The Aperture Foundation Benefit and Auction is Coming!
YES my little MAO-ettes.. one of the best art charities around is having their annual fund raising party.
As every devoted MAO reader knows.. we can't do enough to support this charity.
Tickets are still available..for both the Auction, and the Dinner.
Here are the details...Aperture Foundation Benefit & Auction - Honoring Joel Meyerowitz,
Howard Greenberg, and Susana Torruella Leval
Auction Featuring works by Diane Arbus,
Bruce Davidson, Atta Kim, Malick Sidibé, and more
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2009
The Lighthouse, Chelsea Piers
6:30-8:00 pm
Cocktail and Silent Auction
8:00-10:00 pm
Dinner, Award Ceremony,
and Live Auction.. Buy your tickets online here..
Or To order tickets, please contact Michiko Simanjuntak Grasso at mgrasso@aperture.org or (212) 946-7149.
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They also have some amazing art donations by some famous artists up for sale at the silent and the live auctions.
Many of these will sell for much less than a gallery would charge. It's exactly these types of Art Charity auctions which are the perfect place to find some inexpensive gems for your cutting edge art collection.
This week we're going to point out a few items we're excited about in the auction.
Our first exciting auction pick is by super star artist.. Ruud van Empel.
2 Boys #1, 2009
Cibachrome print, edition of 25
16 1/2 x 14 in., framed
Estimated Value: $ 5,500.. Starting bid just $1,650.00
Courtesy of the artist and Stux Gallery, New York
This photos is a hyper real creation constructed in almost a pure digital space. Ruud is probably regarded as one of the early pioneers of the digital age of Art Photography and Photoshop.
Ron Exley wrote in the book PhotoArt (Dumont 2008):
'Dutch artist Ruud van Empel has taken digital manipulation of photography to a new level'
In 2011 the Groninger Museum will present a retrospective of his work.
Anyway.. We think this a cool magical image in so many ways. Plus Ruud is one of those super hot hot artists who's work MAO has always liked.. but was never been willing to pay the full price or to get into a crazy bidding war at an auction house.
Honestly.. MAO thinks in Miami last year, we saw an extortionist art dealer asking $100,000+ for one of Ruud's older sold out large prints. So getting to buy this amazing image for your art collection at the Aperture Charity event for next to nothing.. is just a super win win!
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