Original Slabs Of Berlin Wall By Artist Ben Wagin Go Up For Auction

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITeFg9ETohCAOGz12Ed9Plw7KtRKwDWEIuqVwOUHoy2LnignAxREFxIVPMPmCS-CPsbirNqt5ytDZtfZveH0oqzHIJQgVU9Yh7FIYkDMyA5oa7xfljhRZdnajm4RmRSHt8vw65uNtm5o/s1600/fallofwall.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490888601711530002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgITeFg9ETohCAOGz12Ed9Plw7KtRKwDWEIuqVwOUHoy2LnignAxREFxIVPMPmCS-CPsbirNqt5ytDZtfZveH0oqzHIJQgVU9Yh7FIYkDMyA5oa7xfljhRZdnajm4RmRSHt8vw65uNtm5o/s400/fallofwall.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 342px;" /></a><br /><br />Many of my readers are too young to recall the historic event of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, which had split Germany in two for almost three decades, and allowed millions of former Communist slaves a life of freedom.<br /><br />On November 9, 1989, the wall erected by the GDR that separated West Berlin from all of East Germany was cracked, beginning the reunification of Germany that took almost a year to complete. Initial construction of the Berlin Wall began on August 13, 1961.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4CerUGEdWvEtN2_j21k67j6msjXainAmc8CqzIS2LiXNUvD8mswx0tXZRi1uNBDiI1CBThUfVz8e-ZTuJQfI7Fq6mfFQmJmJwF0XOkHFuqCVlrUzMS7rZLicg_ZTK1cNyFU6DXd6g7g/s1600/photograph-from-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-november-9-1989.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490887046227751202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ4CerUGEdWvEtN2_j21k67j6msjXainAmc8CqzIS2LiXNUvD8mswx0tXZRi1uNBDiI1CBThUfVz8e-ZTuJQfI7Fq6mfFQmJmJwF0XOkHFuqCVlrUzMS7rZLicg_ZTK1cNyFU6DXd6g7g/s400/photograph-from-the-fall-of-the-berlin-wall-november-9-1989.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 349px;" /></a><br /><br />On July 21st, three separate lots (shown below) of German artist Ben Wagin's decorated Berlin Wall slabs will go up for auction. Given the size and cost of the pieces, corporation, museums and incredibly wealthy individuals with plenty of space in their homes or yards, now have a chance to own a part of history as well as unique and significant art.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqFoRkZfEf5hUph-enHGMlLJFPTijlfXGpTk6lhU-axH_wT_2KsFeLFn-wlVS7fqkV5AudfzTjJS79h8KkA9RqShJCHAU7UeqK0lx0ZHHJoCcJ8s7RBxtp7UM6qweAWn-NO38PiyZwt0/s1600/b_wall_220.gif" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490891260206288402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqFoRkZfEf5hUph-enHGMlLJFPTijlfXGpTk6lhU-axH_wT_2KsFeLFn-wlVS7fqkV5AudfzTjJS79h8KkA9RqShJCHAU7UeqK0lx0ZHHJoCcJ8s7RBxtp7UM6qweAWn-NO38PiyZwt0/s400/b_wall_220.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 260px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnWwJdG2pB8btVNcwCRPVXtzOBC7B45RwbbNsZGW69gxvpL-hCeQqvZWkq3ng2xoNT4AslJE-ZWtGnz3MESTpxh4So4foxDJIkFTaE5JpD6Z9yuiqr97PskunZ32_iTkEnX2pCr-d3HY/s1600/benwagin_berlinwall_english_Page_5_Image_0001.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490880846360723138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnWwJdG2pB8btVNcwCRPVXtzOBC7B45RwbbNsZGW69gxvpL-hCeQqvZWkq3ng2xoNT4AslJE-ZWtGnz3MESTpxh4So4foxDJIkFTaE5JpD6Z9yuiqr97PskunZ32_iTkEnX2pCr-d3HY/s400/benwagin_berlinwall_english_Page_5_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 259px;" /></a><br /><br />You'd be hard pressed to find a greater symbol of the triumph of freedom over tyranny than the Berlin Wall. To own one of these amazing complete 12' (4 m) sections of the Berlin Wall is the ultimate historical architectural and artistic statement.<br /><br />As a memorial to those killed trying to escape to freedom, famed German artist Ben Wagin painted his powerful messages over the sections of Wall in 1990 after initial visitors had chipped off the original graffiti--creating a uniquely textured surface whose effect is as dramatic as it is powerful.<br /><br />Safely preserved since 1990, these seven complete sections are now being sold at auction.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRt7f9hbjpfdMxNWn5le3sjhjnH93SQVhaTjoh6LIydaRiZLYdM9lB-sY5mG93BHBT2a2g6BfLBRZFXEr8QUyubI83kFypZP5sV0drMpn5RmnjPFIR76JcFNb9kVOGqutUkxG3O9iRYY/s1600/ben-wagins-wall-pieces.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490890582316768578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRt7f9hbjpfdMxNWn5le3sjhjnH93SQVhaTjoh6LIydaRiZLYdM9lB-sY5mG93BHBT2a2g6BfLBRZFXEr8QUyubI83kFypZP5sV0drMpn5RmnjPFIR76JcFNb9kVOGqutUkxG3O9iRYY/s400/ben-wagins-wall-pieces.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lot.1 "Erde werde Erde" (Earth becomes Earth), 1990</span><br />2 original slabs of the Berlin Wall, combined as one object, Ben Wagin, 1990.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zIlFyknSo55akDwvlqXZBZOR2fmKB_fxnFgobDus2Rui_n7gTOmwJ88HaU9KLgmq5ukdMylqAFTj-DdjYgvaNucXV8xDlfb4NmUE6xqVLc1_1Q8XwF3xhuW67WlKQjuKEYR5mNSXxrI/s1600/berlinwall_07a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490882959241789426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zIlFyknSo55akDwvlqXZBZOR2fmKB_fxnFgobDus2Rui_n7gTOmwJ88HaU9KLgmq5ukdMylqAFTj-DdjYgvaNucXV8xDlfb4NmUE6xqVLc1_1Q8XwF3xhuW67WlKQjuKEYR5mNSXxrI/s400/berlinwall_07a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 442px; height: 588px;" /></a><br />This part of the Berlin Wall stood on Schiffbauerdamm/ Reinhardtstraße in Berlin-Mitte in the bend of the Spree river, opposite the Reichstag.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"This slab is part of a whole work of art the subject of which is the "Preservation of the Dignity of Man and Nature“. It belongs to my ensemble "In memory of Victims and Perpetrators from 1948 to 1989“.