Prominent Los Angeles artists have donated works of art inspired by the Anti-Defamation League’s mission of working towards creating a hate free world. The powerful art will be exhibited and auctioned off at ArtWorks ADL: Justice, Advocacy & Art™ on October 26, 6:30 p.m. This reception and auction will bring together Los Angeles artists and galleries and those dedicated to ADL’s fight against anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds. ArtWorks will be held at the Beverly Hills home of entrepreneurs and philanthropists Lisa and Joshua Greer. Attendees will include art collectors, philanthropists, the greater Los Angeles business community and loyal ADL supporters.
Using their creative visions in diverse mediums, over 40 prominent, LA-based artists and galleries are contributing pieces. The fundraising event will begin with a silent auction at 6:30 p.m., followed by a live auction conducted by Andrea Fiuczynski, Executive Vice President, Chairman, Sotheby’s Americas. ArtWorks festivities will include live music, gourmet appetizers, wine and champagne. Wireless, electronic bidding will be powered by Paddle8.
ArtWorks will showcase unique works from leading Los Angeles-based artists, including paintings by Gary Lang, Ruth Pastine, Mungo Thomson and Tony de los Reyes; collages by Sam Durant and Eve Fowler; works on paper by Charles Arnoldi, John Baldessari, Mariah Robertson and Analia Saban; sculptures by Jennifer Boysen, Frank Gehry and Brad Howe; photographs by Matthew Brandt and Awol Erizku; mixed media pieces by Mike Saijo and Cody Bayne and a screen-print on linen with diamond dust by Russell Young.
Contributing artists are ethnically diverse, representing the Jewish, Asian, Latino, African American, as well as LGBT communities. All are invited to attend the event as guests of ADL and share the inspiration behind their pieces.
“Art can at once challenge the viewer to see the potential for a more just world and also act as a unifier to promote social justice,” said Honorary Co-Chair Michael Govan, CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
“It is gratifying to bring LA’s top artists and art enthusiasts together to support this important cause,” said Honorary Co-Chair Lauren Taschen, International Art Curator. “Art is a unique medium with infinite possibilities for exploring ways to depict the values of democracy and diversity that we all share.”
A work by Mike Saijo is expected to be one of the coveted works of the evening. Saijo, who has contributed unique pieces to all three ArtWorks ADL events, is known for juxtaposing text and image to bring history and memory to the present. The piece, “Liberation of Dachau 2,” which he created specifically for ADL, combines pages of Auschwitz survivor Victor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning with a photograph taken by a soldier in the legendary Japanese-American 522nd Field Artillery Battalion when they liberated Dachau. Saijo reached out to the photographer, Sus Ito. “We discussed the idea of using his photo to make an art piece I could donate to ADL. He was thrilled about the idea.” Ito, then 96, passed away one week later.
“These artists inspire us in new ways about the ADL mission and we are so grateful that 100 percent of art sale proceeds will go to support ADL programs to combat anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds.” said Amanda Susskind, Los Angeles ADL Regional Director.
Sponsorships and tickets are available for purchase. For more information and to register, visit the ArtWorks ADL website.