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Evening Standard Comment: Supporting Idris Khan’s Art for Ukraine

Idris Khan’s artwork I Thought We Had More Time... will be sold as part of the Evening Standard Ukraine appeal

(Picture: Idris Khan / Adrian Lourie)

Today, as 50 orphans arrive in London, Britons are asking themselves what they can do to help the people of Ukraine. The artist Idris Khan’s response has been to make a piece of work to raise money for the victims.

As part of the Evening Standard’s Ukraine Appeal, Khan has created I Thought We Had More Time…, which will be sold in a timed edition. The piece features the colours of the Ukrainian flag, watercoloured over collaged music paper.

Khan revealed that he created the work in “one of those moments of coming into studio, grabbing things in front of you and seeing what you can make”. The piece will be available for £300 from Migrate Art’s website for the next 10 days, beginning from today.

All profits will go to our Ukraine Appeal, which has raised over £100,000 in funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee. For more information visit: migrateart.com/products/idriskhan

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