</span> --Ben Wagin<br /><br />Approximate size: 2 pieces, each 3,60 height x 1,20 width. Weight: 2,750 kilos.<br />Minimum bid: 2.000 Euro (plus auction commission of 17 % on the accepted bid price + value added tax)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lot. 2 "Unbekannte Opfer" (Unknown Victim), 1990</span><br />1 original slab of the Berlin Wall, by the Berlin artist Ben Wagin.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagFZgYieP1qm8Vo5UgNEfIv_RjI9UA0PosZ32kPG__Z5DdVKzPOSLW2DmNVp5AhU_YCBoOkhLM9NmfsjRwV3lIb0_8N9peH2F_AcIrYjsLGXLmXKd1C2uh4ZFgNs6Hz6yaq6ZWnuLTDw/s1600/berlinwall_06a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490882528440689506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagFZgYieP1qm8Vo5UgNEfIv_RjI9UA0PosZ32kPG__Z5DdVKzPOSLW2DmNVp5AhU_YCBoOkhLM9NmfsjRwV3lIb0_8N9peH2F_AcIrYjsLGXLmXKd1C2uh4ZFgNs6Hz6yaq6ZWnuLTDw/s400/berlinwall_06a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 444px; height: 591px;" /></a><br />This part of the Berlin Wall stood on Schiffbauerdamm/Reinhardtstraße in Berlin-Mitte in the bend of the Spree river, opposite the Reichstag.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"This slab is part of a whole work of art the subject of which is "In memory of the victims of war propaganda and hatred in the cold and hot war and its consequences.“</span>--Ben Wagin<br /><br />Approximate size: 3,60 height x 1,20 width. weight: 2,750 kilos.<br />Minimum bid: 1.000 Euro (plus auction commission of 17 % on the accepted bid price + value added tax)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lot. 3 "Parlament der Bäume“ (Parliament Of Trees) , 1990</span><br />Ensemble of 4 original slabs of the Berlin Wall, combined as one object, by Ben Wagin, 1990.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7aOjrUI125RsMGWreo1Qwkyxrf0H9RCvOGshpYA3YbQUDddb8I6lPobH5cmpNv6g7NMxcFG73Yb0W74AyNB1_0iMEhuUJwmIoqGz66U7eWQidl_VgcvJOVhvggiafTDSKl9o0ZC1u7o/s1600/berlinwall_08a.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490883149867652754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL7aOjrUI125RsMGWreo1Qwkyxrf0H9RCvOGshpYA3YbQUDddb8I6lPobH5cmpNv6g7NMxcFG73Yb0W74AyNB1_0iMEhuUJwmIoqGz66U7eWQidl_VgcvJOVhvggiafTDSKl9o0ZC1u7o/s400/berlinwall_08a.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 455px; height: 605px;" /></a><br />This part of the Berlin Wall stood on Schiffbauerdamm/ Reinhardtstraße in Berlin-Mitte in the bend of the Spree river, opposite the Reichstag.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"This slab is part of a whole work of art "Reconciliation of the Cultures“ and is connected with a thought of Richard von Weizsäcker.“</span> --Ben Wagin<br /><br />Approximate size: 4 pieces, each 3,60 height x 1,20 width. weight: 2,750 kilos.<br />Minimum bid: 4.000 Euro ( plus auction commission of 17 % on the accepted bid price + value added tax)<br /><br /><br />WORKS OF ART – 7 ORIGNAL SLABS OF THE BERLIN WALL, COMBINED AS THREE OBJECTS, CREATED BY THE BERLIN ARTIST BEN WAGIN IN 1990<br /><a href="http://www.die-auktionsprofis.de/versteigerungen/speditionsversteigerungen/index.php#3830589da7108e10d" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490891705569349266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDShQETf8U59EveqYPI2cSPyJAbXMj_dFV0so1RY_ZS9ImwpSmayjR2TrohYTwJ2y0yjZQr3qYpr8E7MEn3RThOMe90QuWYG0grWYVmKfMAH2_IBvNUzMN75B9O8vxwTK2PKo0RZBkdy4/s400/benwagin_berlinwall_english_Page_1_Image_0001.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 107px;" /></a><br />Date of auction/start: Wednesday, 21 July 2010, at 3.00 PM<br />Place of auction: Interdean AG, Hauptstraße 7, 14979 Großbeeren<br />Viewing: Wednesday, 21 July 2010, from 00.45 PM until 2.45 PM<br /><a href="http://www.die-auktionsprofis.de/versteigerungen/speditionsversteigerungen/index.php#3830589da7108e10d">more info (in German)</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images and information courtesy of the artist and <a href="http://www.die-auktionsprofis.de/versteigerungen/speditionsversteigerungen/index.php#3830589da7108e10d">the auction house</a>.</span></span><br /><br />Artist Bio:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihrSVWP2geIG8sSuzq3HUJ4dzvT5AVMEsfERy6S8DMnmhi-RT328IYXXNq47l-9kNup90n6h9pJjsu4IaQOMSLMR7tUxL8eCMF4Nj02MyjBic5itA-XTV2jgg1wLkwE513BbSnfsSPEM/s1600/ben+wagin.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490884523246373074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihrSVWP2geIG8sSuzq3HUJ4dzvT5AVMEsfERy6S8DMnmhi-RT328IYXXNq47l-9kNup90n6h9pJjsu4IaQOMSLMR7tUxL8eCMF4Nj02MyjBic5itA-XTV2jgg1wLkwE513BbSnfsSPEM/s400/ben+wagin.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 399px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.benwagin.de/">Ben Wagin</a> (born March 25, 1930 in Posen, actually Bernhard, whose last name is often mistakenly called Wargin) is an Performance Artist and theater director.<br /><br />Wagin has lived in Berlin since 1955. He worked there, among others, for the renown sculptor Karl Hartung. On 3 May 1962 he opened the "gallery S" in the student Siegmund‘s court. Here he first exhibited works of Berlin artists, but soon the "S showrooms“ advanced nationwide as well as worldwide as a known address. In many works and exhibitions and other actions, such as the "Parliament of Trees“, Wagin tries to help the viewer to reflect on the man-altered environment . In 1986, he played a major part to implement the "Galerie Weltbaum II" at Berlin S-railway-station Savignyplatz.