Art Wars: Hirst, Mr Brainwash and Shonibare 'Stormtroopers', by New Art Editions on Oct 9, 2013 13:16:14 GMT 1, A number of high profile artists have come together to put their own mark on the Stormtrooper helmet as part of a new exhibition. Damien Hirst, Mr Brainwash, D*Face and Yinka Shonibare are among the 14 artists who have given the classic Star Wars masks their own twist.

Moore, curator of the exhibition, said the artists did not need much persuasion.
“We all grew up with Star Wars and Stormtroopers,” he said.

Moore, a Star Wars fan and co-founder of Art Below, a public enterprise that promotes artworks in underground stations, said he always wanted to curate an exhibition with brightly coloured Stormtroopers. He was introduced to Stormtrooper designer Andrew Ainsworth in 2008, and persuaded the prop maker to donate some helmets to his current exhibition.

The masks will be auctioned in February 2014 at Christie’s to raise money in aid of Moore’s brother Tom, who has been missing for ten years.

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