Exhibition

Benefit Art Auction

Tuesday, Oct 20–23, 2015

Bergman Family Gallery
Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel Galleries

Brian Bress, Moptop (Yellow Axonmetric), 2014. HD single-channel video (color), HD monitor and player, and wall mount; framed: 37 ¾ x 23 ½ x 4 in. (95.9 x 59.7 x 10.2 cm). Artist's proof, aside from an edition of 1. Courtesy of the artist and Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles
Ellen Berkenblit, Garden Forms and Colors, 2013. Oil, charcoal, and paint stick on linen; 56 x 45 in. (142.2 x 114.3 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Jackie Saccoccio, Portrait, 2015. Oil and mica on linen; 57 x 45 x 1 ½ in. (144.8 x 114.3 x 3.8 cm). Courtesy of Eleven Rivington and Corbett vs. Dempsey. Image courtesy of Eleven Rivington
José Lerma, Mid Career Picasso, 2015. Acrylic on canvas; 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Kim Gordon, Dude War, 2008. Acrylic on linen; 55 ¼ x 39 ½ in. (140.3 x 100.3 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Gallery 303, New York
A female doll with long dark hair wearing a floral kimono stands with her back to the viewer, her palm pressed against a white wall.
Laurie Simmons, The Love Doll/Duro Cape, 2014. Chromogenic development print; edition from 1 artist's proof; unframed: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm); framed: 20 x 26 x 1 ¾ in. (50.8 x 66 x 4.4 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York.
Mark Manders, Unfired Clay Head on Wooden Floor, 2015. Painted bronze, wood, and glass; edition 2 of 3; 13 ¾ x 25 1/16 x 34 ¼ in. (35 x 65.6 x 87 cm). Photo: Keizo Kioku Courtesy of Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp, and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
Rashid Johnson, Cosmic Slop "Root", 2015. Black soap and wax; 48 x 36 x 2 ½ in. (121.9 x 91.4 x 6.4 cm). Courtesy of the artist, David Kordansky Galley, Los Angeles, and Hauser & Wirth, London. Photo: Martin Parsekian
A multimedia collage of patterns, line drawings, a broad patches of color
Sanford Biggers, Kuchi, 2014. Fabric, acrylic, spray enamel, and adhesive on paper; 36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago
Hugh Scott-Douglas, Untitled, 2015. Dye sublimation on linen; 80 x 40 in. (203.2 x 101.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman Gallery
Sterling Ruby, Alabaster SR11-38, 2011. Acrylic; 70 x 70 in. (177.8 x 177.8 cm). Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy of Sterling Ruby Studio
Theaster Gates, Dark Cloud with Dusty Lining, 2014. Tar, roofing paper, and wood; 24 1/4 x 24 1/4 x 5 in. (61.6 x 61.6 x 12.7 cm). Courtesy of the artist. Photo: Nathan Keay, © MCA Chicago

Since its inception, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago has provided a fertile atmosphere for vanguard ideas and bold concepts. In 1968, just one year after its founding, a savvy group of MCA volunteers inaugurated a new type of event to raise funds for the museum: an art auction. That first auction was so successful that the phenomenon grew into a highly anticipated MCA tradition. As we look forward to the 17th iteration, we note with pride that it has earned an outstanding reputation in the art world, serving as a model of support for today’s premier museums.

In the five years since our last auction, Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn and James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator Michael Darling have secured artworks from the forefront of contemporary art for this event. The artists represented have been featured in MCA exhibitions and programs, and they are invaluable partners with this institution. Unlike the works in a typical museum exhibition, however, the works assembled here go on sale for one night only—October 23!