<br /><br />After the award of the "Bundesverdienstkreuz“ (Cross of Merit) in 1985 he received in 1996 the award "Victor Wendland Ehrenring", a Berlin prize for his contribution of the the conservation of nature. For his exhibitions, he used until 1999 the "Lindentunnel“ next to the Humboldt-University and now has a studio in the Panke-Halls in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen. "Das Palament der Bäume" (the Parliament of the Trees) is as permanent Installation located in Berlin‘s government district and is even part of the "Neue Staatsbibliothek“ (New State Library). The “Anhalter Bahnhof“ at the metro station Gleisdreieck is one of the most impressive "Denkstätten“ on historic ground, supplemented by several exhibition halls in the halls of the old freight depot. In 2005 Wagin implemented the "Sonnenboten“ campaign together with schools and communities to create around 4 million sunflower oasises.<br /><br />In 2005, his artist‘s work has been honored with a major exhibition in the University of the Arts, Berlin. Nationwide Ben Wagin is known as the "Baumpate“ (patron of trees) and had the possibility to plant 50,000 Ginkgo trees from Moscow to Vilshofen. Since 2006, Ben Wagon has his own permanent Exhibition hall at the Technical University of Berlin. As of May 2010, the performance artist - on the occasion of his 80th birthday - could be seen in the Kurt Mill main mountain village with a museum exhibition and a theatrical spectacle, inaugurated by Martin Gorholt, Secretary of State Ministry of Science, Research and Culture in Brandenburg.<br /><br />With his art activities Ben Wagin wants to show man‘s responsibility in dealing with nature, said Gorholt. The Ben-Wagin-show does not only exhibit human sculptures in wood, and the photo series "The tree are you" but as well an installation with Gingko leaf paper bags on the ceiling of the barn to give insight into the diverse work of the honored artist.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">(Source: Wikipedia, Märk.Allg.Ztg.)</span>

Original Slabs Of Berlin Wall By Artist Ben Wagin Go Up For Auction

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width: 534px; height: 385px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Vezzoli and Lady Gaga</span><br /><br />Artist Francesco Vezzoli invited renowned contemporary artists and creators Miuccia Prada, Damien Hirst, Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin, and Frank Gehry to engage in his MOCA NEW Gala performance showcasing the world premiere of Lady Gaga’s new release, Speechless.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl804K7Eds8C_vwz7YxzBx-zEuw_2Gm7idarNNdqCXrZPV007K7io-I65heQU5-a9VsUIFHcNcQmYWPlRCy7TIuvQnlBGwk5_MGG8hTUuVaUNXE1xKZTCfdA9jSmAApXbgrgLBEghAI1b/s1600-h/50519153.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412170180686242722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl804K7Eds8C_vwz7YxzBx-zEuw_2Gm7idarNNdqCXrZPV007K7io-I65heQU5-a9VsUIFHcNcQmYWPlRCy7TIuvQnlBGwk5_MGG8hTUuVaUNXE1xKZTCfdA9jSmAApXbgrgLBEghAI1b/s400/50519153.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 241px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ3_QqQEcTix_WNGEL5oSNBUaAoz9wXCyl4kcIHO_7FZC4LhWR7c6IYKIxRxzmQ9iBrA45JX7dh7AUSMVNH4zT2WvKPQwtuGmcOGVLOVsBOYs7IAGbCwlctPzw_TZBwlMRwVCBXhSFvPV/s1600-h/Picture+25.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412183434828894242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJ3_QqQEcTix_WNGEL5oSNBUaAoz9wXCyl4kcIHO_7FZC4LhWR7c6IYKIxRxzmQ9iBrA45JX7dh7AUSMVNH4zT2WvKPQwtuGmcOGVLOVsBOYs7IAGbCwlctPzw_TZBwlMRwVCBXhSFvPV/s400/Picture+25.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 372px;" /></a><br /><br />Each contributed unique elements made especially for the one-night-only production, including the Steinway Grand piano customized by artist Damien Hirst:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWvygi_NbSUJ1rAjdcFUEElh-GXekyzdsrRv-ZpkgJf2crAH0ewZljk5s8Hw1S1c8W2ar2-VKR7_HnAFiY2T3JaLJKzsL04i-GCLXGHeY4ryMl8yeWl2pfQqkrUXqEAza4pdOnsqtcMIp/s1600-h/hirst+piano.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412171050462139842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHWvygi_NbSUJ1rAjdcFUEElh-GXekyzdsrRv-ZpkgJf2crAH0ewZljk5s8Hw1S1c8W2ar2-VKR7_HnAFiY2T3JaLJKzsL04i-GCLXGHeY4ryMl8yeWl2pfQqkrUXqEAza4pdOnsqtcMIp/s400/hirst+piano.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 321px;" /></a><br /><br />The dress donned by Lady Gaga was designed by Prada along with Vezzoli:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J09fjgu6r9qrq08Kn7okgA5VJo32oyTDmSNGOaocmPOfYnGvwFvv5jEf5khFzw-m67Ug1r6hHozBkPy9EGA_imyhEG_H7BiDuXnhMjhyMtqlZqq9swhet3uspQPo-RjABSNwUp7HAJ1m/s1600-h/Picture+14.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412171686095406434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2J09fjgu6r9qrq08Kn7okgA5VJo32oyTDmSNGOaocmPOfYnGvwFvv5jEf5khFzw-m67Ug1r6hHozBkPy9EGA_imyhEG_H7BiDuXnhMjhyMtqlZqq9swhet3uspQPo-RjABSNwUp7HAJ1m/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jA7-Xqj08M4i77qHNO3uKdFVsCr_ByVIRTryzPWwNH-wol-YxHH_p8DtNPKqRXeBAISJAGIzBmPdsjfvazr2YRzU-FzGDfmYAqizQVTBS62hnRvpc4VRsSrB6ZIfk25BHaxDfgIRDie6/s1600-h/Picture+4.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412171432299838722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8jA7-Xqj08M4i77qHNO3uKdFVsCr_ByVIRTryzPWwNH-wol-YxHH_p8DtNPKqRXeBAISJAGIzBmPdsjfvazr2YRzU-FzGDfmYAqizQVTBS62hnRvpc4VRsSrB6ZIfk25BHaxDfgIRDie6/s400/Picture+4.