How to Preview 1 Review the enclosed list of artists. and Bid on the MCA Chicago’s 2 Register on Artsy to preview 2019 Beneft Art and bid on the works of Auction art online beginning Friday, November 1, 2019, at artsy.net/mcaartauction2019. 3 Schedule to bid live by phone by contacting Senior Director of Development Gwendolyn Perry Davis, at 312-799-3509 or [email protected], before 10 am central standard time on Friday, November 8, 2019. 4 Preview the works of art in person at the MCA during the museum’s public hours, Tuesday– Saturday, November 12–16, 2019. 5 Purchase a table or ticket online at mcachicago.org/artauction2019 and join us Saturday, November 16, 2019, at 6:30 pm to bid live in person! 158173CVR_r2_MCA_ArtAuction_COVER.indd 4-6 9/25/19 10:08 PM 2019 Beneft Art 6:30 pm Cocktails and Silent Auction Auction Saturday, 8 pm Dinner November 16, 2019 8:30 pm Live Auction with Museum of Oliver Barker, Contemporary Senior Director, Art Chicago Chairman, Sotheby’s 220 E Chicago Ave Europe Co-chairs RSVP online at Cari B. Sacks mcachicago.org/ Kenneth C. Grifin artauction2019. Bid online beginning November 1 at artsy .net/mcaartauction 2019. See back cover for more details. Generously sponsored by: 158173BDY_r2_MCA_ArtAuction_BODY.indd 1 9/25/19 10:31 PM WELCOME Welcome to the 2019 Beneft Art Auction! It is with enthusiastic pride and eager anticipation that we share with you this catalogue of stunning contemporary artworks to be auctioned on Saturday, November 16, 2019, benefting the MCA Chicago. We are thrilled that MCA Trustees Cari B. Sacks and Kenneth C. Grifin have served as this year’s Beneft Art Auction co-chairs, and doubly so to welcome back Oliver Barker, Senior Director, Chairman, Sotheby’s Europe, as our auctioneer. Sotheby’s continues to play an integral role in making this MCA tradition a lively and successful event. Each of the contributing artists and their gallery representatives have ofered no less than a piece of themselves toward the museum’s pursuit of aesthetic and intellectual heights. For this you have our heartfelt gratitude. Since our last auction in 2015, the MCA has realized an evolution of both its institutional initiatives and physical spaces, following a lauded renovation that transformed 12,000 square feet within the building into admission-free gathering spaces. This investment in a more generous and hospitable place for our public coincided with our fftieth anniversary in 2017. As part of our conception for these new public spaces, we also kicked of a fve-year initiative for free admission to all visitors age eighteen and under, and added evening hours on Tuesdays and Fridays. On our main foor, the Commons places artistic and civic exchange at the heart of the museum to encourage formal and informal dialogue as well as interactions among artists, visitors, and communities. Just above the Commons and overlooking Lake Michigan, a new learning wing includes state-of-the-art classrooms that host workshops for all ages. The Beneft Art Auction is an essential part of realizing the MCA’s ardent commitment to creating exhibitions and programs that champion revelatory art and spark civic transformation. We are currently poised to make the next leap in strengthening Chicago’s creative and social fabric, and we will continue to serve as a model to contemporary art museums everywhere. In 1968 the MCA held its very frst Beneft Art Auction against a backdrop of social tumult in Chicago and the greater United States, and the event became the original in a rich history of art museums looking to works of art as sources for funds to beneft institutional ideals. In this crucial moment we are honored to present a collection of works made by the world’s most infuential artists of the day to support the MCA’s mission. Please accept our sincere gratitude as we say thank you for joining us, and we wish you the best of luck at the auction block! Michael O’Grady Madeleine Grynsztejn Chair of the Board of Trustees Pritzker Director 3 158173BDY_r1_MCA_ArtAuction_BODY.indd 2 9/23/19 7:01 PM 158173BDY_r1_MCA_ArtAuction_BODY.indd 3 9/23/19 7:01 PM FROM THE CO-CHAIRS MCA CHICAGO BOARD OF TRUSTEES We are delighted to share an incredible selection of artworks with the MCA’s Chair Julie Bernstein Madeleine William Silverstein Penny Pritzker* most passionate supporters! Anticipation is high this year, as we traveled Michael O’Grady Gerhard Bette Grynsztejn** Sara Szold Dorie Sternberg across the world to fnd the most thought-provoking and captivating artworks Marlene Breslow- Jack Guthman Nigel F. Telman Daryl Gerber Stokols being made right now—many by artists whose works have been shown in the Vice Chairs Blitstein John B. Harris Ellen B. Wallace** Donna A. Stone MCA’s galleries. Leslie Bluhm Marc Brooks William J. Hokin+ Dia S. Weil Marjorie Susman King Harris* Michael Canmann