In the Name of Honour
Sarah Charlton Charitable Foundation
One Mayfair, London
18th - 23rd September 2013
In the Name of Honour was an exhibition and auction that aimed to raise awareness of violence against women both globally and in the UK, as well as to promote the work of the participating artists. The exhibition was conceived and hosted by the Sara Charitable Foundation (SCCF), a UK charity that supports victims of domestic abuse and honour-based violence.
In the Name of Honour explored the many different forms of violence that women experience globally, with a particular focus on violence that exists in the UK today. Some of the works selected for exhibition engaged in the different underlying factors that lead to violence against women, such as the concept of honour that exists amongst many communities worldwide, as well as exploring the devastating and often long-lasting effects of violence in these communities. Other works investigated the significance of gender and the female body, prompting viewers to ask themselves what it means to be a woman and what the feminine represents from their perspective.
Awst and Walther, Temptation, 2008, plaster, gold leaf, 15×11×5cm, edition 6/10 +1 AP
Proceeds raised from the auction directly funded trained professionals known as Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) to help both women and children who have been abused.
An IDVA’s job is to liaise directly with the police, social services, and courts to protect their clients as effectively as possible. Proceeds were also used to fund prevention workers trained to educate children and young adults (male and female) on healthy relationships and honour-based violence to break the cycle of abuse.
The exhibition was accompanied by a 160-page auction catalogue.
Left: Maitha Demithan, Blossom, 2008, scanography, 180×144cm, edition 2/3 + 2 AP
Right: Claudia Clare, Remembering Atefeh, 2012, glazed ceramic pot, height 82cm, diameter 35cm
Participating Artists
Arezu, Andi Arnovitz, Mehraneh Atashi, Lucy Azubuike, Awst and Walther, Vanessa Beecroft, Rana Begum, Lise Bjorne Linnert, Zoulikha Bouabdellah, Faiza Butt, Amalia Caputo, Jake and Dinos, Chapman, Claudia Clare, Maitha Demithan, Sokari Douglas Camp, Tracey Emin, Manal al Dowayan, Adam Fuss, Chitra Ganesh, Shadi Ghadirian, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hassan Hajjaj, Mona Hatoum, Ghazaleh Hedayat, Jenny Holzer, Alexis Hunter, Meera Huraiz, Sabah Husain, Chantal Joffe, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Reena Saini Kallat, Katayoun Karami, Asoo Khanmohammadi, Svetlana K-Lie, Gerald Laing, Juliana Cerqueira Leite, Vincent Edmond Louis, Sarah Lucas, Marketa Luskacova, Sarah Maple, Kris Martin, Emi Miyashita, Mandana Moghaddam, Huma Mulji, Chris Ofili, Farah Ossouli, Ibrahim Quraishi, Paula Rego, Aidan Salakhova, Jenny Saville, Schandra Singh, Ayca Tuyluoglu
Credits
Jenny Christensson
Curator
Antonia Packard
Sara Charlton Charitable Foundation Co-Founder and In the Name of Honour Committee Chairman
Rhea Gargour
Committee Vice Chairman
01 Arts Services
Installation
Mentsen
Catalogue Design
Royal Academy Framing
Framing