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 252px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Architect Frank Gehry created a hat for Lady Gaga in his signature angular style:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbHPqJ6ywwBrFBlBNCbR01QpNZ2L-xKUI_t5AaZUti6kDaFwywMUovKhyphenhyphen3jb3O_68BnU4AGt09dc68sBuN8E1ZgNVrlTEr9-m1lvMPL3pNvcSePukqaB-vmmF_Vit8Szxl5r8FBQHTbZC/s1600-h/Picture+26.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412183194959074290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbHPqJ6ywwBrFBlBNCbR01QpNZ2L-xKUI_t5AaZUti6kDaFwywMUovKhyphenhyphen3jb3O_68BnU4AGt09dc68sBuN8E1ZgNVrlTEr9-m1lvMPL3pNvcSePukqaB-vmmF_Vit8Szxl5r8FBQHTbZC/s400/Picture+26.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 547px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JfXJOeOKdK4s0IfcOioaJz0sJVYQkhYxee297k95QZojr7YuB0FGaP5FFIDsG8sUvrvzR4UjQoYGYbCdWEL6O2mQGXhcs8CmUiWlCCquTvlpWWjgbYF1o1q_fMlVkMrV-Oo4ZZa-njUH/s1600-h/hat2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412186348700661538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1JfXJOeOKdK4s0IfcOioaJz0sJVYQkhYxee297k95QZojr7YuB0FGaP5FFIDsG8sUvrvzR4UjQoYGYbCdWEL6O2mQGXhcs8CmUiWlCCquTvlpWWjgbYF1o1q_fMlVkMrV-Oo4ZZa-njUH/s400/hat2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 402px;" /></a><br /><br />Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin designed ballet costumes and masks for the event.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRDk33wsUCsNuMHDN75hZwCILRHS6A-bvMiRL9l_xbNuKvTnWaJgyvRkSPOaxCKNwgOFsTNr7hconw_EPLzokCox_tq6wUntyVDxo8OScJJsOLsbgqO7lH-B17qYDJQOTuz7oCejOO99n/s1600-h/50511612.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412170406824703186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRDk33wsUCsNuMHDN75hZwCILRHS6A-bvMiRL9l_xbNuKvTnWaJgyvRkSPOaxCKNwgOFsTNr7hconw_EPLzokCox_tq6wUntyVDxo8OScJJsOLsbgqO7lH-B17qYDJQOTuz7oCejOO99n/s400/50511612.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmM7tlO5GG3Z2JwiqxgVmuOKaONuuP3i3_G_MZN0a-EEA1MFBfKh9w5U7xsapjzTFKKw0mD42_QraSLbR-xlDJgnvHj9lGuKAoI8bfHwkTSsDTyOPY1pTrzF3gRJ-WXC2pW8up6o-udid/s1600-h/Picture+31.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412187427051477538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmM7tlO5GG3Z2JwiqxgVmuOKaONuuP3i3_G_MZN0a-EEA1MFBfKh9w5U7xsapjzTFKKw0mD42_QraSLbR-xlDJgnvHj9lGuKAoI8bfHwkTSsDTyOPY1pTrzF3gRJ-WXC2pW8up6o-udid/s400/Picture+31.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />And of course, the requisite art-loving celebs were there like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie (aka Brangelina):<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQuxLin-bSRBgCnzyizI4pgTLp2GfZoG9r6wMH6mB0KG6SJJHd6IhV52DNZCY4BxmUdIiGH8kLvtZJ6GPxfEhAibyX0NdKou2ekPiE8ftL6MdaHwdq-JGHGyfAdhfHXj88uVrZ4ebBHDu/s1600-h/50512564.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412180427104774050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQuxLin-bSRBgCnzyizI4pgTLp2GfZoG9r6wMH6mB0KG6SJJHd6IhV52DNZCY4BxmUdIiGH8kLvtZJ6GPxfEhAibyX0NdKou2ekPiE8ftL6MdaHwdq-JGHGyfAdhfHXj88uVrZ4ebBHDu/s400/50512564.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 388px;" /></a><br /><br />Pharrell Williams and artist Takeshi Murakami, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cRX3O7nuY8fVMLvFHWKwhCdb1B8Pi-fKQN4DTPsi2HooReWMUUq_sltMiDHcOw3tJcjewrB1aNJuAdYbBqVY9SlqvQ7GcMnY7gvPveWwMS_xDHMZmpsPeQwk-K8tTxwEL77Pi8oam3Bh/s1600-h/50512483.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412180606614366034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cRX3O7nuY8fVMLvFHWKwhCdb1B8Pi-fKQN4DTPsi2HooReWMUUq_sltMiDHcOw3tJcjewrB1aNJuAdYbBqVY9SlqvQ7GcMnY7gvPveWwMS_xDHMZmpsPeQwk-K8tTxwEL77Pi8oam3Bh/s400/50512483.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyFlLtQSLZ9dDH1lTis-72EwS_2oIh9eELr6MOYhjfEGZHwhtZ06why38gePgKGjnAjRpF3JYLVyLvwL0-Ye0hvnVwYtcjJSXXWVQ86BeVmNJThDnXImmhQBWHVdggS-K16WmrHzSfos1/s1600-h/50512488.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412180772818840738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTyFlLtQSLZ9dDH1lTis-72EwS_2oIh9eELr6MOYhjfEGZHwhtZ06why38gePgKGjnAjRpF3JYLVyLvwL0-Ye0hvnVwYtcjJSXXWVQ86BeVmNJThDnXImmhQBWHVdggS-K16WmrHzSfos1/s400/50512488.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 400px;" /></a><br />and lots more.<br /><br />a little clip from Access Hollywood of the event for you:<br /><object height="296" width="512"><param name="movie" value="http://www.hulu.com/edp/http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehulu%2Ecom%2F/embed/KpQYwlhPGGgjAFaN1ulpoQ"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.hulu.com/edp/http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehulu%2Ecom%2F/embed/KpQYwlhPGGgjAFaN1ulpoQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="296" width="512"></embed></object><br /><br />If you missed the event, which of course most of us did, you can bid on some of the artist and designer contributed costumes and props from the Gala.<br /><br />Here's all the images and details for you, including opening bids.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">MOCA NEW 30th Anniversary Gala Benefit Auction November 14- December 20, 2009</span><br />MOCA is proud to offer these extraordinary MOCA NEW objects, in addition to the exquisite masks and costumes worn by the Bolshoi Ballet dancers, in this special MOCA online auction. All proceeds will support the museum’s exhibition and education programming.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >Auction Items:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lady Gaga Costume</span><br />As the renowned headline performer at the MOCA NEW Gala, pop icon Lady Gaga was styled in an exquisite couture dress by Miuccia Prada and Francesco Vezzoli. A lyrical expression of the avant-garde, this singular design is an evocative reflection of the intermingling of theatrics and musicality that distinguishes the career of this eccentric songstress and a priceless remembrance of her one-night-only MOCA performance.