The tennis superstar is co-curating an auction with artist Adam Pendleton to preserve the activist's childhood home.
to raise money for the restoration of Simone’s childhood home in Tryon, North Carolina. Joined by a crew of artists including Cecily Brown, Julie Mehretu, Rashid Johnson and Ellen Gallagher, to name a few, this collective act of generosity is the first restoration of this size and will create a monumental space dedicated to the preservation and proliferation of Simone’s legacy.
I’m interested in the idea of art as a social impact tool and the role of visual artists in the “art activism” realm. Does this project fall in the category of that? Adam: Yes, I’m sitting here so struck by what an all-star event this Nina Simone benefit has become with Venus involved and all the artists that Venus just named are some of our greatest living artists, undoubtedly. Cecily Brown... It's really incredible all these acts of generosity. These people are donating individual, unique works. You can't replicate it, you can't do it again. I know how hard it is for me as an artist to sell my work to collectors.
Adam: One of the things that makes Nina so unique and is something we should all strive for and don’t do enough as a society or as individuals is the willingness to sacrifice what is recognized as success in order to stand up for what is right. All too often we let that responsibility fall to someone else. That wasn't the attitude Nina had during the Civil Rights Movement, specifically. She wasn't saying, “Oh, someone else will sing about it.” She said, “I will do it.
Adam: It was a way for me to create space for myself as an artist. As the years have gone on, I've realized that it was not just about creating space for myself, but it was about also creating space for others. To echo Nina Simone and what Venus was saying earlier, we can create space and possibilities for each other through the acts and gestures that we make and the ideas that we put into the world.
What I loved about Robert was his use of symbolism and how powerful it was. We used his technique to create those symbols within the art to represent my family and represent those who paved the way. So it was a great experience to have that opportunity to work with someone of such tremendous talent. After that, I said I peaked in the art world; I could never go any higher, but now with this project we have. This is a proud moment.
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