“There’s more than money moving here”
Online auction house, Paddle8, have launched their Legendary sale, featuring a unique print of the award-winning B£10 “David Bowie” note featuring David Bowie as Aladdin Sane.
The item is being auctioned to raise money for community projects in Brixton, south London, the birthplace of David Bowie.
The framed print is #001 in an edition being published by This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll for the Brixton Pound. The auction is live now until March 31st 2016.
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Unique David Bowie print raises money for community projects in Brixton
A unique print featuring David Bowie as Aladdin Sane is being auctioned to raise money for community projects in Brixton, south London.
The auction will take place on Paddle8, online auction house, between 16 – 31 March 2016, as part of their Legendary sale.
The print is no. #001 in an edition being published by This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll for the Brixton Pound, and features their award-winning B£10 “David Bowie” note.
The edition of 300 – of which 250 will eventually be offered for sale – went into production in December 2015, with David Bowie’s approval.
The A3 print has been produced by the note’s designers, This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll, together with Orion Security Print, the company responsible for printing the Brixton Pound notes.
The print is produced on the same diamond-patterned security paper as the circulation notes, and features several of their original features such as orange fluorescent ink and die-cut metallic & holographic foiling.
Both sides of the note are displayed, featuring David Bowie in his Ziggy Stardust guise from the cover of Aladdin Sane, as well as a detail from the Nuclear Dawn mural on Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane.
Each print is titled ( –2016) in pencil, individually numbered in both black and metallic ink, and blind-stamped by the designers. The print will also be accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Brixton Pound.
This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll’s Charlie Waterhouse says: “The print looks absolutely stunning. The fluorescent ink leaps off the page and the foiling has been die-cut to incredible detail. It really has been produced to an incredibly high standard.”
”We’re quite emotional about it. The Aladdin Sane cover image has always been melancholy, but to see it now in conjunction with the ascending dove from Nuclear Dawn is incredibly poignant. We got Bowie’s permission to use the image for this print in December. It’s as if it’s his parting gift to Brixton.”
All proceeds will go directly into the Brixton Fund, a grant scheme managed by the Brixton Pound to support community initiatives in the area.
The auction will be live from March 16th – 31st at www.paddle8.com/legendary
PRINT SPECIFICATION
Edition of 300 (250 available for purchase)
Unframed
Paper size: A3 (297mm x 420mm)
Print size: 235mm x 250mm (approx)
Tear-resistant diamond pattern Security Watermark paper, 95gsm
Printed in four-colour process and single colour fluorescent ink.
Individually numbered in both gold foil and black ink.
Die-cut holographic and silver foil.
Annotated ( –2016) in pencil.
Blind-stamped by the designers.
THE BRIXTON POUND
The Brixton Pound (B£) was launched in 2009 as the first local currency in an urban area in the UK. It aims to demonstrate what a social economy in Brixton might look like, encouraging people to shop at independent businesses, build community connections, and consider what money is.
B£ is a Community Interest Company with a board of seven directors. It exists in paper as well as electronic format, also known as pay-by-text, since September 2011.
Some 300 businesses are currently accepting B£, and there are over 2,000 pay-by-text customers.
THE BRIXTON FUND
The Brixton Fund is the Brixton Pound’s micro-grants fund, financed by revenue from the Brixton Bonus (the Brixton Pound’s monthly community lottery), B£ merchandise sales in the Brixton Pound Shop and 1.5% transaction fees when people spend B£s using their mobile phones.
The Fund supports local individuals and groups that might struggle to access larger funding pots, and work to:
• Increase local employment opportunities
• Take action for social justice
• Strengthen communities
The deadline for applications to the next round of the Brixton Fund is 29th April 2016.
THIS AIN’T ROCK’N’ROLL
This Ain’t Rock’n’Roll are an award-winning Brixton-born graphic design consultancy. They are responsible for the design of the Brixton Pound paper currency and identity. In addition to the Brixton Pound they work with clients like Médecins Sans Frontières, The Royal Horticultural Society and the Greater London Authority.