environment and ocean preservation in St Barth.
The auction featured artworks from artists: Nigel Cooke, Tony Caramanico, Jiří Georg Dokoupil, Katharina Grosse, Jeppe Hein, Jenny Holzer, Markus Klinko, Julio Le Parc, Vik Muniz, Ed Ruscha, Kenny Scharf, Laurie Lynn Stark, and Rosemarie Trockel.
The auction featured artworks from artists: Nigel Cooke, Tony Caramanico, Jiří Georg Dokoupil, Katharina Grosse, Jeppe Hein, Jenny Holzer, Markus Klinko, Julio Le Parc, Vik Muniz, Ed Ruscha, Kenny Scharf, Laurie Lynn Stark, and Rosemarie Trockel.
The Exhibition
Ahead of the benefit gala, Art Saint Barth and Parley co-curated, ‘ART FOR OUR OCEANS’, a group exhibition with world-renowned contemporary artists at the Wall House Museum, to raise awareness of the climate crisis and highlight the beauty and fragility of our blue planet.
Guests of the Evening
Underwater Pavilion
The exhibition featured Doug Aitken's immersive video installation Underwater Pavilions. Art Saint Barth and Parley will then unveil a new edition of artist Doug Aitken’s sculptural artwork, Underwater Pavilions, fabricated by Rossinavi, in St. Jean Bay in January 2024.
Underwater Pavilions will consist of three site-specific sculptures that will be moored to the ocean floor. By merging the language of contemporary architecture, land art, and ocean research, Underwater Pavilions puts the local marine environment and the global challenges around ocean conservation in dialogue, inviting the viewer to interact with the living artwork within a vibrant ecosystem in St Barth.
About Parley For The Oceans
Parley for the Oceans is a new form of environmental organization that brings together creators, thinkers, and leaders across brands, governments, creative communities and environmental groups to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of the oceans and collaborate on projects that can end their destruction. What started as a collaboration spacehas fast become an award-winning global movement and network with its multidisciplinary approach and Parley AIR Strategy (Avoid, Intercept, Redesign). Parley works to acceleratesolutions to marine plastic pollution, climate change and overfishing with operations in over 28 countries.
Parley has formed alliances with major partners including adidas, Anheuser Busch InBev (Corona), American Express, the Republic of the Maldives, the United Nations, the World Bank, Talisker, the British Fashion Council; and collaborators spanning the worlds of science, art, fashion, design, entertainment, sports, space and ocean exploration.Learn more and join the movement at www.parley.tv.
Parley has formed alliances with major partners including adidas, Anheuser Busch InBev (Corona), American Express, the Republic of the Maldives, the United Nations, the World Bank, Talisker, the British Fashion Council; and collaborators spanning the worlds of science, art, fashion, design, entertainment, sports, space and ocean exploration.Learn more and join the movement at www.parley.tv.