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PHILLIPS de PURY & COMPANY ANNOUNCES HIGHLIGHTS FROM ITS UNDER THE INFLUENCE AUCTION IN NEW YORK
WORKS BY KEHINDE WILEY, ARANDA\LASCH, ANSELM REYLE, STERLING RUBY, SUBODH GUPTA, JACOB KASSAY, MARK GROTJAHN, DAN COLEN, KAREN KLIMNIK
STEPHEN COLBERT’S PORTRAIT RE-CONTEXTUALIZED BY SHEPARD FAIREY AND ANDRES SERRANO TO BE SOLD TO BENEFIT DONORSCHOOSE.ORG
SELECTION OF 60 WORKS FROM THE SUSAN GOODMAN COLLECTION Portrait 5, Stephen(s) , 2009 - 2010
AUCTION: 8 MARCH 2011 2PM 450 Park Avenue, New York 10022
VIEWING: 25 FEBRUARY – 7 MARCH 2011 450 West 15th Street, New York 10011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York – Phillips de Pury & Company is pleased to announce highlights from the forthcoming Under the Influence auction. Timed to capture the audience of Kehinde Wiley , Fall , 2009 the Armory Arts Week in New York, the highly anticipated sale will present a selection of 288 works including contemporary art, photographs and design.
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Portrait 5, Stephen(s) , 2009 - 2010, a noted work of portraiture attributed to Stephen Colbert , enhanced by the artistic contributions of Shepard Fairey who spray-painted it, Andres Serrano , who Sharpie’d it, and Franke Stella who Lasch/Aranda , Rules of Six , 2007 glanced at it, will be offered as the first lot in the sale. The work debuted on the December 8, 2010 episode of “The Colbert Report” as part of an interview with Steve Martin to discuss the release of his new book An Object of Beauty . The portrait is being sold to benefit school arts projects through DonorsChose.org , an online charity designed to connect donors with classrooms in need.
Kehinde Wiley’s Fall , 2009, estimated at $50,000 - $70,000, demonstrates the artist’s distinct and coherent stylized portraits of African American men in modern culture with references to Old Master painting. The figurative painting, ornate framing and illuminated adornments powerfully connect Fall to the Sterling Ruby , Prime Mover #2 , contemporary portraiture canon. 2005
Rules of Six , 2007 , by the design duo Benjamin Aranda and Chris Lasch ,
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estimated at $50,000 - $70,000, was commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art for the 2008 exhibition “Design and the Elastic Mind,” engaging designers and scientists in a dialogue addressing their relationship to each other and their role in contemporary culture, and exploring the development of scientific and technological advances. Rules of Six is described as an exploration of the molecular processes of self-assembly and modularity, which directly relates to the “rule of six,” an algorithm based on the symmetry of the six-sided snowflake in which no two are alike. Aranda\Lasch used this algorithm to duplicate this natural process of growth of scale and information which is manifest in this monumental wall installation.
Sterling Ruby’s Prime Mover #2 , 2005, estimated at $25,000 - $35,000, creates Anselm Reyle , Untitled , 2010 beauty from biomorphic structures and underscores the complexities of cultural and personal autonomy. Prime Mover epitomizes the collage essence of the artist’s technique, shown here in a large-scale work on paper.
Subodh Gupta’s Feast for Hundred and Eight Gods 1 , 2005 estimated at $60,000 - $80,000, a sculpture of stainless steel utensils, beautifully embraces universal issues of religion, identity, and home. When discussing this work to ArtReview in 2007, Gupta stated, “I am the idol thief. I steal from the drama of Hindu life. And from the kitchen – these pots, they are like stolen gods, smuggled out of the country. Hindu kitchens are as important as prayer rooms. These pots are like something sacred, part of important rituals, and I buy them in a market. They think I have a shop, and I let them think it. I get them wholesale.”
Giselle’s Grave , 2000, an installation by Karen Kilimnik, estimated at $10,000 - Subodh Gupta , Feast for Hundred and Eight Gods 1 , 2005 $15,000 pursues the tragedy of the artist’s mystery-romance persona via the grave of the ballet heroine Giselle, who goes mad and dies of grief when she discovers her lover is a fake.
ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
Anselm Ryle Untitled , 2010 estimated at $25,000 - $35,000. Dan Colen , Untitled (Birdshit) , 2007 estimated at $35,000 - $45,000. Mark Grotjahn , Untitled (Cream Butterfly) , 2004 estimated at $40,000 - $60,000. Jacob Kassay Untitled , 2009 estimated at $12,000 - $18,000. Elad Lassry , Travis Parker and Chilean Flamingo , 2007 estimated at $10,000 – $15,000. Ron Arad , Victoria and Albert Chair , 2001, estimated at $40,000 - $60,000.
PRIVATE COLLECTION
Karen Kilimnik , Giselle’s Grave , The sale includes a selection of 60 works from the Susan Goodman Collection 2000 that reflect her unique approach to collecting with a focus on painting and paperworks. Goodman remained committed to supporting the efforts of young artists by collecting and showcasing their work. Her first acquisition, a painting by Donald Baechler , Still Life , 1999, will be included in the sale estimated at $20,000 – 30,000.
CATALOGUE EDIORIAL FEATURES
The auction catalogue features editorial content that addresses current trends in contemporary art production by featuring both established stars like curator Massimiliano Gioni and artist Richard Woods as well as spotlighting emerging talents working across various media. An interview with the Italian-born, Paris based artist, Tatiana Trouvé highlights her extraordinary year with major shows at Gagosian in New York, a solo show at the South London Gallery and a large Jacob Kassay , Untitled , 2009 installation at the Sao Paolo Biennale. An interview with Juan Yarur , the 26 year old Chilean collector whose foundation for Chilean artists and is dedicated to raising the profile of Chilean artists internationally.
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Fiona McGovern Communications Assistant [email protected] Mark Grotjahn , Untitled (Cream + 44 20 7318 4010 Butterfly) , 2004
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Dan Colen , Untitled (Birdshit) , 2007
Elad Lassry , Travis Parker and Chilean Flamingo , 2007
Ron Arad , Victoria and Albert Chair , 2001
Donald Baechler , Still Life , 1999