Hello Amsterdam
— We’re back!!!
Dear Artists, our first live auction in Amsterdam since the lockdown will take place on 31 July 2022 (and then again on 11 December 2022) at the heart of the city: Dead Darlings #15 — Issue! 2 will be presented in two instalments, with a summer edition and a winter edition. That means double the artworks and double the fun!
There is a single Open Call, and both chapters of the event will take place in Amsterdam centrum, at the former press-hall and historical artist run space Vrij Paleis.
OPEN CALL
FOR ARTISTS!
Deadline to submit your dead darling: 20 June 2022
Inspired by the original function of Vrij Paleis as a printing press, but also the swelling tide of issues in our times, we have entitled our upcoming auction: Issue! Yes, as in the issue of a newspaper but also, the matter in question, a predicament, a consequence, a version of something, a thing under discussion and the list goes on...
If you connect to the theme of Issue! send us your dead darling by filling in this form:
Fill in this FORM to participate!
All the artworks are auctioned anonymously, so the buyer can connect to what they love! Participating artists are listed, but the names are not revealed in relation to the piece until after the sale. *60% of the final selling price goes directly to the maker, with 40% held back to cover production costs.
What is a Dead Darling? A dead darling, is a work that an artist might not normally sell; a fabulous experiment, an outlier, a misfit, yet always something that stands strong on its own and has a story to tell. We give these works a second chance for love and tell their stories. As these pieces have been previously “killed”, starting prices for our auctions are low, giving everyone the opportunity to bid for an original and unique artwork.
Who are Dead Darlings? Dead Darlings are a collective founded in Amsterdam in 2005, running anonymous art auctions as a platform that challenges notions of value and explores the complex love triangle between artist, artwork, and collector. Our focus is on artefacts whose value is ambiguous. Our events combine elements of performance and exhibition. As a collective we bring something “unseen” into the public sphere.
Where will Dead Darlings #15 take place? Vrij Paleis is a historical artist-run-art-space in the heart of Amsterdam. In the old newspaper buildings, former press hall of ‘het Handelsbladcomplex’, running ateliers and workshops in 300m2 of exhibition space. Vrij Paleis is a non-profit flag ship store for diversity, experiment and creation. Welcoming loose ends, the free spirited and the engaged. Address: Paleisstraat 107, Amsterdam.
Hello Amsterdam
— We’re back!!!
Dear Artists, our first live auction in Amsterdam since the lockdown will take place on 31 July 2022 (and then again on 11 December 2022) at the heart of the city: Dead Darlings #15 — Issue! 2 will be presented in two instalments, with a summer edition and a winter edition. That means double the artworks and double the fun!
There is a single Open Call, and both chapters of the event will take place in Amsterdam centrum, at the former press-hall and historical artist run space Vrij Paleis.
OPEN CALL
FOR ARTISTS!
Deadline to submit your dead darling: 20 June 2022
Inspired by the original function of Vrij Paleis as a printing press, but also the swelling tide of issues in our times, we have entitled our upcoming auction: Issue! Yes, as in the issue of a newspaper but also, the matter in question, a predicament, a consequence, a version of something, a thing under discussion and the list goes on...
If you connect to the theme of Issue! send us your dead darling by filling in this form:
Fill in this FORM to participate!
All the artworks are auctioned anonymously, so the buyer can connect to what they love! Participating artists are listed, but the names are not revealed in relation to the piece until after the sale. *60% of the final selling price goes directly to the maker, with 40% held back to cover production costs.
What is a Dead Darling? A dead darling, is a work that an artist might not normally sell; a fabulous experiment, an outlier, a misfit, yet always something that stands strong on its own and has a story to tell. We give these works a second chance for love and tell their stories. As these pieces have been previously “killed”, starting prices for our auctions are low, giving everyone the opportunity to bid for an original and unique artwork.
Who are Dead Darlings? Dead Darlings are a collective founded in Amsterdam in 2005, running anonymous art auctions as a platform that challenges notions of value and explores the complex love triangle between artist, artwork, and collector. Our focus is on artefacts whose value is ambiguous. Our events combine elements of performance and exhibition. As a collective we bring something “unseen” into the public sphere.
Where will Dead Darlings #15 take place? Vrij Paleis is a historical artist-run-art-space in the heart of Amsterdam. In the old newspaper buildings, former press hall of ‘het Handelsbladcomplex’, running ateliers and workshops in 300m2 of exhibition space. Vrij Paleis is a non-profit flag ship store for diversity, experiment and creation. Welcoming loose ends, the free spirited and the engaged. Address: Paleisstraat 107, Amsterdam.
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