Cynthia Hunt Pedro Weiss Allen M. Turner* The Beneft Art Auction fuels opportunities for MCA programs and exhibitions Anne L. Kaplan* Ellen-Blair Chube Liz Lefkofsky Ben Weprin that make it one of the museum’s most signifcant fundraising events. It is a Cari B. Sacks Carol Cohen Ron Levin Helen Zell* Artist Trustee privilege and honor to serve as co-chairs of this MCA tradition—a smashing Nancy Crown James H. Litinsky Lorna Simpson success, in no small part due to partnerships with an invaluable group of artists Secretary Dimitris Daskalopoulos Laura Keidan Martin Life Trustees and galleries, dedicated MCA staf, and enthusiastic donors and collectors. Nickol Hackett Robert H. Defares Sylvia Neil Marilynn B. Alsdorf+ Emeritus Trustee Cheryl S. Durst Kate Neisser John D. Cartland* Jennifer Aubrey To the ninety artists represented on the following pages, we extend our deep Treasurer Stefan Edlis Martin Nesbitt Marshall Front appreciation for your creativity, vision, and inspiration—we remain in awe of Marquis D. Miller Donald J. Edwards Ashley Hemphill Helyn D. Goldenberg* *Past Chair the way you see the world, which, in turn, helps us to see the world anew. Lois Eisen Netzky William Hood **Ex-Oficio And to the sixty-eight dealers and galleries that worked in lockstep with us to Trustees Dr. Julius Few Jay Owen Jr. Mary Ittelson* + In Memoriam present the artworks ofered, we continue to be grateful for your dedication Sara Albrecht Larry Fields Carol Prins Don Kaul to the MCA and for the ways you move the art world forward every day. Michael Alper Nicholas Giampietro Eve Rogers John C. Kern+ As of September 1, 2019 Sultan Al Qassemi James A. Gordon Joshua Rogers Sally Meyers Kovler* The museum will be teeming with art and energy on November 16. We hope Rob Bellick Kenneth C. Grifin Ilan Shalit Beatrice C. Mayer+ you enjoy this opportunity to acquire a spectacular work of contemporary art to live with for years to come! Cari B. Sacks Kenneth C. Grifin MCA Trustees and Auction Co-chairs BENEFIT ART AUCTION COMMITTEE AND DONORS A NOTE OF THANKS Co-chairs Platinum Table Donors Kovler Family Nancy and Nicholas As of September 1, 2019 Cari B. Sacks and Sara Albrecht Foundation Giampietro Kenneth C. Grifin Leslie Bluhm and Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Eve Rogers - GRAFF The Board of Trustees is grateful to Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn, David Helfand and James H. Litinsky Stephanie and John James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator Michael Darling, and the entire MCA staf for Honorary Committee The Bluhm Family Ashley Hemphill Netzky Harris their extraordinary eforts to organize this special event. Sara Albrecht Foundation and Pamela Netzky Dr. Anita Blanchard and Leslie Bluhm and Nancy and Steven Carol Prins and John Martin H. Nesbitt David Helfand Crown Hart The Northern Trust Nancy and Steven Stefan Edlis and Gael Pritzker Traubert Lesley and Joshua Rogers Crown Neeson Foundation Rebekah and Ilan Shalit Marilyn and Larry Marilyn and Larry Cari and Michael Sacks Fields Fields Karyn and Bill Silverstein Patron Ticket Donors Liz and Eric Lefkofsky Larry Gagosian Zell Family Foundation Susan and Michael Ashley Hemphill Netzky Andrea and Jim Canmann and Pamela Netzky Gordon, The Patron Table Donors Jack and Sandra Penny Pritzker and Edgewater Funds Ellen-Blair Chube Guthman Bryan Traubert Kenneth C. Grifin Lois and Steve Eisen Vicki and Bill Hood Michael J. Sacks Caryn and King Harris and The Eisen Family Laura K. Martin Helen and Sam Zell Anne L. Kaplan Foundation Shawna and Jay Owen 4 5 158173BDY_r1_MCA_ArtAuction_BODY.indd 4 9/23/19 7:01 PM 158173BDY_r2_MCA_ArtAuction_BODY.indd 5 9/25/19 10:31 PM FROM THE CO-CHAIRS MCA CHICAGO BOARD OF TRUSTEES We are delighted to share an incredible selection of artworks with the MCA’s Chair Julie Bernstein Madeleine William Silverstein Penny Pritzker* most passionate supporters! Anticipation is high this year, as we traveled Michael O’Grady Gerhard Bette Grynsztejn** Sara Szold Dorie Sternberg across the world to fnd the most thought-provoking and captivating artworks Marlene Breslow- Jack Guthman Nigel F. Telman Daryl Gerber Stokols being made right now—many by artists whose works have been shown in the Vice Chairs Blitstein John B. Harris Ellen B. Wallace** Donna A. Stone MCA’s galleries. Leslie Bluhm Marc Brooks William J. Hokin+ Dia S. Weil Marjorie Susman King Harris* Michael Canmann Cynthia Hunt Pedro Weiss Allen M. Turner* The Beneft Art Auction fuels opportunities for MCA programs and exhibitions Anne L. Kaplan* Ellen-Blair Chube Liz Lefkofsky Ben Weprin that make it one of the museum’s most signifcant fundraising events. It is a Cari B. Sacks Carol Cohen Ron Levin Helen Zell* Artist Trustee privilege and honor to serve as co-chairs of this MCA tradition—a smashing Nancy Crown James H.