10 th Anniversary Gala Celebration Silent Auction Art & Experiences THE NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATION is proud to present the Silent Auction of Art and Experiences at the 10 th Anniversary Gala Celebration Conditions of Sale Some works of art and experiences are subject to a reserve, which is the confidential minimum price agreed to with the donor, below which the work will not be sold. To ensure your silent auction donation goes to funding stem cell research, we ask all winners to cover the cost of shipping. Winning bids will be automatically charged to your credit card, if swiped at registration. If you did not provide credit card details at registration, NYSCF will send a pledge reminder with instructions on how to fulfill your donation. NYSCF 10 CHRISTO Wrapped Automobile (Project for 1950 Studebaker Champion Series 9G Coupe), 2015 Lithograph and collage of cloth, cardstock and thread on Somerset Satin paper 17 x 21 inches AP 42/50 from an edition of 200 + 10 HC + 50 AP Landfall Press, Santa Fe, NM Estimated Retail Value: $6,500 Christo, along with his late wife and partner, Jeanne-Claude, produced several of the most monumental works of public art in modern times, including The Gates in Central Park, which brought more than one million visitors to Central Park in 2005. Wrapped Automobile (Project for 1950 Studebaker Champion Series 9G Coupe), a precursor to Christo’s large- scale environmental projects, captures the team’s early exploration of wrapping everyday objects with fabric or polyethylene to generate new perceptions of the familiar. Graciously donated by Christo URS FISCHER Pet Parade, 2015 Acrylic paint and silkscreen medium on paper 51 1/8 × 39 7/8 inches Limited edition print of 20 + 5 AP Estimated Retail Value: $4,250 Urs Fischer is a contemporary artist, best known for his large-scale installations and sculptures, which in many cases are made from utilitarian or ephemeral materials. Although primarily known for the latter, Fischer’s Pet Parade is a unique print representative of his work in acrylic paint and silkscreen medium on paper. A featured artist of the Whitney Biennial 2006, the museum described Fischer’s “artistic practice” as “founded on a consideration of the nature of substances, the act of making, and the unpredictable processes that can result from combining the two.” Graciously donated by Gagosian Gallery ROY LICHTENSTEIN Chem IA, 1970 Screen print on Special Arjomari paper 30 x 20 5/16 inches Edition 65/100 © Estate of Roy Lichtenstein Estimated Retail Value: $12,000 Roy Lichtenstein (1923-97), renowned pop artist, embodied the Pop movement of the period, creating compositions that simultaneously documented and parodied contemporary life. Chem 1A exemplifies many of Lichtenstein’s most well-known characteristics, including the use of flat comic strip imagery, benday dots, and primary colors. The image, related to the Peace Through Chemistry series, was produced as a benefit for the University of California, Irvine, in conjunction with the exhibition Roy Lichtenstein: Graphics, Reliefs, and Sculpture, 1969-1970 (October 27 December 6, 1970). It also appeared on the cover of the exhibition catalogue. It is signed, dated and numbered 65/10. Graciously donated by Dorothy Lichtenstein JOHN NEWSOM Mood Indigo, 2015 Oil on canvas 48 x 48 inches Estimated Retail Value: $54,000 John Newsom is a painter based in New York. He received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from New York University. His work is included in the permanent collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT; and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. He is currently represented by Marc Straus Gallery, New York, and Patrick Painter Inc., Los Angeles. Newsom’s work, Mood Indigo, depicts a dramatic and contemplative portrait of an exotic panther. The heavy texture is completely painted with thick passages of oil paint, requiring months of drying time. The expressionistic background recalls aspects of The New York School, while alluding to allegorical portraiture in the form of the big cat. The sensuous palette of deep hues reinforces the emotion of the panther’s eyes directed at the viewer. Graciously donated by John Newsom RICHARD POUSETTE-DART Where Are The Winds III, 1979 Etching on paper 21 x 31 inches Edition of 6 prints; Number 3 in series Estimated Retail Value: $40,000 Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Westchester County, New York, Richard Pousette- Dart (1916-1992) was a central figure in the development of Abstract Expressionism. His work is exhibited in major museums and art galleries globally, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where his monumental painting Symphony No.1, The Transcendental (1941- 42) hangs on permanent view. In the late 1970’s, Pousette-Dart created a series of large etchings. Employing traditional methods