The annual ArtCrush art gala auction returns to Aspen for an in-person celerbration from August 4–6. Hosted by Sotheby’s, the auction will also be open for bidding online for the first time, with proceeds benefiting the Aspen Art Museum (AAM)’s art and education programs.
Rita Ackermann, “Mama, The Gamblers,” 2021, oil, acrylic, and china marker on canvas, courtesy of Rita Ackermann.
Through August 5, a curated collection of over 50 works from the auction will also be on view. Participating artists include Rita Ackerman, Mary Corse, Sanya Kantarovsky, Oscar Murillo, Vaughn Spann, and Mary Weatherford. From painting to sculpture, ceramics, weaving, photography, work on paper and design art, all works have been donated to the museum by generous artists and galleries, with lots ranging from $6,000 to over $300,000. A live auction will be held on August 6 during the AAM’s summer gala.
Precious Okoyomon, “My heart makes my head swim (ditto, ditto battle angel),” 2021, concrete, wire, blood, courtesy of the artist and Quinn Harrelson, Los Angeles.
Taking place every August, ArtCrush is a week of events honoring creativity in the contemporary art world. This year’s event include the inaugural “Midsummer Blow Out”
Mary Weatherford, “Outer Reaches of Space, Reason, and Time,” 2021, flashe and neon on linen, courtesy of the artist.
with Sparkle Nation’s Gabrielle Rucker, KDNK, and Brothers of Brass, the Illicit Gin Institute program by Zina Saro-Wiwa, “Entropy and the New Monuments,” a panel discussion with Allan Schwartzman, Doris Salcedo, Rebecca Siegel, and Naima Keith, and more.
Marc Dennis, “Portrait of a Young Artist Dreaming of Becoming a Professional Artist II,” 2020, oil on linen, courtesy of the artist Marc Dennis and GAVLAK, Los Angeles/Palm Beach.
“In Conversation with Mary Weatherford” will also be held on August 5, celebrating the artist as the recipient of the Aspen Award for Art 2021.
Tavares Strachan, “We Are in This Together (Shades of Blue),” 2019, violet, cobalt, super blue, sky blue, white neon, transformers, courtesy of the artist and Marian Goodman Gallery.
