Joe Lycett x Adam Buxton: Fucking Amateurs,

2025,

Footnotes

Joe Lycett is a British comedian, television presenter and multi-disciplinary artist whose witty, subversive tone has made him a distinctive voice in contemporary culture. Beyond comedy, Lycett is an accomplished painter and sculptor; his works have featured in major institutions such as the Royal Academy of Arts exhibition, underlining his crossover between performance and visual art. He also embraces his identity openly and uses his platform for playful activism, combining humour with critique of consumer culture, corporate power and social injustice.

Adam Buxton is an English comedian, writer, actor and podcaster whose work traverses television, sound-culture and memoir. After meeting his lifelong creative partner Joe Cornish at Westminster School, Buxton and Cornish launched the cult sketch-comedy show The Adam and Joe Show (Channel 4, 1996–2001), celebrated for its playful DIY aesthetic, toy-movie parodies and celebration of pop-culture flotsam. In solo pursuit, Buxton created The Adam Buxton Podcast (since 2015), a warm-toned conversation series that blends humorous digressions with genuine emotional candour. His body of work also includes acting roles (such as in Hot Fuzz and Stardust) and two memoirs.

Provenance:
Donated directly by the artists to In Place of War for this sale.
All proceeds from the sale of this Lot will go to the charity In Place Of War, which is a global organisation that uses creativity in places of conflict as a tool for positive change.

MUSIC SHAPED is a project from non-profit organisation In Place of War that pairs musical and cultural icons with exceptional visual artists to create works reflecting how music has influenced their lives. The collaboration begins with a recorded conversation between the visual artist and musician, and results in the creation of a brand new artwork reflecting their conversations and creative journeys.

In Place of War is a UK-based, global organisation that uses artistic creativity in places impacted by conflict and climate change as a tool for positive change. In Place of War supports grassroots change-makers in music, theatre and visual art, to transform cultures of violence and suffering into hope, opportunity and freedom. Starting as a research project at the University of Manchester in 2004, initial research findings spurred practical projects and programming. Twenty years later, In Place of War works with a change-maker network of 130 creative organisations across 30 countries, all making lasting change in their communities. Artist ambassadors and fellow supporters include Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel, Martin Aitkens, Ed O'Brien, Peter Hook, Laurie Anderson and Nitin Sawhney.

Proceeds from the sale of MUSIC SHAPED artworks will support In Place of War's #HackMusic Programme, which provides critical catalyst funding to support the development of essential life-changing music projects with indigenous communities; LGBTQI+ artists; artists in conflict zones; and artists responding to the climate crisis.

For more information please visit: https://www.inplaceofwar.net/