An exclusive video featuring Pete Doherty visiting St.Marylebone Parish Church to see a life size sculpture of himself nailed to a cross has today become available to view online. This coincides with the opening of an online auction of the sculpture that runs until the 17th March in support of the Missing Tom Fund. http://paddle8.com/auction/missingtom/
Created by artists Nick Reynolds and Schoony, titled For Pete’s Sake, the life-size crucifixion of Doherty is part of the “Stations of the Cross” exhibition curated by Ben Moore to raise awareness and support for finding his brother, Tom, who went missing while in Italy in 2003
Doherty visited the church last week with Nick Reynolds and Ben Moore to see ‘For Pete’s Sake’ in person and show support for the Missing Tom Fund. ‘We need to find this man’ says Pete Doherty. Click here to view video
Photo credit: Sandy Sy Lee. Features Pete Doherty and Ben Moore.
The 3 and a half minute video features Pete’s reactions to the sculpture, a call to action for finding Tom Moore and a musical performance of ‘Amazing Grace’ with Doherty on guitar and vocals, Reynolds (also a musician in Alabama 3) on harmonica and Moore on percussion.
Since being unveiled in St.Marylebone Parish Church on 19th February the sculpture has been widely photographed and reviewed by publications worldwide and viewed by thousands of people as the church continues to function as a practising parish in the run up to Easter.
'This allows us to not only reach those who go to church anyway, but also the general public who just like to visit art exhibitions, giving them an opportunity to contemplate the significance of the cross for them personally.' Rev’d Canon Stephen Evans.
Ben Moore says 'I welcome artwork that raises debate and ultimately creates awareness around the search for my brother Tom'
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Venue: St.Marylebone Parish Church, 17 Marylebone Road, London NW1 5LT
The Missing Tom Fund
Proceeds from the ‘Stations of the Cross’ exhibition go to the ‘Missing Tom’ fund, which was started up specifically to raise money to support the search for Thomas Moore. Tom left his family home in 2003. He was aged 31 years old. His friends and family have not heard from him since then. Now 12 years on, with the support of the Missing People Charity his family continue to search for Tom. www.missingtom.com
Schoony
The special effects designer turned artist known as Schoony has a deep knowledge of casting and moulding near perfect creations. His background is rooted in special effects and prosthetics for the film industry with his career spanning over twenty years and gave him the perfect springboard to launch a new career as a Fine Artist.
Since 2008 his art work has featured in several shows including ‘Mutate Britain’, The Vauxhall Art Car Boot fair and the Opera Gallery in Mayfair. Schoony attracted national press in March 2011 when he un veiled ‘Boy Soldier’ on the Peace Plinth outside the Houses of Parliament in protest to UK’s involvement to the war in Afghanistan. schoony.co.uk
Nick Reynolds
Reynolds is the son of Bruce Richard Reynolds the mastermind behind the £ 2.6 million Great Train Robbery in 1963. Immediately after the robbery Nick fled with his parents to Mexico returning to England in 1968. Reynolds was 7 years old when his father was arrested and subsequently sent to boarding school. He cites his father as the main inspiration behind his love of art and music.
Reynolds later joined the Royal Navy where he became a diver and electronic weapons engineer, serving on the HMS Hermes during the Falklands conflict.
Reynolds is the UK’s leading specialist in ‘Death Masks’. Being the son of Bruce Reynolds gave him access to some of Britain’s most notorious criminals including Mad Frankie Fraser Ronnie Biggs and Howard Marks AKA Mr Nice which resulted in Reynolds life casting the heads of the UK’s most infamous criminals for an exhibition entitled “Cons to Icons” in 1999. The exhibition was described as “a vivid testament to the breakdown of the barriers between fame and infamy and an index of changing social mores" and was designed to illustrate the paradox between criminals that are vilified by the media, yet also feted on the celebrity circuit.
Reynolds describes death masks as ‘a snapshot of the soul’ In an interview with Saatchi he said "They are the only true, three-dimensional representations available of the subject in death - unlike paintings or photographs - as they are created by taking a mould directly from the subject's actual features- making them analogous to fingerprints. What makes these masks so interesting to me, is that the types of people cast were seminal figures in their day- ranging from kings and heads of state, to poets, politicians, composers and even murderers' His most recent death mask is that of celebrated actor Peter O'Toole. www.memorialcasts.co.uk
Ben Moore, Founder of Art Below, has had over 8 years experience working with artists, museums, charities and arts organisations, initiating and managing partnerships to deliver new public arts projects. In 2006 he founded public arts organisation Art Below. He has produced and curated public exhibitions in London, Tokyo, Berlin, and Los Angeles working with high profile international and British artists including Turner Prize Winners and Royal Academicians. Recent Exhibitions curated by Moore include Art Wars at the Saatchi Gallery, Stations of the Cross 2014, 'Art of Angel' and 'Thatcheristic' 2013.www.artbelow.org.uk/artists/benmoore
'Stations of the Cross' 2014 was the first crucifixion themed exhibition curated by Ben Moore. the show opened in March 2014 and ran for 40 days featuring artists including Mat Collishaw, Paul Fryer, Wolfe Leinkewicz, Sebastian Horsley, Alison Jackson Antony Micallef and Polly Morgan. www.artbelow.org.uk/stationsofthecross
St Marylebone Parish Church is an Anglican church on the Marylebone Road in London. The locale of Marylebone historically took its name from that of the Church, which is dedicated to St Mary.
The present site is the third used by the parish for its church and was built to the designs of Thomas Hardwick in 1813-17. The original church was built on the bank of a small stream or “bourne”, called the Tybourne, a name which for many centuries was synonymous with capital punishment. The church and the surrounding area later became known as St Mary at the Bourne, which over time became shortened to its present form, Marylebone. www.stmarylebone.org
Exclusive: Video of Pete Doherty in London Church
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A BENEFIT AUCTION FOR
Missing Tom
Missing Tom is pleased to partner with Paddle8 for our auction.
Paddle8's online bidding platform allows for seamless bidding on all lots in this auction.
Proceeds from the Missing Tom auction benefit Missing Tom. For more information please visit [www.aspenartmuseum.org].
Bidding will close on March 17 at 4:00 PM EDT.
To register and start bidding, visit Paddle8.com or download the Paddle8 iPhone app.
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