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 36
Taína H. Cruz, "Local Celebrity", 2026
Estimate: $4,000 - $4,000
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 |
Taína H. Cruz
Local Celebrity, 2026
Pastel on bristol paper
9 x 12 inches (22.86 x 30.48 cm)
Courtesy of the artist
Selected by Julia Trotta
Taína H. Cruz (b. 1998, New York) lives and works in New Haven. Cruz creates immersive worlds where the familiar becomes unstable and everyday experience slips into something more uncanny. Shaped in part by growing up in New York and coming of age within networked image culture, her practice considers transformation and the shifting boundary between physical and imagined worlds.
Recent exhibitions include Greater New York, MoMA PS1, New York (2026); the Whitney Biennial, New York (2026); Museum ofContemporary Art Detroit (2025); MMK Frankfurt (2025); and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin (2024). Cruz has presented solo exhibitions with Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin; Housing Gallery, New York; and Embajada, San Juan.
Cruz received an MFA from the Yale School of Art (2025) and a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art (2020).
Overall Dimensions
Height: 9.00 in
Width: 12.00 in
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