Remi Rough x Philip Selway (Radiohead): The Day I Saved The Day,

2025,

Footnotes

"Something Philip and I kept coming back to how much time we have left... He was using this 30 years as a bench mark but he said that could be substantially less? That stood out to me and I think it helped me realise that I needed to stop procrastinating and I managed to get the painting done really quickly. I don't think that would have happened without Philip's words. So the piece is a statement of time. The time I took to talk to Philip about things, the time it took to create the painting, and the time that the painting will hopefully live on for way past my earthly soul."
- Remi Rough

Remi Rough is a South London–based artist whose early roots in 1980s graffiti evolved into a signature abstract style marked by geometric forms, bold colour and clean lines. As a founding member of the collective Agents of Change, he helped pioneer the "post‑graffiti" or "Graffuturism" movement and has exhibited murals and canvases worldwide.

Philip Selway is an English musician, composer and songwriter. Best known as the drummer of Radiohead, he's recognised for his precise, inventive rhythms and for bringing electronic and acoustic textures together in the band's evolving sound. Outside of Radiohead, Selway has released solo work spanning folk, rock and ambient influences — his albums include Familial (2010) and Strange Dance (2023) — and composed for film and dance projects.

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/