ICI HONORS LEADING ART WORLD INNOVATORS DASHA ZHUKOVA receives the 2012 LEO AWARD, CREATED BY ZAK KITNICK and PRESENTED BY AGNES GUND The winners of the 2nd ICI INDEPENDENT VISION CURATORIAL AWARD Nav Haq and Jay SandersSELECTED AND PRESENTED BY CURATOR HANS ULRICH OBRIST On Monday, November 19, 2012, Independent Curators International (ICI) will host its Annual Benefit and Auction to celebrate the organizations ever-expanding international networks among innovative curators, artists, and art institutions around the globe. Presented by GLENMEDE, the evening will take place at the Prince George Ballroom, which will be transformed by FÊTE who are generously producing the event. Catered by New Yorks favorites Sonnier & Castle, the evening will begin with an INTIMATE HONOREE HOUR for guests to celebrate the Honorees achievements, followed by the LIVE and SILENT AUCTION led by Alexander Rotter, Senior Vice President, Head of Department of Contemporary Art at Sothebys New York. CLICK HERE FOR A PREVIEW OF THE AUCTION ITEMS The auction will feature ARTWORKS by Olaf Breuning, Ian Davis, Shannon Finley, Brendan Fowler, Zipora Fried, Nick Goss, Ellen Gronemeyer, Shamsia Hassani, KAWS, Ellsworth Kelly, Adam Marnie, Sam Moyer, Laurel Nakadate, Lisa Oppenheim, Ellen Phelan, Joel Shapiro, Jack Shear, Yinka Shonibare MBE, Kunié Sugiura, Miller Updegraff, Jonas Wood, and more. In addition, once-in-a-lifetime EXPERIENCES will be offered, including a week-long stay in a private three-bedroom villa in St. Barts, provided by WIMCO Villas; a commissioned oil painting by Jeanette Mundt; a weekend in Newport, RI including a day charter on Americas oldest classic 12-Metre sailing boat; and a one-of-a-kind hand-painted pendant necklace from Noor Fares sought-after jewelry collection. For more information on auction items visit here or contact Bridget Finn at bridget@curatorsintl.org, or 212 254 8200 x124. BENEFIT COMMITTEE Co-chaired by Sydie Lansing, Ann Schaffer, Ann Cook Noreen & Ahmar Ahmad, agnès b, Chris Apple, Lawrence Benenson, Hayley Bloomingdale, Tanya Bonakdar, J. K. Brown & Eric Diefenbach, Michael Clifton, Lisa Cooley, Chrissy Crawford, Stacy Engman, Brendan Fowler, Honor Fraser, Carol & Arthur Goldberg, Marilyn Greene, Belinda Kielland, Dennis Kimmerich, Emily-Jane Kirwan, Karen Klopp, Sims Lansing, Jo Carole Lauder, Rose Lord, Isaac Lyles, Michele Maccarone, Candice Madey, Liz Mulholland, Oliver Newton & Margaret Lee, Lindsay Pollock, Daisy Prince, Molly Rand, John Royall, Joe Sheftel, Erin Somerville, Neil Thomas, Leslie Tonkonow, Courtney Treut, Adrian Turner, August Uribe, Thea Westreich Wagner & Ethan Wagner BOARD OF TRUSTEES Gerrit L. Lansing**, Chairman Emeritus; Suydam R. Lansing, Honorary Chair; Patterson Sims, Chairman; Melville Straus, Barbara Toll, Vice Chairs; Jean Minskoff Grant, President; James Cohan, Ann Schaffer, Vice Presidents; Jeffrey Bishop; Jill Brienza; Christo & Jeanne-Claude**; Ann Cook; Susan Coote; Maxine Frankel, Trustee Emerita; Carol Goldberg, Trustee Emerita; Hunter C. Gray; Marilyn Greene; Agnes Gund, Trustee Emerita; Jo Carole Lauder; Caral G. Lebworth**, Trustee Emerita; Laure Lim; Vik Muniz; Mel Schaffer; Susan Sollins*, Executive Director Emerita; Nina Castelli Sundell*, Trustee Emerita; Sarina Tang; Virginia Wright,Trustee Emerita; Ken Tyburski, Ex-Officio Trustee Chair, ICI independents; Kate Fowle, Executive Director * ICI Co-founder ** In Memoriam
Sponsors
