One of the ideas that emerged form the Young Collectors Panel at Aperture a few weeks ago, is that art, if purchased intelligently, holds it value even when the stock market is crashing. So during our current market disaster, non-profits are apt to find their donor’s suddenly less generous, and are going to need support from somewhere. They are likely be a lot more auctions going on, which means a great place to get work at a value. I have a friend with a vintage Arbus picked up at an early 90’s AIDS benefit, now worth considerably more. So I decided to pick out some good buys from the current crop of work out there, all good causes. There is a lot of chatter online about the art for Obama auction, but it would be great to spread the world to those outside of the NY art world, and push up those auction prices!
Art for Obama – Auction begins October 1st – The list here is pretty great, Sternfeld, Daivs, Kereszi, Carucci, Wagner, Tillmans, Morell…
Elieen Cowin
Untitled, 16″ x 20″, Light Jet, From the Series: Your Whole Body is a Target, 2007/2008
Artist Proof
Todd Hido
#6097, 2006, 11″x14″ C-Print, from the series A Road Divided
Caption Info: “From my upcoming solo show in San Francisco
that opens the day after Obama could win the election!”
Artist’s Proof #2
David Maisel
Lake Project 16, 2001, 20″ x 20″ C-Print
Edition: 5/1
Laurie Simmons
Lying Book (Sepia), 1990
8″x10″ Chromogenic C-Print
Edition: 15/30
James Welling
Glass House, 2006, 32.5″ X 44.5″ Ink Jet Print
Notes: Printed on Museo silver rag, mounted on museum board
Artist’s Proof 1/3
14 x 11 inches
edition of 60
Kodabromide print
11 x 14 inches
edition of 15 + APs
16 x 20 inches
edition of 15
8 x 10 inches
edition of 100
11 x 14 inches
edition of 15 + APs
Wall of Fire, Labor Day, 2006
(Clevand, OH)
From Self Portrait as an Artist
Digital C-print
Paper: 11 x 14
Image: 9 x 13
Signed and numbered
Edition of 10
Stage for High School Commencement, 2006
From History of a Village: Mamaroneck
C-print
Paper: 11 x 14
Image: 9.75 x 12
Signed and numbered
Edition of 10
Rainbow, 2006
From Imitation of Life
C-print
Paper: 11 x 14
Image: 9 x 11.25
Signed and numbered
Edition of 1
Gary, Ilano TX, 2005
From Almost Naked
Digital C-print
Paper: 11 x 14
Image: 10 x 12.5
Signed and numbered
Edition of 10
Lipo Machine #43, 2007
From Poignant Longings
Digital C-print
Paper: 14 x 17
Image: 11 x 14
Signed and numbered
Edition of 10