Please join VivArte on Tuesday, November 17, from 6PM to 8PM at PHILLIPS (450 Park Avenue at 57th Street New York, NY 10022) for cocktails, hors’ d’oeuvres and a silent auction to celebrate Colombian contemporary art and support early childhood programs in Columbia.
The Event Co-Chairs are: María Emma Mejía Vélez and María Eugenia Maury.
Host Committee include: Tony Bechara, Celia Birbragher, Katherine Boulud, María Eugenia Garcés, Laura González, Nohra Haime, Julian Iragorri, Christophe Janet, Isabelle Kowal, Laura Laurence, Monica Lorduy, Javier Lumbreras, Violy McCausland, Solita Mishaan, Beatriz de la Mora, Christine Murrle, and María Isabel Nieto, Rodrigo Niño, Ben Rodríguez Cubeñas, Liana Ryan, Alejandro Santo Domingo, Luz Miriam Toro, Leon Tovar, Maritza Wild Chateau, and Kingsley Woolworth
Artists include: Olga de Amaral, Ivan Argote, Natalia Arias, Monika Bravo, Johanna Calle, Natalia Castañeda, Jaime Castellanos, Carlos Castro Arias, Fernando Cruz, Adriana Echavarría, Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Jaime Franco, Ana González Rojas, Manuel Hernández, Juan Fernando Herrán, Humberto Junca, Alberto Lezaca, Luz Angela Lizarazo, Adriana Marmorek, Carlos Motta, Jorge Mario Múnera Edgar Negret, Santiago Parra, Luis Fernando Peláez, Esteban Peña, Ruby Rumie, Luis Alejandro Saiz, Fanny Sanin, Gabriel Silva, Giovanni Vargas, and Hugo Zapata.
The silent and public auction will showcase works by over thirty artists in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, works on paper, embroidery, photography and animation.
VivArte provides a wonderful opportunity to discover, learn about, view and acquire exceptional pieces by some of Colombia’s most respected artists including Edgar Negret, Fanny Sanin, Manuel Hernandez and Olga de Amaral, as well as cutting-edge newcomers, such as Natalia Castañeda, Santiago Parra and Ivan Argote.
Highlights include works by recent award winning artists such as Carlos Motta, recipient of the Future Generation Art Prize 2014, awarded by the Victor Pinchuk Foundation, and Juan Fernando Herrán, recipient of the 2014 Prix Pictet, the global award in photography and sustainability; Fanny Sanin, whose work is currently the subject of a retrospective at the Museo Nacional in Bogotá; Monika Bravo and Carlos Castro Arias, whose work is now on view at the Venice Biennale and Bienal de Mercosur, respectively.
The Silent Auction will take place during our Cocktail Reception on Tuesday, November 17th. The Live Auction will take place within the Phillips LATAM auction on Wednesday, November 18th.
VivArte Auction Details:
Viewing 14 – 18 November
Public Auction, November 18, 6p
Monday – Saturday 10am-6pm
Sunday 12pm-6pm
To preview and submit bids online visit www.bidpal.net/vivarte
Individual Tickets are $150
For further information contact Monica Espinel, 917.478.4635 or vivarte@liaisonscorporation.com