ICA Annual Gala Dinner & Auction

Bicycle Film Festival UK Producer, Laura Fletcher, reports for cyclodelic on last nights exclusive event.

Last Night saw the 2011 ICA annual Gala dinner and auction, which this year included 13 customized Bicycles by some of the world’s top artists.

The Ai Wei Wei deconstructed bike went for over £50,000 on the Auction Block.  The Damien Hirst bicycle, fetched £21K, and other notables of the night included a Gavin Turk, Mark Wallinger and Jessica Voorsanger.

The theme of the night was Psychadelica, down to the brightly dyed canapes and hallucinogenic inspired performance artists, mingling with the crowd throughout the night.

Photograph courtesy of the ICA Press Office

Photograph courtesy of the ICA Press Office

Photograph courtesy of Laura Fletcher

Photograph courtesy of Laura Fletcher

The Bicycle Film Festival

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Cyclodelic is extremely proud to be an official sponsor of this years this years London Bicycle Film Festival at the Barbican. We got a sneak preview of what’s in store at the opening party in the Barbican last night and highly reccomend ‘The Waffle Bike’ by the genius Neistat Brothers, Standing Start for making us all want to be track stars and the beautiful shots of fixed gear riders in ‘Keiren’. For a whole list of fabulous screenings, alleycats and parties going on during the festval visit their website.

Special thanks and congratulations to Laura Fletcher and Brendt Barbur.