Kenny Goss and George Michael revamp Goss Gallery with their personal collection and new foundation

by Laura Seewoester

Damien Hirst is famously known for his <i>Natural History</i> series, where he preserved dead animals in formaldehyde.

Damien Hirst is famously known for his Natural History series, where he preserved dead animals in formaldehyde.

Goss Gallery, as we know it, is no longer. Kenny Goss, with pop star partner George Michael, has revamped Goss Gallery into The Goss-Michael Collection, in which the couple will be rotating provocative works from their personal collection on a quarterly basis from here on out. The premiere exhibition will be featuring the art of modern artist Tracey Emin's neon pieces, paintings, prints, sketches, video installations and one of her famous blankets. Their collection also includes works by Damien Hurst, Bansky, avant garde stencil graffiti artist and sculptor duo Sue Webster and Tim Noble, and even the piano John Lennon wrote Imagine on.

All of the happenings are a small part of the much larger Goss-Michael Foundation, a non profit organization aiming to inspire young artists. The foundation will support the arts by awarding scholarships to seniors from The Arts Magnet and plans to reach the global community through its charitable programs.