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Exit Art Benefit Preview

4 Jun

New York’s Exit Art is an alternative art space which supports emerging contemporary artists.

ArtJetSet attended the preview for their annual Ecstasy 2010 Benefit Auction, being held this Monday June 7 7:30-9:30pm.

The Silent Auction has a wealth of incredible works for sale, a great opportunity to support an outstanding art initiative as well as scooping up great art by up and coming as well as known and established contemporary artists.

This benefit is a brilliant way to build an art collection that will triple its value, ArtJetSet suggests these best bets:

Bruce High Quality Foundation’s Dio Whooper, an echo to Oldenburg and they currently have a piece in the Whitney Bienniale. AIDS-3D who had a monumental sculpture in the New Museum’s Younger Than Jesus show. Scott Campbell who’s current show in New York’s OHWOW gallery is getting a lot of media attention.


James Nares gorgeous oil and iron fillings on paper is an ArtJetSet favorite. Rirkrit Tiravanija who exhibits internationally and had an installation last year at the Guggenheim. Rashid Johnson, up and coming New York artist.

Michal Rovner, Rico Gaston and many other easy and approachable works.
With prices ranging from $400 – $35000, Click HERE to buy your ticket and attend the benefit being hosted by Michael Douglas.

Yves Saint Laurent SALES SALES and PUBLICITY

6 Feb

On Feb. 23, auction house Christie’s International will begin a three-day sale of up to $425 million worth of art collected by the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner, industrialist Pierre Bergé. The sale of nearly 700 artworks — from Roman antiquities to paintings by Mondrian and Picasso — will feature a celebrity-studded red carpet, $400 souvenir catalogs and a 44,291 square-foot salesroom built into the Grand Palais, Paris’s glass-domed exposition hall near the Champs-Elysées.

Concurrently, YSL has put out what they are branding as the MANIFESTO, which is actually an oversized glossy catalogue of the Spring/Summer 2009 collection. A defunct ground floor retail space has become host to this special New York presentation called Edition Unisex from Feb 12 – Feb 21 at 55 Great Jones Ave @ Bowery.

Damien Hirst’s Beautiful Inside My Head Forever Sotheby’s Auction

21 Sep

Damien Hirst’s Beautiful Inside My Head Forever Sotheby’s Auction in London garnered quite a buzz, since it is the first time an artist is selling work directly from his studio through an auction house. Of the 223 lots, the sale totalled £111,464,800.00 far beyond the $115million estimation.

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