A selection of artworks from this year's BAMart Silent Auction is part of the window display of the famed Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street, as well as on the third floor of the store. Every work currently in the online catalog can be previewed at Bergdorf Goodman. Items can be bought at full price before it goes to auction! Unsold works will join more than 50 additional pieces at BAM and will go on auction on March 30th! The list of artists and designers includes Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Jeff Koons, Dana Schutz, Tara Donovan, James Rosenquist, Alex Katz among others. For more information, click on the BAMart website.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Sixth Annual Brooklyn Academy of Music BAMart Silent Auction: Artwork Selection on View at Bergdorf Goodman

On display at the Bergdorf Goodman window on Fifth Avenue and 58th Street is a selection of artwork from the Brooklyn Academy of Music silent art auction. The works of artists like Arturo Gomez Guerra, Jim Gaylord, Tom Burckhardt, Louise Belcourt, Erik Hanson, Patrick McMullan, Lauren Luloff, Jim Napierala, Lisa Kereszi, Saya Woolfalk, and Colleen Plumb, among others are featured in the display. Bidding ends on March 28th. For a complete list of works on view at Bergdorf Goodman, click here.

This year’s Honorary Artist Chair Shirin Neshat says, “BAM is a jewel of an institution that continues to redefine our contemporary culture by showcasing the best new experiments in dance, in theatre, music, and in cinema. We need to support BAM so it could carry on challenging its artists, audience and donors to keep exploring and discovering new talents and directions.”

BAMart is one of the programs of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, a major performing arts venue in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, known as a center for progressive and avant garde performance.