Art Auction April 18th, 2024
White Space Chelsea
530 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001, USA
18:30 h
Contact: Gina Barac-Bauer
bambihomes@gmail.com M: +1 (908) 349 05 24
www.bambihomescolombia.org
Be PART
Host Committee (Alphabetical order)
Yohir Akerman
Thor Borresen & Manuel Becerra
Adriana Echavarría
Luis García de Brigard
Yosbel Ibarra & Drew Stoudt
Julian Iragorri
Alberto Rebaza
Harold Tittmann & María Rengifo
American Friends of the Bambi Homes Colombia
Board of Directors (Alphabetical order)
Gina Barac-Bauer
Lulu Betancur-Hall
Ilana Levine
Melissa Mac Allister
Patricia Mora
Dina Rothstein
Nicolás Rueda
Cristina Serna
Natalia Sguerra
Christie’s Auctioneer: Helena Guindo
Christie’s Team: Jennifer Wright
General Coordination: Cristina Serna
Auction Coordinator: Marcela Duarte
Layout Designer: Haidy García
Renata Bolívar: Photo lot #9 – Other lots: Artist’s files
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
We
As I gather my thoughts and memories from Bambi, my emotions turn to tears. These past few years Bambi Homes has had a wild ride. A couple of months into the COVID-19 pandemic, after suffering an absolute drought of contributions, our finances were severely hurt, and our Foundation was a few months away from having to shut down forever. At the time, with the objective of never reducing the number of our children and families, a full restructuring was carried out.
Together with all our team of collaborators in Bambi, our Board of Directors in Bogotá and the Board of Directors of American Friends of Bambi Homes, we set out to do the almost impossible task of surviving. We worked incessantly to seek help and contributions. Believe me, no stone was left unturned.
And here we are… Because of you, our contributors, we are deeply proud to say that we are still standing.
Today, April 18th, 2024, we want to thank you and celebrate with you that our Foundation continues to produce an impact on many children and mothers, that depend on Bambi to escape from the relentless quicksand of poverty in Colombia. These mothers and children rely on us and on you, our contributors, to help them break free from a never-ending, downward spiral of poverty and lack of opportunities in our country. In Bambi, we are a beacon of light for these families.
To this day, we have served over 17,000 children and 1,200 families. We provide our children a home, a bed where to sleep in peace, food, education, medical and psychological treatment with accredited specialists. Our children find in Bambi love, care and security. Additionally, through our Promefa Program, we offer our mother beneficiaries training, education (many graduate from school while in Promefa) and funding to help them seek a dignified sustainable income for their family.
I want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the artists and galleries for donating their incredible work and sharing with our Foundation the gift of art. Our deepest gratitude also goes to Christie’s, Aviomar, our sponsors, patrons, volunteers, board members and to our Host Committee for contributing their time and efforts to allow this magical night to unfold in New York.
Thank you for contributing to our cause. Now more than ever, every effort counts. Your generosity is the wind in our sails.
CRISTINA SERNA
Be PART General Coordinator Executive Director
Hogares Bambi Bogotá
Welcome to Be Part’s eighth auction event in New York City.
We invite you to join us as we support Bambi Homes, an organization that serves disadvantaged children with the collective goal that they can live happily, with equal opportunities and conditions, in their local community. Be Part Auctions have been taking place since 2009 in New York, Miami and Madrid and have become an event that showcases the incredible talent of Colombian Artists with an aim to raise funding and awareness for this very important cause.
This year we are excited to have our biggest roster of Colombian artists to date and we are thankful for their generosity.
The last three years have brought great challenges to Bambi Homes. With the pandemic causing the disruption of much needed donations, Bambi Homes was forced to become independent and self funding. It was a huge achievement by our director in Colombia, Cristina Serna, to ensure that children were not abandoned during this time.
The American Friends of Bambi Homes strives to help support the children and programs specifically in Bogotá, Colombia. The children accepted into the program are those of extreme vulnerability, who have either been abandoned by their families or have suffered from mistreatment or abuse. These children not only need a safe home and environment but need the support of a trained staff to care for them in a loving and nourishing way.
Bambi offers four programs: The first two are, the Foster Children Program and Protection Program for children who have been abandoned who live at the home full time while their situation is being defined, providing them all the care they require which includes providing a safe home, meals, medical care, therapy with mental health experts and teachers. Our third program is the Community Daycare for children from the local neighbourhood who come for the day to receive care, meals, physical education and medical care. The families of these children are enrolled in our fourth program, Family Improvement Program, which focuses on providing psychosocial services as well as providing job training to help the economic stability of the family to ensure a secure environment for the child.
We invite you to get involved and generously participate so that we may reach many new children and families awaiting our support as their only hope for their future. A bid for art work will not only provide a beautiful addition in your home but it will support a child in need. Every dollar goes a long way in Colombia; with just USD$350 you can cover the cost of one child’s needs for one month and USD$4,200 covers an entire year.
