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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
Works will be on view at The Drawing Center from October 8 through October 11, and will be available for purchase through a silent auction benefiting The Drawing Center and participating artists. The exhibition concludes with a party in our galleries on October 13, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. Tickets are available at drawingcenter.org. The Drawing Center rbrickman@drawingcenter.org
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Merce Cunningham (with Nam June Paik), "Other Animals", 1979
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Merce Cunningham (with Nam June Paik), "Other Animals", 1979

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Merce Cunningham (with Nam June Paik)

Other Animals, 1979

Black and white lithograph

Unframed: 22 x 21 inches (55.9 x 53.3 cm)

Framed: 23 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 1 1/4 inches (59.7 x 56.5 x 3.2 cm)

Signed, AP 39/49

Courtesy of anonymous

Unique drawing by Nam June Paik on verso

 

 

Merce Cunningham (1919-2009) was a celebrated dancer and choreographer renowned for his groundbreaking work, his lifelong passion for innovation, and his profound influence on generations of dancemakers and artists.

 

Nam June Paik (1932–2006) brought the television to fine art, treating it as a tactile and multisensory medium and object. Trained as a classical pianist, he came into contact with protagonists of the counterculture and avant-garde movements of the 1960s through his early interests in composition and performance, and this engagement profoundly shaped his outlook at a time when electronic images were becoming increasingly present in everyday life. His groundbreaking work is considered seminal to the development of video art.

Overall Dimensions
Height: 23.50 in
Width: 22.25 in
Depth: 1.25 in

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.

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