LIVE AUCTION
Creative Time’s signature live auction, hosted by Alexander Gilkes of Phillips de Pury & Co, offers bidders the opportunity to be not just the owner of an artwork but an active participant in it’s creation. This year’ bidders will have the opportunity to bid on portraits from Adam Fuss and Vik Muniz among others.
For more information please contact Sarah at 212.206.6674 x212 or sarahb@creativetime.org
 Adam Fuss Adam Fuss's color photograms of babies floating in water are among his best-known works, and are in the collections of major museums throughout the world. Each image is entirely unique, made directly with the baby, the parent, and the artist. Each work manifests an extraordinary process: in the dark studio, the parent gently sets the baby into a pool of warm, shallow water. Under the baby is a piece of unexposed photo paper, and Fuss exposes this paper through a quick flash of light. He seeks out that exact moment during which the child's movements express a full sense of his or her character in the water. The winning bidder will receive a 40x30" unique cibachrome photogram. Estimated value: $25,000 |
 Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin Dutch photography duo Inez Van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin have been championed by the fashion world and art collectors alike for their unique and subversive approach to photography. The lucky winning bidder will be immortalized by the extraordinary pair in a 16 x 20 inch silver gelatin print signed by the artists. Estimated value: $20,000–$25,000 |
 Vik Muniz Brooklyn-based Brazilian artist Vik Muniz has long been sought after for his amusing experiments with surprising mediums from peanut butter and jelly to dirt. For Creative Time's auction, the artist will create a delicious 60 x 48 inch portrait of the winning bidder in chocolate syrup, or the material of the winning bidder's choice. Estimated value: $80,000–$100,000 |
 Keith Sonnier Keith Sonnier, well recognized for his light sculptures and public commissions, was among the first artists to successfully incorporate neon and other non-art materials in his work. Along with his contemporaries Bruce Nauman, Barry LeVa, and Eva Hesse, he radically reinvented sculpture in the late 1960s. For the winning bidder, the artist will create a “personal objects” sculpture incorporating the winning bidder’s personal objects into a custom neon sculpture. Estimated value: $20,000–30,000 |
 Anna Hu Haute Joallerie Jeweler Anna Hu’s individually handcrafted pieces evoke the timeless royal jewels of the past, updated with contemporary touches that reflect her extensive training in classical music, art history and gemology. The jeweler will collaborate with the winning bidder on a custom designed piece of jewelry valued at $20,000. (The jeweler will provide sketches, craftsmanship and fabrication valued at $10,000 along with gemstones valued at $10,000). Estimated value: $20,000 |
SILENT AUCTION
Absentee bidding is now open. To bid please contact Sarah at 212.206.6674 x212 or sarahb@creativetime.org. Ticket holders may view and bid on the auction at the event on Wednesday May 19th from 6:30 to 10PM. Winning bidders will be notified by telephone by Friday May 21st.
All works on paper are framed, thanks to the generous in-kind support of Chelsea Frames.
 John Ahearn Six Baby's Toes, 2005 Painted hydrocal wall relief 10 x 9 x 4 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $900 |
 Chuck Close Self Portrait, 1999 Relief print 39 3/8 x 30 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Two Tree Palms Current Bid: $6,000 |
 Jeremy Deller From the Road, 2009 Five C-Prints Each 14 x 10 1/2 inches Courtesy of: Gavin Brown Current Bid: $3,600 |
 Marc Dennis Bird Thinking of a Cloud #16, 2008 Oil on canvas mounted on panel 9 x 11 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Hirschl & Alder Modern Current Bid: $1,560 |
 Jim Dine Pruning, 2008 Edition of 14 Etching 28 3/4 x 23 1/8 inches Courtesy of: Pace Editions Current Bid: $2,000
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 Tony Feher Untitled, 2007 Navy blue spray paint and cut take-out container 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $3,900 |
 Barnaby Furnas Study for the Whale VII, 2009 Acrylic on museum board 7 x 12 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $1,500 |
 Liam Gillick "Volvo!", 2010 Unique Inkjet Print 8 1/2 x 11 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Casey Kaplan, New York Current Bid: $600 |
 Cai Guo-Qiang Sketch for Centre Pompidou, 2003 Gunpowder on paper 19 5/8 x 24 inches Courtesy of: Cai Studio Current Bid: $6,000 |
 Tim Hawkinson Bog 3, 2009 Foam and eyeglasses on panel 14 x 9 1/2 x 1 5/8 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $9,000 |
 Alfredo Jaar Things Fall Apart, 2009 Digital inkjet print 17 x 90 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $11,000
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 Alex Katz Vivien on Blue, 2007 Silkscreen 50 3/4 x 37 1/2 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $3,000 |
 The LeWitt Estate Cube, 1990; Autobiography, 1980; Sol LeWitt 1997, 1998; Isometric Drawings, 1982 Four Artist Books Courtesy of: The LeWitt Collection Current Bid: $1,500 |
 Hanna Liden Blown-out Candles (silver), 2010 C-Print 11 x 14 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $300 |
 Glenn Ligon Silver Side Self Portrait, 2009 Acrylic and silkscreen on paper 10 x 8 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $6,000 |
 Adam McEwen Auction Painting, 2010 Acrylic on canvas 14 x 18 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery Current Bid: $6,000 |
 Steve McQueen Barrage 31, 1998 C-Print 18 x 27 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery Current Bid: $6,750 |
 Matt Mullican Untitled, 2010 Encaustic on Paper 24 x 24 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Tracy Williams, Ltd. Current Bid: $1,750 |
 Claes Oldenburg Balloons, 2002 IV / XXX (Roman Edition) Lithograph 28 x 25 1/4 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Pace Gallery Current Bid: $2,100 |
 Erik Parker Toxic, 2003 Lithograph 22 x 30 inches Courtesy of: Paul Kasmin Gallery and Honor Fraser Gallery Current Bid: $600 |
 Raymond Pettibon No Title (It's a Jungle), 2003 Pen and ink on paper 13 x 14 3/8 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Regen Projects Current Bid: $9,000 |
 Duke Riley The Scuttling of the SS Gay, 2010 Etching 17 3/4 x 14 1/2 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Magnan Metz Gallery Current Bid: $300 |
 Sterling Ruby Gator, 2010 Ceramic 15 x 16 x 18 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and The Pace Gallery Current Bid: $30,000
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 Will Ryman Untitled, 2009 Wood, epoxy resin and paint 22 x 19 x 18 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Marlborough Gallery Current Bid: $2,750 |
 Aurel Schmidt Heaven is a Place on Earth, 2009 Pencil, colored pencil, acrylic and cum on paper 16 x 12 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $2,000 |
 Joel Shapiro Untitled (Image N), 1995 Edition 30-AP Etching (hardground) 18 x 19 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $1,500 |
 Corban Walker Untitled, 2009 Sintra PVC Foam Board 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Courtesy of: The Artist Current Bid: $4,200 |
 Lawrence Weiner Blue Moon #7, 2001 Drawing, paint markers and collage 32 x 30 inches Courtesy of: The Artist and Marian Goodman Gallery Current Bid: $16,000 |