LOOK2022 Art Auction

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Contemporary Calgary, "LOOK Art Auction," 2022

Please join us, Friday, May 13 from 6 – 9PM for the opening reception

LOOK, an exhibition of works from many of the country’s most significant artists, generously donated for our annual live and silent art auctions. With painting, sculpture, and photography spanning decades of practice, the exhibition includes a wide diversity of artwork by renowned artists such as Kent Monkman, Angela Grossmann, Edward Burtynsky, Carol Wainio, Ted Godwin, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, John Hall, Diana Thorneycroft, Corrie-Lynn Tetz and many more. We are also honoured to feature the work of Cathy Daley, Harry Kiyooka and Mary Shannon Will, three much beloved artists who passed away recently but leave a lasting legacy. The auction will be installed at the gallery from May 13 through June 10 to invite the community to view these amazing works and to provide the opportunity to place bids on the silent auction items in advance of the LOOK Gala on June 11. 

The LOOK art auction is sponsored by Heather Bala Edwards & kd lang, and supported by Deborah Herringer Kiss as auction chair. We are pleased to welcome Brett Sherlock, Christie’s International Consultant, as auctioneer, who will help us find loving homes for the more the incredible works on display. LOOK would not be possible without the extraordinary support of the artists and the many dealers, sponsors, committee members, donors and collectors who recognize the value of arts and culture and the importance of philanthropy. All proceeds from the LOOK art auction directly support pubic programming and exhibitions at Contemporary Calgary.

Artists

Nura Ali, Maxwell Bates, Dianne Bos, David Burdeny, Catherine Burgess, Edward Burtynsky, Billie Rae Busby, Joane Cardinal-Schubert, Michael Corner, Chris Cran, Cathy Daley, DaveandJenn, Mark Dicey, Joseph Drapell, Rhys Douglas Farrell, Ted Godwin, Angela Grossmann, John Hall, Maggie Hall, Marcia Harris, John Heward, Aron Hill, Brian Howell, Darryl Hughto, Geoffrey Hunter, Laurel Johannesson, Kent Merriman Jr., Illingworth Kerr, Harry Kiyooka, Paul Kuhn, Robert Marchessault, Andrew James McKay, Steve Mennie, Chris Millar, David Milne, Kent Monkman, Ron Moppett, Mark Mullin, Yvonne Mullock, Erik Olson, Laura Pope, Darija Radakovic, Sylvia Safdie, Ryan Sluggett, Michael Smith, Corri-Lynn Tetz, David Thauberger, Diana Thorneycroft, Harold Town, Carol Wainio, Andy Warhol, John Will, Mary Shannon Will, and Diana Zasadny.

Andy Warhol: One Night Only LOOK2022, June 11, Sponsored by Masters Gallery.

Reception and After Party tickets on sale. 

For One Night Only, Contemporary Calgary is thrilled to share a selection of works by one of the world’s most significant contemporary artists, Andy Warhol. Drawn from collections within Calgary, the works on display reflect a diverse range of Warhol’s prints and other ephemera. From the glamour of Marilyn Monroe to the commonplace Hamburger, seminal works like these were foundational to the artist’s development of Pop Art and his reflections on consumerism, material culture, celebrity and the banality of contemporary American culture.

Andy Warhol: One Night Only is a rare and exciting addition to the LOOK gala that extends this year’s theme drawing upon the magic of Studio 54 and Warhol as one of the club's most alluring and regular guests. Disco, Pop, glamour, sexual freedom, and extreme exclusivity made Studio 54 a cultural phenomenon that captured a moment in time at once dizzying, ecstatic and rife with an unbridled lust for life. Warhol’s artistic practice and cultivation of celebrity thrived in this milieu, a club where many of his subjects, including Mohammed Ali, would be found dancing the night away.

This exhibition is generously sponsored by Masters Gallery and we are delighted to announce they have included Dollar Sign, a one-of-a-kind serigraphic print on silk handkerchief, as a work not only on view, but available for purchase. Dollar Sign is included in Masters Gallery exhibition of Andy Warhol launching June 14th with a percentage of the sales going to support Contemporary Calgary’s exhibitions and public programs.