I chose these five images purely as a collector, as in works I would also like to own. Choosing as a collector - someone who lives with works and curates not always by theme, but sometimes by access, budget, available wallspace and gut feeling - perhaps it's unsurprising that three of the five artists are people who I know personally. While I did not curate my selection as I would an exhibition, each work has a resonance that engages different aspects of what I generally respond to in art objects: physical presence, discourse, emotional resonance. Most of the works refer to larger projects, like sculptures, videos, performances, collections and portfolios, and in acquiring any one of these works, a collector would have a part of those larger wholes: something that is very appealing when resources are limited.
Sara Greenberger Rafferty is an artist based in Brooklyn. Her work is represented by Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York. She has donated work in support of the foundation's programs. View available work by Sara Greenberger Rafferty here.
All works are for sale and benefit the Foundation's programs of grants to artists. Click thumbnails for a larger image. To purchase a work, or for more information, please email info@contemporary-arts.org.
McDermott & McGough, Experiment upon the Ohad Meromi, Untitled (stage props), 2007
center of gravity made on a set of Dominoes $2,000
from Sentimental Education, 1998
$5,000
Claes Oldenburg, "Maus Museum," Mika Rottenberg, Hand, 2008
Documenta 5, Kassel, 1972 $3,800
$800
Howardena Pindell, Video Drawing: Baseball Series, 1973-74
$1,500
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