Well, they asked us again … and we did it again! This time, we printed around (75) 12 x 12 pieces for the Robert Frank Open Road themed benefit auction. The silent auction contained offerings from a pretty impressive group of image makers: Zoe Crosher, Christina DeMiddel, Henny Garfunkel, Olivia Bee, Elinor Carucci, Amy Elkins, Gail Albert Halaban, Robin Schwartz — and that’s just a random selection of women artists we’ve already worked with here at LTI/Lightside!

As you can see — the silent auction pieces were clustered together in a tight space that saw upwards of 800 people pass through over the course of the evening! A big thanks goes directly to Carol Boss of Hahnemuhle USA for generously contributing the necessary rolls of their wonderful Photo Silk Baryta 310 paper.

There was live auction for various prints as well, the sales of which took place during a sit down dinner that included a number of  laudatory speeches aimed at Robert Frank (the honoree of the night). Then there was a bit showmanship from Alex Soth and Billy Bragg before the evening essentially evolved (devolved?) into a rock show headlined by The Kills.

And that, is how you throw a fabulous New York City style benefit event!

Tags: Aperture Foundation, Archival Pigment Printing (Inkjet)