Berlin!!!!!

We are excited to welcome you to the anonymous art auction Dead Darlings #20 — Drama! It’s happening at Heimathafen Neukölln on Saturday 28th of June at 5 o’clock! In this auction the prices may be low, but the drama is high!

A diverse, international group of selected artists, offer up their most dramatic darlings* to be auctioned off at symbolic prices. While giving these unique artworks the stage, we find out what makes them special and where they get their dramatic flair. What we don’t know is which artist made what! The name of the maker is revealed only after the sale is complete! This puts the focus on the artwork itself, helps to even-out the playing field, and makes the auction so much more exciting!

Everyone is welcome at this inclusive event, there is a bar, the entrance is free, and you may come and go as you like during the auction. Our team is there to help you and explain how things work, and each lot will be auctioned according to the auction order. If you want to bid, all you need to do is register for a paddle number, grab a beer, take a seat, and we will take care of the rest. Sign up here in advance to make things smoother at the venue. Our art handlers will display every single piece looking cute in their white gloves. This is an opportunity to expand or begin your art collection, hang out in a theater full of artists and art lovers, and find the artwork you want to live with. Or you can just watch! Not to be too dramatic about it, but our hope is that you can help breathe new life into a dead darling, take your beloved home with you at the end of the day, and live happily ever after! No drama!

Venue:
Heimathafen Neukölln
Karl-Marx-Str. 141, 12043 Berlin

Date:
28 June 2025

Doors Open:
2pm / 14 Uhr

Auction Starts:
5pm / 17 Uhr

Bar Open:
4:30pm / 16:30 Uhr
(snacks available)

Register Here

Dead Darlings #20 — Drama is kindly supported by Heimathafen Neukölln and will take place during the annual 48 Stunden Neukölln art festival.

Browse our catalogue with all the 56 LOTS in order of apperance for Dead Darlings #20 — Drama below and read our Open Call to the artists here.

*A dead darling is an artwork that has been “killed” during or after its production. Something an artist wouldn’t normally exhibit or sell, yet something that holds personal value, and has a story to tell! We invite artists to offer up such a piece with a very low starting price because our auctions are low- threshold inclusive events. We want to give an exciting and authentic auction experience, while posing questions about value.

Our auctions are anonymous.This means that all the selected artists will be listed alphabetically, but no one will know who made what work until after the lot sells! This is of course a fitting element of drama within our auction format. We want people to choose an artwork they like, not because they heard the name before, or know the market value of a piece, but because they see something they personally connect with! We mix artists from different backgrounds and contexts because that diversity makes things both interesting and inclusive!