Visions of Freedom has been extended until 31st March 2004

For the first time in the United Kingdom, an art exhibition that articulates freedom.


County Hall Gallery presents 55 inspired works by a host of international artists moved by the UN Declaration of Human Rights in Visions of Freedom - an exhibition art that combines a unique collection of artwork with a visual multimedia display of the original Declaration text. The effect is a stirring collection of artworks illustrating the very words the United Nations uses to define human rights today.

With each of the 30 Declaration articles displayed in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, German, Russian, Italian, Mandarin and Braille, Visions of Freedom is no ordinary exhibition.

Visions of Freedom embodies the concept that the global need for recognition of human rights is as vital now as 1948, when Rene Cassin first presented the Declaration of Human Rights to the United Nations.

The Exhibition, originally showed in Paris a decade ago in association with UNESCO, is a renewal of the conviction that the issue of human rights is critical to the survival of our world. County Hall Gallery will donate 50% of revenue from ticket sales to United Nations projects supporting human rights.

The original concept for the exhibition came from André Malraux and Leopold Senghor in 1973, with the intention of creating a visual catalogue of the Declaration of Human Rights. The Exhibition was finally brought to fruition by Joseph Beuys and showed in 1991 for the first time at the Musee des Civilisations Noires in Paris as Memoire de la Liberte with the support of UNESCO.

Twelve years later, County Hall Gallery in association with Fondazione Ambrosiana brings the exhibition to London for the first time as Visions of Freedom, incorporating a strong visual element with multimedia displays as well as cultural comments from influential voices in contemporary social opinion.

ARTISTS

Adami, Alechinsky, Arakawa, Arman, Artschwager
Ben, Beuys, Bogart, Byun, Caballero, Cesar, Chia Christo, Combas, Corneille, Cuevas, Dorazio, Erro Ferro, Folon, Sam Francis, Garouste, Graves Hockney Imai, Indiana, Jenkins, Kelly, Kosuth, Kuper, Lewitt Lichtensteine, Lindstrom, Maitec, Morris, Paladino Rauschenberg, Rotella, Niki de Saint Phalle, Miotte Salle, Schteinberg, Schultze, Seund Ja Rhee, Sicilia Solano, Soto, Tapies, Tinguely, Viera da Silva Wesselman, Zao Wou Ki

PATRONS & SUPPORTERS

You can contribute your own Visions of Freedom on temp@countyhallgallery.com.

Amnesty International, Anti-Slavery International, ATD Fourth World, British Institute for Human Rights, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster, Charles Clarke Scretary of State for Education and Skills, Cherie Booth QC, Clare Short MP, Colin Low, CBE MA Chairman, Royal National Institute of the Blind, David Lammy, Minister for Human Rights Department of Constitutional Affairs, Fergal Keane, Special Correspondent, BBC News, H.E. Dr. Alexander Christiani, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria, H.E. José Maurício Bustani, Ambassador of Brazil, H.E. Mariano Fernandez, Ambassador of Chile, H.E Adel El-Gazzar, Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, H.E. Mr Fisseha Adugna, Ambassador of EthiopiaH.E. Isaac Osei, High Commissioner of Ghana, H.E. R Sen, High Commissioner of India, H.E. Mr Dáithí O’Ceallaigh, Ambassador of Ireland, H.E. Luigi Amaduzzi, Ambassador of Italy, H.E. Dr Maleeha Londhi, High Commissioner of Pakistan, H.E Stanislaw Komorowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, H.E. Dr Akin Alptuna, Ambassador of Turkey, Human Rights Watch, Jack Straw Foreign Secretary, Jackie Hicks, Chief Executive Deafblind UK, Ken Livingstone Mayor of London, Lee Jasper, Policy Director Equalities and Policing Greater London Authority, Malcolm Harper, Director United Nations Association UK, Matthias Kelly QC, Chairman of the Bar of England and Wales, Médecins Sans Frontières, Peter Saunders, Chief Executive Officer The Body Shop International, Refugee Council, Shami Chakrabarti, Director Liberty, Sir Roger Moore, The Muslim Council of Britain, Tony Blair, Prime Minister of Britain, Trevor Phillips Chair Commission for Racial Equality, United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF, Suzanne Long, Human Rights and Refugees Policy Officer United Nations Association UK

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