A heartfelt thank you to all our donors and newcomers who have supported the event this year and to our sponsors - without your support this event would not have taken place. Thank you to the generosity of the Colombian artists who share the same social responsibility and commitment to Colombia and our cause.
We count on your support. Thank you for joining us!
Sincerely,
GINA BARAC-BAUER President of the Board American Friends of Bambi Homes Colombia
Rodrigo Echeverri Bogotá, Colombia
1975
Cruzamientos (Crossings)
Acrilyc on wood sheet 29 1/8 x 39 3/8 in 2022
USD 3,800
Artist's collection, Bogotá
Ana González Bogotá, Colombia
1974
Plumae 5/10 AG-069
Wooden box, fabric, porcelain feather and graphite on porcelain paper, Ed. 5/10 11 3/4 x 9 1/2 in 2022
USD 4,000
Galería La Cometa, Bogotá
3 4
USD 3,000
USD 6,800
Roberto Lombana Bogotá, Colombia 1977 Oro Puro - Amazonas (Pure Gold - Amazon) Photograph printed on MDF with gold leaf and resin 35 7/16 in diameter 2023 Artist's collection, Bogotá Tintin Acrilyc and gold leaf on canvas 26 3/4 x 26 3/4 in 2023USD 7,500
USD 11,000
Incrustación
USD 6,500
USD 3,500
USD 8,500
USD 9,000
USD 16,000
USD 7,500
Días, meses, años #5 (Days, months, years #5) Cold porcelain, acrylic, paper, pencil, enamel and wire Sculpture: 11 13/16 x 9 13/16 x 2 3/4 in Base: 13 3/4 x 11 13/16 x 1 9/16 in 2024
USD 5,000
Artist's collection, Bogotá
Dissections of the Infinite Meditation 08/25/2020 Mirrors, wood, plexiglas and LED lights 35 7/16 x 35 7/16 x 3 15/16 in 2020
USD 5,600
Artist's collection, Bogotá
USD 12,000
USD 7,500
USD 4,500
USD 6,000
USD 7,000
USD 16,000
USD 12,000
USD 6,000
Artist's collection, Bogotá
Valor de Cambio - 10 Pesos Colombianos (Exchange Value - 10 Colombian Pesos) Digital print transferred on stone. Diptych, P/A
5/16 x 6 11/16 x 1 15/16 in 2024
USD 5,000
Artist's collection, Bogotá
De la Serie Paisaje Olvidados (From the Series Forgotten Landscapes) 35 7/16 x 51 3/16 in Acrilyc on canvas 2023
USD 6,000
Artist's collection, Medellín
1975
USD 10,000
1973
USD 25,000
USD 13,500
USD 8,000
Artist's
USD 6,000
Diego Díaz
El Santuario, Antioquia, Colombia
1986
en Suspensión
Artist's collection, Medellín
Marco Mojica Barranquilla, Colombia 1976
USD 3,500
Galería El Museo, Bogotá
USD 6,500
USD 7,000
USD 13,000
USD 6,500
USD 11,000
USD 7,000
Nadín Ospina
1960
La Persistencia del Deseo (The Persistance of Desire) Giclée print on cotton paper and 3D print on wood 17 1/8 x 19 5/8 x 3 1/8 in 2023
USD 3,500
Galería El Museo, Bogotá
USD 2,800
Artist's collection, Bogotá
para Tejido de
sin Urdimbre
USD 1,000
USD 2,000
Artist's collection, Bogotá
Bosque Tropical Seco Segmentado (Segmented Dry Tropical Forest) Open segmented lathe, 1,716 segments 21 1/4 x 13 3/4 in 2024
USD 2,400
Artist's collection, Bogotá
Canalización 209_139 (Canalization 209_139) Analog photography printed on fabric and paper 41 3/4 x 41 3/4 x 3 1/8 in 2022
USD 2,500
Galería El Museo, Bogotá
USD 3,500
USD 2,200
45
Camilo Bojacá
De la Serie Plano de Corte 10 (From the Series Cutting Plane 10)
Pencil on newspaper (1872) and structure in 0.7 mm graphite leads 14 3/4 x 19 7/8 in 2023
USD 1,900
Galería El Museo, Bogotá
Vanessa Nieto and Cesar Faustino Bogotá, Colombia 1989
Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia 1981
46
Simulacros II (Simulacrums II)
Sculptural installation. Footprints made with handmade paper, rust and paper rope 98 7/16 x 19 11/16 x 19 11/16 in aprox. 2024
USD 2,300
Artist's collection, Bogotá
Sogamoso, Boyacá, Colombia 1985USD 3,000
Tropical Paradise Barú, Colombia
Historical Cartagena weekend Cartagena, Colombia
Bungalow at Hotel Las Islas - 4 nights
2 roundtrip JetBlue tickets JFK-CTG-JFK
USD 4,500
Restrictions apply
Beautiful Home in Cartagena's Old City - 3 nights
4 roundtrip Copa tickets JFK-CTG-JFK Dinner for 4 at Celele
USD 5,000
Restrictions apply
USD 2,200
Restrictions apply