2026 Benefit Auction: "The World Is The Work"
Tue, Sep 29, 2026 12:00PM EDT - Wed, Oct 14, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 34
Michael Kennedy Costa, "Walking", 2026
Estimate: $2,500 - $2,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $100 |
| $1,000 | $200 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
Michael Kennedy Costa
Walking, 2026
Colored pencil on paper
7 1/16 x 28 7/8 inches (17.93 x 73.34 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
Michael Kennedy Costa (b. 1982, Northampton, MA) is an artist and poet who lives and works in Los Angeles. Recent solo exhibitions include The Meeting, New York (2026); Local 1, Mexico City (2025); Gene's Dispensary, Los Angeles (2024); Human Resources, Los Angeles (2023); and u's, Calgary (2019). Recent group exhibitions include Third Born, Mexico City (2025); Gene's Dispensary, Los Angeles (2025); South Willard, Los Angeles (2025); Lo Brutto Stahl, Basel (2025); Leroy's, Los Angeles (2025); CAPC Musée d'art contemporain de Bordeaux (2024); Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu (2024); Sarah Brook Gallery, Los Angeles (2024); Chez Max et Dorothea, Los Angeles (2024); Hunter Shaw Fine Art, Los Angeles (2022); Bel Ami, Los Angeles (2020); Simian, Copenhagen (2020); Franz Kaka, Toronto (2019); and Sydney Sydney, Sydney (2018). His poetry has appeared in Zyzzyva magazine (no.131, 2025) and in Mirror Area, a collection published by Holoholo, Paris (2023). Michael Kennedy Costa earned a BFA from Boston University in 2006 and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011.
Overall Dimensions
Height: 7.06 in
Width: 28.88 in
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