Photo: Sean Kelly
Legendary performance artistMarina Abramovicis staging her seminalThe Artist Is Presentinstallation.
Each person was photographed by Anelli, her longtime photographer.
Now, thanks to this special auction, three new visitors will get this opportunity.
Photo: Sean Kelly
The online auction, which is beingheld on Artsy, has two separate experiences.
Once again, Anelli will be present to photograph each sitting.
The auction winners will receive a framed copy of this photograph signed by Abramovic and Anelli.
Photo: Shelby Lessig viaWikimedia Commons(CC BY-SA 3.0)
All proceeds from the auction will go toDirect Reliefs emergency response to the Ukraine invasion.
She was quick to denounce Russia’s action in avideo messagepublished shortly after the invasion began.
I have full solidarity with them on this impossible day, she says in the video.
An attack on Ukraine is an attack on all of us.
Its an attack on humanity and has to be stopped.
Currently, Sean Kelly is holding a retrospective of Abramovic’s work.
In a short time, they were able to pull the event together.
We felt we needed to do something fast, Kellyshares.
We just feel its a huge imperative to get money into peoples hands as quickly as possible.
The Artist Is Present: A Benefit Auction for Ukraineisopen for bidsexclusively on Artsy until March 25.
In addition, Sean Kelly has also organized aGoFundMefor donations to Direct Relief.