of etching on hand-grounded plates and utilizing a vintage press, the artist explored themes parallel to his drawing of the time - interlaced curves, spirals and lines. Of great interest to Pousette-Dart was the manner in which the image could be transformed by the changing state of the printing plate. To this end, prints utilized different saturations of ink and pressure, creating unique prints within an edition. Often, Pousette-Dart reworked the plate itself to further distinguish an etching from the previous or upcoming state. Graciously donated by The Richard Pousette-Dart Estate CHUCK CLOSE Phil (Spiral), 2014 Etching on Arches Cover Cream Image, 15.5 x 11.5 inches; dimensions of paper, 30 x 22 inches Edition of 50 Printed at Magnolia editions by master printer Nicholas Price Estimated Retail Value: $12,000 Phil (Spiral), a portrait of Close’s friend and longtime subject, modern composer Philip Glass, was inspired by 17th-century French painter and engraver Claude Mellan’s print “The Sudarium.” Mellan, for the first time ever, had used a single line to engrave a realistic human face. Close challenged Donald Farnsworth and Magnolia Editions to recreate Mellan¹s “inimitable” technique. Ultimately, Close and Farnsworth were able to reproduce the crown-like curls and beatific gaze of a young Philip Glass via copper plate etching with only a single engraved line emanating in a concentric spiral from the center of the composer¹s nose. Phil (Spiral) exemplifies the breadth of Close’s arsenal of approaches to portraiture and reflects an ongoing dialogue between printmaking’s past and future, into which Chuck Close and Magnolia Editions continue to introduce unexpected and exciting possibilities. Signed and numbered by the artist. Graciously donated by Chuck Close PATRICIA TOBACCO FORRESTER First Bannockburn Irises, 1981 Watercolor 52 x 41 inches Estimated Retail Value: $10,000 Patricia Tobacco Forrester (1940-2011), born in Massachusetts and later based in Washington, D.C., was an American watercolorist. She traveled the world painting directly from nature to create lush landscapes comprising trees and flowers. First Bannockburn Irises embodies Forrester’s practice and fosters an appreciation of wildlife through her use of vivid colors and expressive strokes. She received her B.A. from Smith College (1962) and B.F.A. (1963) and M.F.A (1964) from Yale University. Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Brooklyn Museum in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago and The British Museum in London, among others. Graciously donated by Richard and Eileen Ekstract RICHARD SERRA Bight #2, 2011 One color direct gravure 27 x 22 inches Edition 45; SP 6 of 9 Estimated Retail Value: $8,000 Richard Serra is one of the preeminent American artists and sculptors of the post-Abstract Expressionist period. Beginning in the late 1960s to the present, his work has played a major role in advancing the tradition of modern abstract sculpture in the aftermath of Minimalism. Bight prints feature dynamic variations of helix-shaped lines which virtually spin out of control. Serra wanted the lines to be as deeply black as possible, yet he wished to preserve the light, lyrical nature of the surrounding areas in the imagery. Considerable experimentation and proofing was undertaken by Master Printer Xavier Fumat and his assistants in the workshop. Culled down from over 25 images, ultimately nine were approved. Bight and Ballast continue the artist’s two-dimensional examination of mass and weight in a small scale, with highly textured and saturated surfaces that have come to define Richard Serra’s print work. Graciously donated by Gemini G.E.L. LLC FRANK GEHRY Fish sketch, 1995 Ink on archival paper 9 x 12 inches Estimated Retail Value: $35,000 One of the most celebrated architects living today, Frank Gehry’s career spans five decades, three continents, and has forever altered the urban landscape with spectacular, dynamic structures. Gehry believes that sketching is an invaluable ingredient in his creative process and one that sets the foundation for his practice. Fish sketch is a wonderful display of not only Gehry’s exploration of form but also his fascination with fish. Frank Gehry once said, “The fish is a perfect form.” His long-time captivation with the latter is evident in such projects as Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain (1997) and the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago (2004), among others. Gehry told Vanity Fair in 2010, “I think the study of fish allowed me to create a kind of personal language.” This sketch was exhibited at Gagosian Gallery between January and February of 2013. Signed by Frank Gehry. Restrictions: Gehry Partners, LLP reserves all rights, titles and interest to the copyright contained within the artwork. The recipient may use the artwork for non-commercial display only.