IMAAC Art Auction
The Israel Museum Australian Ambassadors Circle (IMAAC) is pleased to launch its first major public fundraising initiative,
the IMAAC Art Auction For Israeli-Arab Youth Relations In The Middle East.
This timed, online auction will be hosted on the Deutscher and Hackett bidding platform and will run from Thursday 29 July - Tuesday 3 August 2021, with bidding closing from 7.00 pm.
NO BUYER'S PREMIUM WILL BE CHARGED
This significant fundraising drive, developed by the IMAAC Chair Dr Gene Sherman AM, represents a concerted, Australia-wide effort to raise funds for cross-cultural youth programming in the city of Lod facilitated by the Israel Museum.
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DEL KATHRYN BARTON
AND THE TEARS WERE NOT YET DRY IN HIS BEAUTIFUL EYES, 2011-12
digital inkjet print on archival paper
edition: 20/50
STARTING BID: $2,400
ESTIMATE: $3,000 – $5,000
35+ artworks by many of Australia's foremost practitioners in contemporary art, in an offering including work by international artists, will be made available for public auction. Mediums include; painting, sculpture, mixed media and works on paper, photography and editioned prints.
Artists include: John Baldessari, Del Kathryn Barton, Gordon Bennett, Charles Blackman, Brian Blanchflower, Marion Borgelt, Don Cameron, Judy Cassab, Adam Chang, Juan Davila, Louise Forthun, Shaun Gladwell, Eduardo Guelfenbein, Julia Gutman, Fiona Hall, William Kentridge, Colin Lanceley, Janet Laurence, Ruth Levine, Honey Long and Prue Stent, Bea Maddock, Heidi Melamed, Danie Mellor, Nasim Nasr, Liane Rossler, Alex Seton, Tim Silver, Ben Rak and Abdullah M. I Syed, Christian Thompson, Imants Tillers, John R. Walker.
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IMANTS TILLERS
THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND,1998
(from the SYDNEY 2000 OLYMPIC FINE ART COLLECTION PORTFOLIO)
colour woodcut and linocut on Fabriano 290m gsm paper
edition: 32/99
STARTING BID: $400
ESTIMATE: $600 – $800
Funds raised by IMAAC Art Auction 2021 will be donated to an Israeli-Arab youth programme facilitated by the Israel Museum. Promoting closer connection and friendship between Arab and Jewish students in the turmoil-scarred city of Lod, this venture produced by Israel’s pre-eminent cultural institution promotes cross-cultural education, solace and peace for young people affected by tension and violence.
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CHRISTIAN THOMPSON
WANGA BAYI (THE STICK THAT WON’T COME BACK), 2018
C-type print on Fuji Pearl Metallic Paper
120.0 x 120.0 cm
edition: 3/6
STARTING BID: $10,000
ESTIMATE: $12,000 - $15,000
“The goal is to produce a visually expressive channel that creates a positive environment, close connections and friendship between the Arab and Jewish students”, says Rachel Shaul, Director of Development and International Relations at the Israel Museum. “We believe that co-creation and material expression in spaces of culture and industry can bring hearts together and heal wounds. The success of the venture may lead to its expansion into more circles among friends, family members and the community at large.”
Cultural philanthropist and IMAAC Chair, Dr Gene Sherman AM, says "The Museum’s hopes for peace and cross-cultural reconciliation are strongly echoed in many parts of the world including, of course Australia. The Jerusalem-sited museum's programming speaks to diverse audiences: secular and orthodox Jews, moderate and conservative Arabs and communities interested in visual practice (including archeology, architecture, design and costume) across the ages. Young people, trapped in conflict mode and those seeking solutions to intractable Middle Eastern problems, (all regular visitors to the Gallery), bear testimony to the fact that the Israel Museum stands as a space in which dangerous ideas can be safely expressed. Supporting its core mission remains our duty.”
If you wish to bid in this online sale, you must register in advance via the D+H bidding platform.
VIEW CATALOGUE AND REGISTER TO BID
Condition reports and general enquiries
Please direct all enquiries to Victoria Brewster
[email protected]
0421 038 718
Bidding ends in this timed, online auction on Tuesday 3 August, with the first lot closing at 7.00 pm. Lot closing times are staggered by 1 minute.