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFXcPNVrVBOXkBWANrhZ5lrA52mIR_kxYuH7vshLIKvilxhZ_3aZwTxDNTzcz37m47ziieiNJ6KpUjR7Z7r2evHUsCgCC_03iSSTwLIicwMnjTtyduFhieOjkc93k3B0PtIWo1FDHH1Vm/s1600-h/dress2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412186104988050802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFXcPNVrVBOXkBWANrhZ5lrA52mIR_kxYuH7vshLIKvilxhZ_3aZwTxDNTzcz37m47ziieiNJ6KpUjR7Z7r2evHUsCgCC_03iSSTwLIicwMnjTtyduFhieOjkc93k3B0PtIWo1FDHH1Vm/s400/dress2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Costume Details:</span><br />•Dress made of printed doubled satin. Black and white photographic print.<br />•Chandelier overskirt.<br />•Plex boots with black satin bordersand and black satin small buttons, chandelier heels. (Size 37)<br /><br />Category: Lady Gaga Costume<br />Value: $30,000<br />Minimum Bid: $20,000<br />Donor(s): Miuccia Prada and Francesco Vezzoli<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hat by Frank Gehry</span><br />A remarkable architectonic accessory, the sculptural hat adorning Lady Gaga at the MOCA NEW Gala is a special creation by Frank Gehry, known worldwide for his extraordinary ability to confound fixed notions of space and form. As the first art piece of its kind at MOCA, this distinctive headpiece is a unique artwork that combines the excitement of Vezzoli’s baroque discothèque with Gehry’s visionary approach to architectural innovation.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPPle9PQoQr-s78BVUBmD5ZZrzl_WQ_4ZKMYOH8QQr5XHplUIb2N-XlNObJqhHsII2Ri7k8uaEY3JlQ6vPOUIdxoUOyM_NU2iw4wexCdRG3k5E3IDenCqmjUJe8Gy7dF5Se5Ju_918-M-/s1600-h/gagahat.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412174333070910754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJPPle9PQoQr-s78BVUBmD5ZZrzl_WQ_4ZKMYOH8QQr5XHplUIb2N-XlNObJqhHsII2Ri7k8uaEY3JlQ6vPOUIdxoUOyM_NU2iw4wexCdRG3k5E3IDenCqmjUJe8Gy7dF5Se5Ju_918-M-/s400/gagahat.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 325px;" /></a><br /><br />Category: Lady Gaga Hat<br />Value: $30,000<br />Minimum Bid: $10,000<br />Donor(s):Frank Gehry<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Costumes for the Dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet, by Miuccia Prada and Francesco Vezzoli</span><br />Miuccia Prada and Francesco Vezzoli contemporized the classical Bolshoi Ballet dancers for Vezzoli's MOCA New Gala performance with impeccable costumes that thoughtfully accentuated each movement, heightening the drama of the sensually refined yet subtly melancholic tale that unfolds on stage. Showing the designers’ theatrical side, these flawless fashions—limited in this auction to one male and one female garment—are stunning constructions made and worn exclusively for the MOCA NEW Gala.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qw5z2-L9pHn1styJ7UHIZdpKDwq1uEOrKXWylc_GNbBT3GIVPFoOiWLBOTNR8D31rFM-VwP745H9Fsfbvt6ER6KqbquewplQSrhDV0IYvn-4m98XwSIfYWGHG_8aOBYudZqQh8jcnWYn/s1600-h/Picture+10.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412174872908366482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qw5z2-L9pHn1styJ7UHIZdpKDwq1uEOrKXWylc_GNbBT3GIVPFoOiWLBOTNR8D31rFM-VwP745H9Fsfbvt6ER6KqbquewplQSrhDV0IYvn-4m98XwSIfYWGHG_8aOBYudZqQh8jcnWYn/s400/Picture+10.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrqMFF5cy7ejBT0Tk1VDUfxHefJGCL4h8hSKCyo9moYy7mn2TXMbJjMtrjdvvSsOGz5LIQt_hKAv3wminfQK6FmDgFYVUVdt_ema-XGiI0G3VqYv-DTaCtsExj5zg0lwN1wKC-z0Ijz3O/s1600-h/balletdancers.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412172624396977362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkrqMFF5cy7ejBT0Tk1VDUfxHefJGCL4h8hSKCyo9moYy7mn2TXMbJjMtrjdvvSsOGz5LIQt_hKAv3wminfQK6FmDgFYVUVdt_ema-XGiI0G3VqYv-DTaCtsExj5zg0lwN1wKC-z0Ijz3O/s400/balletdancers.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 479px;" /></a><br />Category: Bolshoi Ballet Costumes (Male and female costumes are auctioned separately)<br />Value of each: $15,000<br />Minimum Bid for each: $10,000<br />Donor(s): Miuccia Prada and Francesco Vezzoli<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Female and Male Mask by Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin</span><br />Woven prominently into the dramatic narrative of Vezzoli’s Ballets Russes Italian Style, the magnificent facial masks guard the true identity of key characters while showcasing the creative sensibility of collaborating artists Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin. The signature pair of masks in MOCA’s auction—male and female—reflects the unconventional mode of performative contemporary works that capture the gala’s unexpected climactic moment.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Female mask:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DNGRJuujHTcLv-dpNvhyphenhyphenVdtv8wlety5WNXfRz2J7vB0fj9YzLDStTDSKwFDOL-P4_fWKZ8yfCCyzpQ0ubt78fXChFM4EcZcdTpwm6eL5AcPaRY6dKWrDFnYm64F59f4U0PmaNx6jbBVG/s1600-h/maskgaga.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412175427775314018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DNGRJuujHTcLv-dpNvhyphenhyphenVdtv8wlety5WNXfRz2J7vB0fj9YzLDStTDSKwFDOL-P4_fWKZ8yfCCyzpQ0ubt78fXChFM4EcZcdTpwm6eL5AcPaRY6dKWrDFnYm64F59f4U0PmaNx6jbBVG/s400/maskgaga.