VIP Preview: Wed, Oct 21, 6–9 pm (by invitation only)

Members’ Preview: Thu, Oct 22, 6–8 pm (active membership card and RSVP required)

Contributors

    • 303 Gallery
    • ACME
    • Alexander and Bonin
    • Andrea Rosen Gallery
    • Andrew Rafacz
    • Anton Kern Gallery
    • Aspect/Ratio
    • Blackston
    • Blum & Poe
    • Bortolami
    • Carl Hammer Gallery
    • Casey Kaplan
    • Cherry and Martin
    • Corbett vs. Dempsey
    • David Castillo Gallery
    • David Kordansky Gallery
    • David Nolan Gallery
    • David Zwirner
    • Dominique Levy
    • Eleven Rivington
    • Fahey/Klein Gallery
    • Gagosian Gallery
    • Galerie Buchholz
    • Galerie Eva Presenhuber
    • Galerie Gisela Capitain
    • Galerie Jocelyn Wolff
    • Galerie Lelong
    • Galerie Mehdi Chouakri
    • Garth Greenan Gallery
    • Gavin Brown’s enterprise
    • Gladstone Gallery
    • Greene Naftali
    • Hauser & Wirth
    • Honor Fraser
    • Jack Shainman Gallery
    • Kate MacGarry
    • Kavi Gupta
    • kurimanzutto
    • Jessica Silverman Gallery
    • Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects
    • Maccarone
    • Marc Foxx
    • Marc Selwyn Fine Art
    • Marian Goodman Gallery
    • Marianne Boesky Gallery
    • Massimo De Carlo
    • Matthew Marks Gallery
    • Michael Werner Gallery
    • Mitchell-Innes & Nash
    • Monique Meloche Gallery
    • neuggerriemschneider
    • Night Gallery
    • Pilar Corrias Gallery
    • Peter Freeman, Inc.
    • Petzel Gallery
    • Ratio 3
    • Regen Projects
    • Rena Bransten Projects
    • Rhona Hoffman Gallery
    • Richard Gray Gallery
    • Roberts & Tilton
    • Salon 94
    • Shane Campbell Gallery
    • Sies + Höke
    • Sikkema Jenkins & Co.
    • Sommer & Kohl
    • Stephen Friedman Gallery
    • Stuart Shave/Modern Art
    • Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
    • Taka Ishii Gallery
    • Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
    • THE MISSION
    • Victoria Miro
    • Western Exhibitions
    • Weinstein Gallery
    • Zeno X Gallery
    • Zolla/Lieberman Gallery

    • Kenneth Fandell
    • Theaster Gates
    • Leslie Hewitt
    • William Pope.L
    • Sterling Ruby
    • Michelle Stuart
    • Chris Ware
    • Akram Zaatari

    • Marilyn and Larry Fields
    • Barbara Ruben

    • Estate of Robert Heinecken
    • Franz Erhard Walther Foundation
    • LeRoy Neiman Foundation
    • Tiffany & Co.

Auction Artists

  • Saâdane Afif
  • Nick Albertson
  • Edgar Arceneaux
  • Silvia Bächli
  • Roger Ballen
  • Sadie Benning
  • Erica Bohm
  • Robert Burnier
  • Gillian Carnegie
  • Lilli Carré
  • Valentin Carron
  • Keren Cytter
  • Kenneth Fandell
  • Kendell Geers
  • Kim Gordon
  • Karl Haendel
  • Mark Handforth
  • Satoru Hoshino
  • Sheree Hovsepian
  • Cody Hudson
  • Jordan Kantor
  • Jessica Labatte
  • Rachel Lachowicz
  • Guillaume Leblon
  • José Lerma
  • Dean Levin
  • Jorge Macchi
  • Tala Madani
  • Florian Meisenberg
  • Vik Muniz
  • LeRoy Neiman
  • Jeroen Nelemans
  • Evan Nesbit
  • Scott Reeder
  • Carlos Rolón/Dzine
  • Tomás Saraceno
  • Matt Saunders
  • Paul Sietsema
  • Ryan Sullivan
  • Ricky Swallow
  • Francis Upritchard
  • Jordine Voight
  • Chris Ware
  • Brenna Youngblood

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Funding

The Benefit Art Auction is generously sponsored by Sotheby’s.

Special thanks to our Auction framers for their support.