The In Crowd

Support my man Osman and the d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac) Winter Auction:

"d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac) is pleased to announce its sixth annual Winter Auction. Approximately 90 works by established and emerging artists, on view beginning December 3rd, will be auctioned on December 10, 2005. All proceeds support (dac)’s exhibition program of emerging artists.

d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac) is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to preserving and enriching the identity of D.U.M.B.O. as an artists community. To this end, (dac) promotes the work of emerging artists by presenting group exhibitions in its gallery, maintaining a slide registry of Brooklyn-based artists and producing the annual d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival. (dac) grew out of the first d.u.m.b.o. art under the bridge festival in 1997 and serves as the year-round hub for D.U.M.B.O.’s artists’ community.

The 2005 Winter Auction will be held at the d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac) gallery located at 30 Washington Street, Brooklyn, New York, and will consist of both live and silent bidding:

- December 3th-10th, 10am-6pm. Silent Auction. Works may also be viewed and bids placed online at www.dumboartscenter.org website by clicking here beginning November 24th.

- December 10th, Pre-Auction Reception 6-8pm. Live Auction beginning at 8pm. Featuring works by artists Vito Acconci, Kiki Smith, Jim Dine, Mel Bochner, St. Clair Cemin, William Bailey, Marcel Duchamp, Richard Estes, Donald Sultan, Nola Zirin, Ray Smith, and Stephen Lack.

For further information or images please contact the d.u.m.b.o. arts center (dac), by phone at 718.694.0831 or email at mail@dumboartscenter.org.

 

Details on Osman's piece (pictured above) in the auction:

 

Osman Akan

Hang on Dots, 2004. Chine colle, 5 7/8” x 8 ¾ ”

Estimated Value: $1500
Starting Bid: $100

Born in the Black Sea coast of Turkey, Osman Akan is a digital media artist whose work primarily focuses on issues of consciousness and its effects on identity. His artwork takes various forms. However, often he utilizes video and sound in the form of an installation. Akan lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.

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