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 209px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Male mask:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5WzDzZlpxDBZl49URw2ZZMR8mj7jBzi3bVy5PNm7962kIhL6uFoPzc7N2Z0HcDRtunUzYU696RP7vpuqB9h1RK4g7DijTKKSvRTbf2_QKRsWqfvxb4rKerjNSv33zMmj5JWgbD7KhE11/s1600-h/masksvezzoli.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412175633239693218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi5WzDzZlpxDBZl49URw2ZZMR8mj7jBzi3bVy5PNm7962kIhL6uFoPzc7N2Z0HcDRtunUzYU696RP7vpuqB9h1RK4g7DijTKKSvRTbf2_QKRsWqfvxb4rKerjNSv33zMmj5JWgbD7KhE11/s400/masksvezzoli.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 245px; height: 358px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQSAs2RpeNTWZr8IpD2DbN5OgcpdvD2y5AP4aBYAj7RjG7dEm9vja9DZhfQOTPh0k1GzzigKvtG14c9l3GxYTXJBTEAfzkxQGYeyA9gqCcIccVWgqh0EI34Ydn10lOsoB79KG67WvCYZw/s1600-h/Picture+32.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412188256653211730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlQSAs2RpeNTWZr8IpD2DbN5OgcpdvD2y5AP4aBYAj7RjG7dEm9vja9DZhfQOTPh0k1GzzigKvtG14c9l3GxYTXJBTEAfzkxQGYeyA9gqCcIccVWgqh0EI34Ydn10lOsoB79KG67WvCYZw/s400/Picture+32.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 359px;" /></a><br />Category: Masks<br />Value of each: $5,000<br />Minimum Bid for each: $1,500<br />Donor(s): Baz Luhrmann and Catherine Martin<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Condition of Online Sales:</span><br />Bids must start at the minimum amount stated on the individual artwork page.<br />All bids are binding.<br />Online bidding will close on Monday, November 30, 2009, at 11:59pm.<br />The highest online bids will be confirmed by MOCA. All property is sold “as is”.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Payment and Shipping Information:</span><br />Artworks should be paid for and Shipping arrangements must be made by Thursday, January 8th 2009.<br />Buyers are responsible for shipping and insurance charges.<br />Purchases are subject to California state sales tax.<br /><br />For more information please contact Veridiana Pontes-Ring<br />at 213/621-1778 or vpontesring@moca.org.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="http://www.newyorker.com/talk/2009/11/30/091130ta_talk_goodyear">The New Yorker has a great article about the event here.</a><br /></span><br />Online bidding closes Sunday, December 20th at 11:59pm <a href="http://moca.maestroweb.com/">go here to register for bidding.</a><br /><br />If you never saw the fabulous GREED project and exhibit by Francesco Vezzoli, check it out:<br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/greed-all-about-faux-fragrance-bottle.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412197433401636194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yLzkpneDPOl0ZH1iN0sdPXmJwoB5bu9j0aPCAxjGMA0s4N0tZfZJ0BmEwnxbBE2WtxEDGHlajoObuVHwQBDjBf4su9encv1kZkxoY-Y3mlULSAC9DUPSlLVYhWtviGynAibElI8jLyil/s400/0210greed.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 353px;" /></a><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2009/02/greed-all-about-faux-fragrance-bottle.html"><br />GREED: All About The Faux Fragrance Bottle, Posters, & Video</a><br><br>

Gaga Gala For MOCA NEW 30th Items Go Up For Auction

As the foremost benefit event of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), the MOCA NEW 30th Anniversary Gala which took place on ...

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Artists Design Bags for Fair Trade. Auction & Exhibit next week!

<h4>Bags of Goodwill</h4><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92rmSBaMOqP5uu-8EjtwRI0P02s6IS6LapWj2QLOq5pobGGTvQBuF9VxbJnSdGEyliyprwhefjgEfgov0lZ_UptNPgy77r2vfLTvVVXnvhLMnh0DJIzMBCtSrSERjkxOunBKUjkhhri3-/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110085485346984306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi92rmSBaMOqP5uu-8EjtwRI0P02s6IS6LapWj2QLOq5pobGGTvQBuF9VxbJnSdGEyliyprwhefjgEfgov0lZ_UptNPgy77r2vfLTvVVXnvhLMnh0DJIzMBCtSrSERjkxOunBKUjkhhri3-/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.twentytwentyone.com/">twentytwentyone</a> are honoured to launch Bags of Goodwill, an exhibition and auction to raise awareness and funds for the Fairtrade Foundation.<br /><br />Bags of Goodwill will show one-off creations by 40 world-renowned designers during London Design Festival. 19-25 September. To be held at our River Street showroom, the event is being generously supported by Cappellini.<br /><br />The unique bags will be available to purchase via sealed bid. The highest bidder will be contacted at the close of the exhibition, with all monies going to the Fairtrade Foundation.<br /><br />Ross Lovegrove, below left: Eero Aarnio, below right:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_YofjDK8r4rQj1IzUhzAVL3Pev88C_om5Ft-9xeEPyD2JIH3b9ewlAWnxdIqC5cI7-mfdIZ69T4R2s25hYfodFofhLzDhLKwVOrUGxISRjikSIP4uHnGWF5T9f_ZWQs7U9i3Z5yjd5xd/s1600-h/Bag_05_200px.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109388364910202866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_YofjDK8r4rQj1IzUhzAVL3Pev88C_om5Ft-9xeEPyD2JIH3b9ewlAWnxdIqC5cI7-mfdIZ69T4R2s25hYfodFofhLzDhLKwVOrUGxISRjikSIP4uHnGWF5T9f_ZWQs7U9i3Z5yjd5xd/s400/Bag_05_200px.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUkPPKDLXNk4a2YqK9tzqHNSt6IkExBvKVV-UB_J0ximqFp4ub57xf-W4WAuQvols8kFeTGi94FaAuOUwDn1WbnprFz-QzGtb7-54U4-Ya18PwvxwXPLjMM0zyf3Q8oSkl6IB6pZs7_Gg/s1600-h/Bag_03_200px.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109387716370141122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUkPPKDLXNk4a2YqK9tzqHNSt6IkExBvKVV-UB_J0ximqFp4ub57xf-W4WAuQvols8kFeTGi94FaAuOUwDn1WbnprFz-QzGtb7-54U4-Ya18PwvxwXPLjMM0zyf3Q8oSkl6IB6pZs7_Gg/s400/Bag_03_200px.