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Gala Auction Items
Absentee bids are welcome! Call Jeff Arnett at 312.369.7779 to place a bid.
Penelope Umbrico
Sunset Portraits from 9,807,121 Flickr Sunsets on 9/24/11, 2011
56 Machine C-prints
32 × 42 inches
Valued at: $2,000
Starting bid: $1,500
Courtesy of the artist
Olivo Barbieri
site specific_Chicago 10
Archival inkjet print
43.7 × 57.5 inches
Ed. 1/6
Valued at: $19,000
Starting bid: $10,000
Courtesy of the artist and Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York
Nick Kline
Untitled from the series Stripes and Stripes, 2008
Archival pigment print
20.25 × 17 inches
Valued at: $1,500
Starting bid: $750
Courtesy of the artist
Lori Nix
Aquarium, 2007
C-print
16 × 20 inches
Valued at: $1,000
Starting bid: $750
Courtesy of the artist and Catherine Edelman Gallery, Chicago
Ken Fandell
Palm Drawing #2, 2010
Ed. 1/5
Archival ink jet print
17 × 17 inches
Valued at: $1,200
Starting bid: $750
Courtesy of the artist and Tony Wight Gallery
John Sparagana
Untitled from the series People Everywhere Are Stoned, 2006
C-print
40 × 38 inches
Valued at: $4,500
Starting bid: $2,250
Courtesy the artist
John Opera
C-2, 2010
Anthotype (blackberry)
9.25 × 7.5 inches
Valued at: $2,000
Starting bid: $1,000
Courtesy of the artist
John Baldessari
I Saw It, 1997
Ed. 100 + 20 artist proofs
Lithograph
17 3/8 by 14 3/8 inches
Valued at: $1,250
Starting bid: $850
Courtesy of the artist
Jeremy Hobbs
Chicago Composite, 2004
Archival inkjet print
Valued at: $8,000
Starting bid: $2,000
Courtesy of Schneider Gallery, Chicago
Jennifer Ray
Summer Grass, 2009
Archival inkjet print
32 × 40 inches
Ed. 1/10 + 2 AP
Valued at: $2,100
Starting bid: $1,000
Courtesy of the artist
Jan Theun van Rees
Cultural Center Pit August 2005, 2005
Archival inkjet print
43.5 × 34 inches
Valued at: $1,800
Starting bid: $900
Courtesy of the artist
Guy Tillim
Apartment building, Avenue Kwame Nkrumah, Maputo, Mozambique, 2007
Ed. 4/9 + 2AP
Archival pigment ink on cotton rag paper
91.5 × 131.5 cm
Valued at: $8,000
Starting bid: $4,000
Courtesy of the artist and Stevenson, Cape Town
Dave Jordano
Topless House and Tree, Cropsey, IL, 2008
Ed. 2/10
Archival pigment print mounted to sintra board
24 X 30.5 inches
Valued at: $1,500
Starting bid: $750
Courtesy of the artist
Corinne May Botz
Blue Bedroom (dresser), 2004
C-print
11 × 14 inches
Valued at: $1,500
Starting bid: $750
Courtesy of the artist
Christian Patterson
Ray of Light, 2010
Archival pigment print
Valued at: $2,500
Starting bid: $2,000
Courtesy of the artist and Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco
Carrie Schneider
Burning House (January, night), 2011
Ed. 1/5 + 2 AP
C-print
40 × 50 inches
Valued at: $5,000
Starting bid: $2,500
Courtesy the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago
Alejandro Cartagena
Fragmented Cities, Santa Catarina, 2008
Archival inkjet print
20 × 24 inches
Valued at: $1,850
Starting bid: $925
Courtesy of the artist and Circuit Gallery, Toronto
Alison Ruttan
Bearded Lady (WAP) from the series Individuation in Bonobo Grooming Habits, 2006
Archival inkjet print and Ball point pen
10 5/8 × 9 3/4 inches
Valued at: $1,200
Starting bid: $750
Courtesy of the artist
Beate Geissler / Oliver Sann
Rhinocerus, Nürnberg, 2004
Archival inkjet print
31.5 × 23 inches
Valued at: $2,500
Starting bid: $1,250
Courtesy of the artists and gallery ftc, Berlin
Experiences:
Dawoud Bey
Receive a personal portrait session with photographer Dawoud Bey, resulting in a 32 × 40 inch pigment print. Bey began his career as a photographer in 1975 with a series of photographs, “Harlem, USA,” that were later exhibited in his first one-person exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem in 1979. For more information on the artists, visit www.dawoudbey.net. (Terms: the commission is limited to two people in the photograph; no infants; the winning bidder must live in the greater Chicago area; the winning bidder pays framing expenses.)
Valued at: $10,000
Starting bid: $7,000
Sandro
Enjoy a personal portrait session with photographer and filmmaker, Sandro. The auction price includes a one-on-one portrait session with Sandro, the resulting 32 × 40 inch portrait, as well as hair and makeup artists and wardrobe stylist. In addition, the winning bidder will receive a signed copy of Sandroâ??s book, Verona Figure E Ritratti. Sandroâ??s notable portraits include John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, William Peterson, Rene Fleming, Sir Andrew, and the Pritzker Family. For more information on the artist, visit www.sandrofilm.com.
Valued at: $10,000
Starting bid: $3,500
Christie’s/New York
You and a friend will enjoy an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Christie’s, New York, coinciding with the spring sales season. Then, spend the day with MoCP director, Natasha Egan, as you tour the Chelsea galleries, ending with a visit to a working artist’s studio. (Terms: Valid for two people; dates March 30 to April 1; two economy airline tickets included courtesy of American Airlines.)
Starting bid: $1,500