A new foundation has been launched to preserve the work of one of the most important visual artists of the punk era.
GEE VAUCHER came to recognition during the early 80s as part of Essex anarcho inconoclastic collective CRASS, and is noted for her striking and provocative creations challenging power and questioning social conventions.
Establishing a significant body of work spanning painting, collage, photomontage, sculpture and film over the past five decades, Vaucher's works are most readily identifiable as images created for such CRASS releases as The Feeding Of the Five Thousand and Penis Envy, while the iconic painting Oh America (top) originally created for hiphop insurrectionists Tackhead, has seen frequent exposure in recent years on newspaper and magazine covers.
The Gee Vaucher Foundation has now been established with the intention that, rather than falling into the hands of private collectors, Vaucher's work will be preserved in its entirety for the enjoyment of future generartions. This will require the archiving, conservation, cataloguing and storage and digitization of more than 2,000 original works, in order that the collection can be accessed online.
A further goal is to esablish a physical archive and gallery, housing the collection under one roof, while also serving as "a centre for research, education, experimentation and independent creativity."
It is also intended that the Foundation will safeguard the furture of Dial House, the onetime centre for Crass operations in rural Essex, ensuring its existence as a centre for creativity, collaboration and social change, preserving Vaucher's artistic legacy and the unique spirit and ethos of Dial House for future generations.
To begin the fundraising for this project with an initial goal of £100,000, a range of exclusive t-shirts, cards and posters has been created. For futher details go to geevaucherfoundation.org
T-shirts are available to pre-order here.
