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ART 100 Michael Craig-Martin, Love/Glove (2011)

Take home this six-color screen print, Love/Glove, by British contemporary artist and painter Michael Craig-Martin, hailed as “Godfather of the Young British Artists (YBAs)” and “a kingpin of conceptual art.” Craig-Martin is represented by Gagosian Gallery, which works with many of the world’s most celebrated artists. Of Love/Glove, part of his ‘rhyme paintings’ series, CraigMartin noted, “The conjunction of ‘Love’ and ‘Glove’ has very strange implications... one doesn’t quite know what they are, there’s room for some interpretative manoeuvres. And that speculative manoeuvring is one of the best things about any work of art.” The print is signed and dated by the artist.

Measurements: 29 1/4 x 26 inches Donated by Gagosian Gallery

Value: $1,080

101 Ellsworth Kelly, Purple (2001)

Ellsworth Kelly, who recently marked his 91st birthday, is one of the most celebrated artists globally, with works featured in the collections of major museums around the world. Kelly is known for his individual approach to painting and sculpting, and also his powerful, often monochromatic canvases and prints, which distill both color and shape to their very essence.This lithograph, printed at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles, is one of an edition of 45.

Unframed measurements: 46 7/8 x 36 inches Donated by Gemini G.E.L. LLC

Value: $13,500

102 Michael Muller, Black Magic (2014)

Acclaimed American photographer Michael Muller is renowned for his celebrity portraits, and advertising and wildlife photos. In this stunning life-sized print of a shark, one of his favorite subjects, Muller provides a glimpse into the mysterious, dark depths of the ocean. Muller traveled to South Africa to photograph sharks, using his self-created and patented waterproof strobe lights, for his book coming out in 2015 from Taschen. Seize the opportunity to acquire this one-of-a-kind Muller print in advance of the book release.

Unframed measurements: 44 x 64 inches Donated by Michael and Kimberly Muller

Value: $7,100

103 John Newsom, Before the Feast (2014)

John Newsom, voted among the “Top 20 Artists in America”

by FLASH ART magazine in 2013, is best known for his gestural paintings of naturalistic subject matter. Before the Feast is a one-of-a-kind oil on paper creation, specifically made for The New York Stem Cell Foundation’s 2014 Gala. Featuring a spectacular close-up of a leopard, this piece combines Newsom’s thematic focus on animals with his stylistic motif of hard-edge monochromatic geometric shapes integrated into the composition.

Unframed measurements: 30 x 22 inches Donated by John Newsom

Value: $12,500

104 Yigal Ozeri, Untitled: Megan (2012)

New York-based Israeli artist Yigal Ozeri is renowned for his large-scale cinematic portraits of young women in vast ambiguous landscapes that transcend reality. A master of the photo-realistic painting technique, Ozeri captures the true spirit of his subjects. Untitled: Megan, a watercolor, gouache and graphite portrait on paper, is an elegant depiction of a young, pensive girl in a park, exemplifying Ozeri’s practice.

Measurements: 14.875 x 21.625 inches Donated by Yigal Ozeri LLC

Value: $8,000

105 Hiroshi Sugimoto + U2, Boden Sea, Uttwil (1993)

Boden Sea, Uttwil is a special limited edition offset lithograph signed, for the first time, by all members of U2. Bono, drawn to Sugimoto’s series of seascape photographs of Lake Constance, met with Sugimoto and took notes on his work. Those notes became the foundation for the title track “No Line on the Horizon” of U2’s 12th studio album by the same name, which debuted at No. 1 in 30 countries with 5 million copies sold by June 2009. Boden Sea, Uttwil is the text-free jacket cover of the album, which Rolling Stone magazine hailed as “an early front runner for album cover of the year.” This is edition 20 of 100.

Measurements: 27 11/16 x 27 11/16 inches Donated by Yoshii Gallery

Value: $4,000

106 CHRISTO, Wrapped Snoopy Doghouse, Project for the Charles M. Schultz Museum, Santa Rosa, California (20042005)

Christo, along with his late wife and partner, Jeanne-Claude, has produced several of the most monumental works of public art in modern times, including The Gates in Central Park, which brought more than one million visitors to Central Park in 2005. Charles M. Schultz was an admirer of Christo’s work and featured him in a 1978 Peanuts comic strip. Christo returned the compliment by creating the Wrapped Snoopy House for the Charles M. Schultz Museum, Santa Rosa, California. This is a handcollaged lithograph plan of the three dimensional piece. This item is signed and numbered AP 24/50. (Copy of Schultz comic strip attached on back of work.)

Measurements: 24 ½ x 21 ¼ inches Donated by Christo

Value: $5,500

107 Ryan and Trevor Oakes, Predictum (2014)

Identical twin artists Ryan and Trevor Oakes are noted for the development of a new method of tracing the world. Through the use of a concave metal easel of their own creation, they are able to sketch completely freehand and by eye alone. This technique embraces the dual nature of sight, the angles at which our human eyes see images, and is described by Columbia University’s perceptual historian Jonathan Crary as one of the most original breakthroughs in the rendering of visual space since the Renaissance. Predictum (2014) is an intricate inkdrawn design examining depth and perception.

