A Benefit Auction for Hurricane Harvey Relief

A Benefit Auction for Hurricane Harvey Relief

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  Donald Baechler, A Ticker of Intent (Finger Puppet), 1956. Starting Bid $16,000.

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  Mona Hatoum, Untitled (Meat Grinder), 1952. Starting Bid $20,000.

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  Sharon Kopriva, Guardians of the Sanctuary, 1948. Starting Bid $4,000.

  A native Houstonian, Sharon Kopriva launched her artistic career in 1985 with the exhibition "Fresh Paint" at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In the past twenty-five years she has exhibited her art in major cities in the United States, Mexico, Peru, India, Cuba, China and throughout Europe.
  
  

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  Rania Daniel, The Hidden Path II. Starting Bid $2,400.

  Rania Daniel’s work is essentially an attempt to reconstruct a narrative.  Her point of departure is the past, where memory and nostalgia are the important elements.  Each painting becomes a narrative of the artist walking in the city of Beirut, witnessing the movement of a contemporary city that has survived civil war and unrest while relentlessly rebuilding itself.   Oscillating between modern and old, the city’s architecture symbolizes the disappearing heritage and collective memory of the Lebanese.
  
  

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  Larry Bell, CS 11.8.14B VD, 1939. Starting Bid $55,000.

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  John E. Alexander, Fra Angelico’s Pond, 1945. Starting Bid $12,000.

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  Giles Lyon, Lion’s Head, 1967. Starting Bid $2,000.

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  Bernar Venet, Two Indeterminate Lines, 1941. Starting Bid $3,200.

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  James Henderson, First Love. Starting Bid $1,000.

  Based in New Orleans, James Henderson’s work explores the concept of memory and the idea of ‘home’ as an emotional space, rather than a physical one. Utilizing found imagery and text as a starting point, Henderson collages and layers his mixed media paintings to create a rich background onto which he often adds the silhouette of a figure, an icon of a house, or colorful drawings of children or shapes. 
  
  

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  Claire Cusack, Prep Crew. Starting Bid $1,600.

  Claire Cusack lives in a world inspired by ordinary objects. Whether in her native Texas or worldly travels, she invariably finds meaningful “trash” that she transforms into unexpected and exquisite sculptures. Cusack’s work evokes an honest passion that comes from the heart. The reinvented context of objects through her vision has many stories to tell. Ultimately, her art expresses a raw spirituality not unlike the art of many primitive cultures.
  
  

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