Recess’s May 18th Benefit auction will feature work by Terence Koh, Deville Cohen, Galeria Perdida, Rachel Rossin, Liz Magic Laser, Becca Albee, Rita Ackermann & Harmony Korine, A.K. Burns & Katherine Hubbard, Rob Fischer, Simone Leigh,  Dustin Yellin, Bruce High Quality Foundation, Scott Keightley, Eva Zuckerman, Joe Kay, Carmelle Safdie, Sophy Naess, and Christine Sun Kim as well as bags by Marc Jacobs, a signed John Currin monograph, five nights in a 4-bedroom home in Breckenridge, and two VIP tickets with backstage access at the heavy metal event of the year.  

All prices inclusive of custom framing. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the image.

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If you would like to bid on item in our auction but are unable to attend the benefit, please sign and complete this form. Email it to maia@recessactivities.org by Sunday, May 15^th at midnight. To download an auction show sheet, click here.

Terence Koh
Untitled, 2010
Watercolor and pencil on paper
14″ x 11″
Value: $888 / Minimum Bid: $222

Deville Cohen
Low Clearance, 2010
Pen on Xeroxed paper
22″ x 29″
Value: $1000 / Minimum Bid: $250

Galeria Perdida
Fear/Eats/Soul, 2009
Neon, edition 1 of 3
Value: $2000 / Minimum Bid: $500

Marc Jacobs International
Courtesy Lydia Gidwitz
Cecilia Bag, Marc Jacobs Collection, 2011
100% Calf Leather C392027
Value: $1475 / Minimum Bid: $300

Marc Jacobs International
Courtesy Lydia Gidwitz
Beat Bag, Marc Jacobs Collection, 2011
100% Goat Leather C392048
Value: $1150 / Minimum Bid: $200

Rachel Rossin
Hear Hum, 2011
Oil on canvas, 24″x24″
Value: $1500 / Minimum Bid: $350

Liz Magic Laser
Gary Lai as Mr. Wang (bronze of a Tibetan pagoda) in ‘Man equals Man’ at the Korea Town West 32nd St Branch of Citibank NY, June 19th, 2009. Wang offers his captive soldier some beefsteak in Scene 7, 2009-2010
Production still from Chase, video installation 20″x24″, edition 2 of 5
Value: $2000 / Minimum Bid: $500

Becca Albee
Response Iraq Killings, Newspaper and Flowers, 2009
Archival inkjet print 12″x16″, edition 2 of 7
Value: $800 / Minimum Bid: $200

Rita Ackermann & Harmony Korine
Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
Untitled, 2011
Paper cement, printed paper on printed paper 35″x47″
Value: $15000 / Minimum Bid: $5000

A.K. Burns & Katherine Hubbard
The Brown Bear, 2010
Digital Collage
Value: $1000 / Minimum Bid: $250

Rob Fischer
Prison Print, 2010
Mop ringer print, using mop from Brooklyn prison, edition 8 of 15
Value: $3,200 / Minimum Bid: $800

Simone Leigh
Untitled, 2011
Ceramic
Value: $2500 / Minimum Bid: $500

Dustin Yellin
Porcelain Pagoda, 2011
Glass, collage, acrylic, Ink, 18.5″x7″x3.25″
Value: $7500 / Minimum Bid: $1900

Bruce High Quality Foundation
Meatball 1 & Meatball 2, 2010
Diptych shadowbox, mixed materials
10″ x 3″ each
Value: $5000 / Minimum Bid: $1250

Scott Keightley
The Rooks, 2010
Clay, glue, acrylic
Value: $1000 / Minimum Bid: $250

Signed John Currin monograph
Courtesy Gagosian along with Clare Gidwitz & Andrea Pemberton, 2006
Published by Rizzoli and Gagosian Gallery, fully illustrated with essays by Norman Bryson, Alison M. Gringers, Dave Eggers
10 1/2″x 13 1/2″, 382 pages
Value: $300 / Minimum Bid: $50

5 nights in Breckenridge with friends and family in snowy February, wildflower August, or deciduous September
4 bedroom, 4 1/2 bath home located 6 miles from Breckenridge skiing (VRBO: 278022 )
Courtesy of Mari-Ann & Ben Murphy
Thursday pm-Tuesday am
Value: $2000 / Minimum Bid: $600

Eva Zuckerman
Soar, 2011
Enamel on canvas 36″x48″
Value: $4000 / Minimum Bid: $1000

Joe Kay
Lighter(s), 2011
Value: $100 / Minimum Bid: $20

Carmelle Safdie with the Bruce High Quality Foundation University
The Artist at Work, 2011
Oversized Xerox on paper, edition 1 of 5
23.5″ x 35.5″
Value: $200 / Minimum Bid: $50

Sophy Naess with the Bruce High Quality Foundation University
The Artist at Work, 2011
Monoprint poster 24″x36″
Value: $300 / Minimum Bid: $75

Christine Sun Kim
Untitled, 2008
Paper, ink, pigment powder
10.5″ x 10.25″
Value: $400 / Minimum Bid: $100

Dustin Yellin
Untitled (Cloudscape), 2011
Glass, collage, acrylic
15.25″ x 15.5″ x 5.5″
Value: $24000 / Minimum Bid: $6000

Two VIP tickets with backstage access at the heavy metal event of the year
Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, and Anthrax at Yankee Stadium September 14th, 2011
Courtesy Peter Mensch
Value: Seriously? / Minimum Bid: $300