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br /><br />The unique bags will be available to purchase via sealed bid.<br /><br />We have approached important international furniture and product designers to customise or create a design directly onto twentytwentyone's cotton tote shopping bag. The only consideration being that their design reflects their philosophy towards design and makes a consideration towards responsible design.<br /><br />The entire exhibition will be available to view online from 19 September 2007.<br />It will also be on display at the:<br /><a href="http://www.twentytwentyone.com/"><br />twentytwentyone</a> showroom from the 19 - 25 September from 10am - 5pm. (12pm - 5 pm on Sunday 23 September).<br /><br />The following designers have committed to the project; Alexander Taylor, Alfredo Haeberli, Andrew Stafford, Arik Levy, Barber Osgerby, Claesson Kovisto Rune, Damian Williamson, Doshi Levien, Eero Aarnio, El Ultimo Grito, Ella Doran, Enzo Mari, Gijs Bakker, Gitta Gschwendtner, Giulio Cappellini, Harri Koskinen, Ineke Hans, Jasper Morrison, Jerszy Seymour, Kenneth Grange, Konstantin Grcic, Lucienne Day, Marcel Wanders, Mark Holmes, Matthew Hilton, Michael Marriott, Michael Sodeau, Michael Young, Naoto Fukasawa, Noways Says, Patrick Norguet, Pearson Lloyd, Robin Day, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Ross Lovegrove, Sam Hecht & Kim Collin, Sebastian Wrong, Shin Azumi, Tom Dixon, Tomoko Azumi, Tord Boonjte.<br /><br />Robin Day: Kenneth Grange:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC0H70KMbOP13Q3vhDeieMgH80XVIbBF7IlRtiDdXB5aEJQhyHfsUUvE5oatyh-fck9aCKlqYqPNoc2FI4pbstKvwTIU4k3_d19o8HNF-79psxx7tPtsnJ4ISBJQjrmFmJHf9uVrYJPfw/s1600-h/Bag_01_200px.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109387321233149858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZC0H70KMbOP13Q3vhDeieMgH80XVIbBF7IlRtiDdXB5aEJQhyHfsUUvE5oatyh-fck9aCKlqYqPNoc2FI4pbstKvwTIU4k3_d19o8HNF-79psxx7tPtsnJ4ISBJQjrmFmJHf9uVrYJPfw/s400/Bag_01_200px.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-GVE_LBmZ-sF4_Eo6T9tqrchQg1mNDAobxkSp7fpBRk6q9_FDi_vQ3JrQ0mpuqY1FrajrvQu4FRwhsO4lpFPMnDC8L8Bu93aR4o3Ww536eH075oYMRNbllqXTTMsQy_MkruUxI_zL17N/s1600-h/Bag_02_200px.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109387518801645490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-GVE_LBmZ-sF4_Eo6T9tqrchQg1mNDAobxkSp7fpBRk6q9_FDi_vQ3JrQ0mpuqY1FrajrvQu4FRwhsO4lpFPMnDC8L8Bu93aR4o3Ww536eH075oYMRNbllqXTTMsQy_MkruUxI_zL17N/s400/Bag_02_200px.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />Shin Azumi: Marcel Wanders:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JMyYmyizPCtAmIWLDbqYJovexkfnjEa_VDNff6k87aV9B0LakPmxLxIPBtwXIqegwyZ7tUzPcaHqYoWxpNtPb1haXG8Vg8eSFuyITAQOWijKm6nGhRc1C_A-vkDs8nbnN1__kTaeLE3A/s1600-h/Bag_06_200px.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109388257536020450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JMyYmyizPCtAmIWLDbqYJovexkfnjEa_VDNff6k87aV9B0LakPmxLxIPBtwXIqegwyZ7tUzPcaHqYoWxpNtPb1haXG8Vg8eSFuyITAQOWijKm6nGhRc1C_A-vkDs8nbnN1__kTaeLE3A/s400/Bag_06_200px.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqRJ_5zu5zE4UNwV9mA-uAOXL5DBTTmRlTn7rZnTWlNvW8Ko4nRwXNYy7xYA1f8ofniZUNJ6Yp2u2fio4_epigYy8BqQngidN4SEh6WQ8thbynAc-awh8gxYDKBAoKtKTPnnb3GKfLk_F/s1600-h/Bag_08_200px.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109388476579352578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqRJ_5zu5zE4UNwV9mA-uAOXL5DBTTmRlTn7rZnTWlNvW8Ko4nRwXNYy7xYA1f8ofniZUNJ6Yp2u2fio4_epigYy8BqQngidN4SEh6WQ8thbynAc-awh8gxYDKBAoKtKTPnnb3GKfLk_F/s400/Bag_08_200px.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />El Ultimo Grito: Sam Hecht & Kim Collin:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WUa7Mhueg0Kn_VrbtrXQK94qP7XoAzOzjlkt071z3fo7H3uW32B9m3srYlfEr3EF-0hu8dKDtzlYLnEO9iIizZeI7w7NQZiCXyvRaJwcieDnQeo3agazmnvq3dGE4MbFBTLGbGkc6upK/s1600-h/Bag_09_200px.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109388571068633106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-WUa7Mhueg0Kn_VrbtrXQK94qP7XoAzOzjlkt071z3fo7H3uW32B9m3srYlfEr3EF-0hu8dKDtzlYLnEO9iIizZeI7w7NQZiCXyvRaJwcieDnQeo3agazmnvq3dGE4MbFBTLGbGkc6upK/s400/Bag_09_200px.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJsT_-FkRTu2UWUKbiioS1wi-fzFAHp3oeGK5eHoxMsrfqYsJd4A_DKN5YRcZip3tuO1ePML5xSoRBfrRSk7MA0eUwhRud-_sTiB58CDdfIgTsVtnOHkNck_s7XpwUQWGQ0oRHFA1JwhY/s1600-h/Bag_04_200px.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109387866693996498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJsT_-FkRTu2UWUKbiioS1wi-fzFAHp3oeGK5eHoxMsrfqYsJd4A_DKN5YRcZip3tuO1ePML5xSoRBfrRSk7MA0eUwhRud-_sTiB58CDdfIgTsVtnOHkNck_s7XpwUQWGQ0oRHFA1JwhY/s400/Bag_04_200px.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /><br />Bids may be accepted until midnight on the 25th September via goodwill@twentytwentyone.com.<br /><br />If you would like to receive a reply email notification at the launch of the online exhibition please email goodwill@twentytwentyone.com with the word launch in the subject line.<br /><a href="http://www.twentytwentyone.com/"><br />twentytwentyone </a>wanted to move away from using polythene shop-bags and have sourced a manufacturer to produce Fairtrade and organic certified cotton bag. We consider the bags to be a perfect blank canvas and envisaged a series of commissioned designs to reflect the activities of twentytwentyone. The idea for an auction to raise money for charity was borne out of this concept.<br /><br />19-25 September<br /><br />Bags of Goodwill<br />twentytwentyone<br />18cRiver St<br />London EC1R 1XN

Artists Design Bags for Fair Trade. Auction & Exhibit next week!

