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2026 Benefit Auction: "The World Is The Work"

Tue, Sep 29, 2026 12:00PM EDT - Wed, Oct 14, 2026 12:00PM EDT
  2026-09-29 12:00:00 2026-10-14 12:00:00 America/New_York Drawing Center Drawing Center : 2026 Benefit Auction: "The World Is The Work" https://auction.drawingcenter.org/auctions/the-drawing-center/2026-benefit-auction-the-world-is-the-work-24728
This year's benefit auction and exhibition, "The World Is The Work", brings together artists, curators, and art lovers from The Drawing Center's community. Each guest curator will present a selection of five or more works on paper by artists they admire. Works will be on view at The Drawing Center from October 7 through October 11, and will be available for purchase through a silent auction benefiting The Drawing Center and participating artists. Bidding will begin on September 29 at 12:00 pm ET and end on October 14 at 12:00 pm ET. The Drawing Center rbrickman@drawingcenter.org
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Gili Tal, "Chair Spiral", 2026
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Gili Tal, "Chair Spiral", 2026

Estimate: $3,000 - $3,000
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Chair Spiral, 2026
Pencil and watercolour on paper
8 1/4 × 11 3/4 inches (21 x 29.7 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Jenny's, New York

 

Selected by Jenny Borland

 

Gili Tal (1983) lives and works in London. Tal’s work examines our daily experience of urban and civic life. She utilizes photographs of everyday street scenes, signage, and architecture to consider the relationship between capitalism, idealized images of the modern city, and the subject on the receiving end. Recent solo exhibitions include: Galerie Buchholz, Berlin, Cologne, and New York; Cabinet, London; Jenny’s, New York; Galeria Francesca Pia, Zurich; and Kunstverein Braunschweig. Her work has been included in group shows at Oskar Weiss, Zurich; Raven Row, London; Reena Spaulings, New York; Galerie Hussenot, Paris; Diana Gallery, Milan; Galerina, London; Backrooms Kunsthalle Zurich; The Wig, Berlin; Weiss Falk, Basel; CCA Montreal; 80WSE, New York; Fondazione Prada, Venice; Institute für Moderne Kunst, Nuremberg; and Kunstverein München. Tal’s solo show “Soft and Bouncy” was on view at Galerie Buchholz, Berlin from January 30 to April 4, 2026.

Artworks purchased at the auction will be available for pickup at The Drawing Center beginning on October 19, 2026. Wrapping of the artwork is provided.

Please call ahead (212.219.2166 x216) to let us know when you plan to come pick up your work.

Shipping is the responsibility of the purchaser. Upon request, our staff will provide a list of shippers who deliver to destinations within the United States and overseas.