Measurements: 12 x 12 inches Donated by Ryan and Trevor Oakes

Value: $1,200

108 Gerri Davis, Dance study: Ropeswing (2011)

Dance study: Ropeswing, a lithograph by up-and-coming contemporary artist Gerri Davis, is the 3rd edition of 20.

Combining the past and present, realism and conceptualism, it pays homage to artists Henri Matisse and William Blake.

Depicting painter Ryan Oakes doing acrobatic maneuvers, Davis puts her own stamp on this historical composition of dancing figures by altering the perspective to create an elevated view.

Unframed measurements: 22 x 30 inches Donated by Gerri Davis

Value: $900

ARCHITECTURE 200 Tour of Frank Gehry’s Studio, LA Philharmonic Concert at Walt Disney Hall, One Night at The Standard Hollywood

Hollywood

Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity for you and a friend to tour Frank Gehry’s studio and extraordinary Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. Following the tour, enjoy a performance by the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. This priceless experience includes a luxurious overnight stay at The Standard Hollywood.

Donated by Frank Gehry and The Standard Hollywood

Value: Priceless

201 Walking Tour of the High Line with Paul Goldberger, and Dinner at The Standard Grill You and up to four (4) friends can tour the High Line, New York’s celebrated park built on a former elevated rail line, together with Paul Goldberger, the Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic and author. The tour will include the High Line’s just-opened third section, which carries the park all the way north to 34th Street. This priceless experience includes dinner at The Standard Grill, just beneath the High Line.

Donated by Paul Goldberger and The Standard Grill

Value: Priceless

Lot 201 Restrictions: Value of $200 for The Standard Grill dinner.

CULINARY EXPERIENCE 300 Dinner for Four at the James Beard House, NYC

All performing artists deserve a great stage. Musicians have Carnegie Hall. Chefs, winemakers, and cookbook authors have the James Beard House. Twenty-five years ago, the James Beard House began inviting chefs from around the world to cook dinners in James Beard’s historic townhouse in Greenwich Village. Today, the Beard House continues to provide unique opportunities to interact and experience the cooking of America’s top chefs—from up-and-coming talent to celebrities like Tom Colicchio, Mario Batali, and Daniel Boulud.

Choose any date between now and October 30th, 2015 by visiting www.jamesbeard.org/events Donated by James Beard Foundation

Value: Priceless

Lot 300 Restrictions: Expires October 30, 2015; Events subject to availability; For up-to-date events listings visit www.jamesbeard. org/events; Winners must comply with the James Beard House reservations policy. Winner/Diners must be 21 or older.

SPORTS EXPERIENCE 400 New York Yankees Stadium Tour & Luxury Suite for 16

Celebrate one of America’s favorite past times with 16 friends at Yankee Stadium! This package includes a private tour of Monument Park and the New York Yankees Museum. The Luxury Suite features two distinct areas: a bar with granite countertops and rich wood paneling in addition to a spacious lounge area with comfortable leather furnishings, and also offers a wide variety of food and beverage selections.

Donated by Peter John Goulandris & Dr. Karen Burke Goulandris

Value: $8,000

Lot 400 Restrictions: Winner to coordinate date through NYSCF; choose from the 2015 home game schedule. Food and drinks not included.

FASHION 500 The Proenza Schouler Experience for Two

You and a friend will have exclusive access for two to attend the Proenza Schouler show at New York Fashion Week 2015.

In addition to this once-in-a-lifetime experience, you will also have the opportunity to choose an iconic PS1 Bag, the classic satchel embodying a sense of wearable luxury that has become the brand’s signature, from Proenza Schouler’s Madison Avenue store. Proenza Schouler, the New York based women’s wear and accessories brand founded in 2002 by Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, is defined by its fusion of craftsmanship and attention to detail with a sense of refined ease.

Donated by Proenza Schouler

Value: Priceless

Lot 500 Restrictions: Must be for 2015 shows.

MUSIC 600 The Gift of Music For Your Child

Give a child in your life the priceless gift of music with this exclusive package that includes: a ¾-size violin and bow – perfect for the budding young musician (~8-12 yrs) – donated by prize-winning violin maker and international instrument dealer Christophe Landon (www.landonviolins.com); a customizable lesson for the child with virtuoso violinist Nanae Iwata (www.nanaeiwata.com); and also three (3) tickets to a New York Philharmonic open rehearsal at Avery Fisher Hall plus a special backstage tour with New York Philharmonic cellist Patrick Jee (www.patrickjee.com). Jee and Iwata, internationally acclaimed and Juilliard- and Yale-trained musicians, are founders and faculty members of the New Amsterdam Conservatory (www.naconservatory.com), just around the corner from Lincoln Center.

Donated by Christophe Landon (Strings and Things), and New Amsterdam Conservatory Value: Priceless Lot 600 Restrictions: Date of New York Philharmonic open rehearsal (2014-2015 season) to be coordinated via NYSCF with Mr. Jee. Options for the violin lesson customizable with Ms. Iwata, depending upon the level (beginner, intermediate, advanced) of the student.

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