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Lowbrow Artists do Highbrow Charity

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnA_IKvyW9mM-GKCbXQhtaTrRFDKdQ9VKtZIP4Y_u-4_pNokZG6158IOyH9YUAM1Kz4a0h8pjnuu1XW-toJfvaZJpABS3BnJKJUpPYAydmhhDP8BYV-vGdXex33UN1a9jgHO41x_KemC0/s1600-h/charitysign.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030739785610652626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlnA_IKvyW9mM-GKCbXQhtaTrRFDKdQ9VKtZIP4Y_u-4_pNokZG6158IOyH9YUAM1Kz4a0h8pjnuu1XW-toJfvaZJpABS3BnJKJUpPYAydmhhDP8BYV-vGdXex33UN1a9jgHO41x_KemC0/s320/charitysign.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 258px;" /></a><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><br />Thanks to <a href="http://coreyhelfordgallery.com/">Corey Helford Gallery of Culver City</a>, today's most respected and popular "Lowbrow" Artists (<a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2007/01/is-lowbrow-art-just-fad.html">see previous article on lowbrow art here) </a>have culled together a fabulous show benefiting The Alliance For Children's Rights that takes vintage paint-by-number art and transforms it into unique pieces of low brow art.<br /><br />Granted, this is not the first gallery to promote and exhibit the idea of paintng over vintage art. To be fair, <a href="http://www.thewurstgallery.com/">The Wurst Gallery</a> did this years ago, only not restricted to paint by number art.<br /><br />With fun original creations by such well known popular artists as Mark Ryden, Shepard Fairey, Joe Ledbetter, Jeff Soto, Camille Rose Garcia and Gary Basemen, just to name a few, these paintings are available for auction on ebay with 100% of the proceeds benefiting The Alliance For Children's rights (see their mission statement below).<br /><br /><a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZatoyfanQQhtZ-1">Available for purchase on ebay, the auctions ending on Friday, Feb 16th and prices are already rising rapidly, so you'd better get your bids in now.</a><br /><br />Here are just a few wonderful examples of the original vintage PBN and the finished pieces. Click on images to enlarge:<br /><br />Mark Ryden:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxPbEwafCJxkRLumqGp4D7sRh6UfcOWNBY5VFQzpoHBEZe0R7WZD-omXTJ0D6pyn2sE4mIdFHBcF5zZM-7NwpqA1RBsM0Pke6fSYZVpXtq2ygXPDqcgk6mEiYcCOmpHQ3vfNkZ_ZPU2zS/s1600-h/markryden.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030740597359471586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxPbEwafCJxkRLumqGp4D7sRh6UfcOWNBY5VFQzpoHBEZe0R7WZD-omXTJ0D6pyn2sE4mIdFHBcF5zZM-7NwpqA1RBsM0Pke6fSYZVpXtq2ygXPDqcgk6mEiYcCOmpHQ3vfNkZ_ZPU2zS/s320/markryden.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 320px;" /></a><br />Gary Baseman:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQiRjuFjgY7fhu5uJcT-_wh0pR4pV2dlMq96PfgwXNCrzcruzEoW12YnetddGTjdn4j-5Nm3OIneN6kUIc2p0V3KSNcO4n6Zifp5xYlrEW6kAe4OChoOARHiEa8m_QCkru-hGFPiqHMsX/s1600-h/gary+basemen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030740751978294258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxQiRjuFjgY7fhu5uJcT-_wh0pR4pV2dlMq96PfgwXNCrzcruzEoW12YnetddGTjdn4j-5Nm3OIneN6kUIc2p0V3KSNcO4n6Zifp5xYlrEW6kAe4OChoOARHiEa8m_QCkru-hGFPiqHMsX/s320/gary+basemen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 342px;" /></a><br />Ana Bagoyen:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I_l-hakmNxtkbJEf3I_JWIkftRQUcf5GQMl3FBEO0lXNae6L1qAPkKXfoL3zscVvMKp5Ldfs8ozRagv_-p9k5RRBfL_WrGSyGnmmcu7Ejcowizz2Uyxy_n-5N3ddC-b2qF4HoSrbW1-j/s1600-h/ana+bagoyen.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030740885122280450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I_l-hakmNxtkbJEf3I_JWIkftRQUcf5GQMl3FBEO0lXNae6L1qAPkKXfoL3zscVvMKp5Ldfs8ozRagv_-p9k5RRBfL_WrGSyGnmmcu7Ejcowizz2Uyxy_n-5N3ddC-b2qF4HoSrbW1-j/s320/ana+bagoyen.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 511px;" /></a><br />Shepard Fairey:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33FyT2bNUOGJGu_5_kO3y1weFE5tk4BfgNtSqkrgljcEXhaf_0ovtxCm9mtwXMwyHy_JQKoFw833w0CQkEwTN28nDgjt3EzUMcvNUWIBHgYK4AwMCyyvB5hUYW3z95Z2l3RGOEZT1BsXG/s1600-h/shepardfairey.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030741082690776082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33FyT2bNUOGJGu_5_kO3y1weFE5tk4BfgNtSqkrgljcEXhaf_0ovtxCm9mtwXMwyHy_JQKoFw833w0CQkEwTN28nDgjt3EzUMcvNUWIBHgYK4AwMCyyvB5hUYW3z95Z2l3RGOEZT1BsXG/s320/shepardfairey.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 359px;" /></a><br />Jeff Soto:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53lgY052yHSlKNJLy5O5lxPjxn2X91-UTjYLdVIFiGd5GLyMK8JnZU0lJmx2egLuVwa1CJ0HnZ7GILrgYgeT-BwKF5zAZ2NjsGg6EYt8VCxFlj6_PVXxT5IvT3GRE1UlgtBGKzSsCHusd/s1600-h/jeffsoto.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5030741606676786210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53lgY052yHSlKNJLy5O5lxPjxn2X91-UTjYLdVIFiGd5GLyMK8JnZU0lJmx2egLuVwa1CJ0HnZ7GILrgYgeT-BwKF5zAZ2NjsGg6EYt8VCxFlj6_PVXxT5IvT3GRE1UlgtBGKzSsCHusd/s320/jeffsoto.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 514px; height: 779px;" /></a><br /><br />The bids are moving up quickly on these works already, so if you'd like to see many more (and you should) be sure to visit <a href="http://coreyhelfordgallery.com/">Corey Helford Gallery of Culver City</a> or check out the <a href="http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZatoyfanQQhtZ-1">auctions on ebay</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOFdr005edsOfKeEXTiVfLc4LSR3C2eLv7tE8MBgFS0vjqJKCZSRz-MzvvHdaQvVRn2osIHV8cBSI3DpEvN_H-za9tvo7Scw1FMjYK6Xf6wM-WXfJQGFYDPNWveWWycSdNmPFTmOLXWnj/s1600-h/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5031079130976709682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuOFdr005edsOfKeEXTiVfLc4LSR3C2eLv7tE8MBgFS0vjqJKCZSRz-MzvvHdaQvVRn2osIHV8cBSI3DpEvN_H-za9tvo7Scw1FMjYK6Xf6wM-WXfJQGFYDPNWveWWycSdNmPFTmOLXWnj/s320/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 508px; height: 652px;" /></a><br /><i>above: Corey Helford Gallery</i><br /><br />Nonprofit's Mission Statement<br />The Alliance for Children's Rights is protecting the rights and futures of abused and impoverished children throughout Los Angeles County, in hopes of creating a world in which all children are able to have a safe and permanent family, access to quality health care, a quality education, and all of the support and services they so rightfully deserve.

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