Artists for Poets
Works Sold to Benefit The Poetry Project
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Event date 10 March -
Event location New York
Christie’s New York is honored to present Artists for Poets: Works Sold to Benefit The Poetry Project as a highlight of the Post-War to Present auction on 10 March. This distinguished group of contemporary works features prominent artists, including Cecily Brown, Alex Katz, Katherine Bradford, Suzan Frecon and Ugo Rondinone. The works have been generously donated by the artists and their respective galleries — with sales benefitting the mission of The Poetry Project, to be a fundamental space of creative exchange between poets and multidisciplinary artists.
Contact
Julian Ehrlich
JEhrlich@christies.com
+1 212 468 7177
Emory Conetta
econetta@christies.com
+1 212 636 2253
A selection of donated works available for sale
A note from the Executive Director
‘The Poetry Project's story is radiant with so many generations of friendship, collaboration, and mutual regard between artists and poets. We are delighted and profoundly moved that the upcoming Post-War to Present auction highlights this deep listening and exchange, which have so vitally shaped language and visual culture across time.
— Kyle Dacuyan, Executive Director of The Poetry Project
Foundation
About The Poetry Project
Since 1966, The Poetry Project has expanded access to literature, education, and opportunities for sharing one's creative work in a counter-hierarchical, radically open space and community. Premised on the vision that cultural action at the local level can inspire broader shifts in public consciousness, The Project is committed to developing and collaborating on replicable program models that challenge persistent social narratives, especially through the verbal reframing made possible in poetry. We do this work through a combination of live readings, performances, lectures, events, and workshops, in addition to literary and critical publications and emerging writers and curatorial fellowship programs. The Poetry Project is based at St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, a vibrant artistic and community space which includes the St. Mark's Church congregation, Danspace Project, and New York Theatre Ballet.
Related auction
Post-War to Present
Christie’s is proud to offer the Post-War to Present auction, the premier platform for today’s leading artistic voices and celebrated figures of the post-war period.
Exhibition
Join us at Christie’s New York
Location
20 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10020
Viewing
3–9 March
Monday – Saturday, 10am – 5pm
Sunday, 1pm – 5pm
The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Image credit: © Cecily Brown