ARTSY
April 24, 2020
We are delighted to present an auction to benefit Food Bank For New York City.
This online auction offers the opportunity to purchase works
donated by nearly 100 of today’s most exciting artists, representing
a wide range of practices, backgrounds, and experiences. The incredible
response from artists across all walks of life reflects a call for unity and
collective transformative action.
Some of the artists include:
Dana Schutz, Katherine Bernhardt, Ross Bleckner, Nicole Eisenman, Cecily Brown,
Peter Halley, Ann Craven, Lyle Ashton Harris, Keltie Ferris, James Siena,
Jeffrey Gibson, Cindy Ji Hye Kim, Felipe Baeza, Salman Toor, Devan Shimoyama,
Louis Fratino, Marilyn Minter, Alison Rossiter, Betty Tompkins, Didier William,
Jordan Kasey, Sanya Kantarovsky, Elinor Carucci, and many more.
Organized by artist Doron Langberg, facilitated by Yossi Milo Gallery, and powered
by Artsy, the auction will benefit Food Bank For New York City. As the city’s leading
hunger-relief organization, Food Bank provides emergency meals, fresh produce,
and household supplies for low-income New Yorkers, families with school-aged
children, seniors at high-risk of infection, and healthcare workers.
In this “new normal” of social distancing, shuttered businesses, lost wages, and
closed schools thousands more New Yorkers are facing food insecurity. “As artists,
we are uniquely positioned to leverage the power of our work and of our community
to help the ones most affected,” explains Langberg. “Putting together this auction
gave me a feeling of agency which so many of us need right now.”
Founded in 1983, the mission of Food Bank For New York City is to end hunger by
organizing food, information and support for community survival and dignity.
At least 1.4 million New Yorkers rely on its services, with a network of approximately
1,200 emergency and community food providers, including soup kitchens, food
pantries, shelters, low-income day care centers, as well as senior, youth and
rehabilitation centers.
Food Bank Auction Press Release
