Sicky Nar Nar seems to have found a space for the bourgeois in Savannah – that is, before show-goers take it all home. “A Lost Collection” opens tonight on the corner of West Duffy Street and mysteriously promises art from “an avid art buyer and collector in New York” collected over a 20-year span.
But how did Sicky get their hands on all that epic artwork?
Co-founder Logan Crable explains the collection was obtained with help from a family friend who connected the gallery with a buyer and his wife, who had a trust. “The collection contains pieces that were classified by art databases as ‘lost,'” says Crable, who considers the show “a legit chance to view and take home a little piece of art history.”
And with bids starting as low as $30 for some of the works, it’s possible for gallery attendees to leave with their own masterpiece.
Some of the featured artists include Anton Henning, a German artist known for the absurdity of his work in the European art scene. Focusing on the surreal, Henning gathers influences from Dada and Cubism while continuing to produce art in Berlin.
Michael Ray Charles has been a staple in African-American art because of his analysis of racial stereotypes through exaggerated and iconic imagery.
Similarily, Philippines-native Manuel Ocampo employs an appropriation of religious symbols in his work as a form of social and political commentary. He is widely considered to be the most prominent and active contemporary artist from the Philippines.
Peter Beard is well known for his connections to Andy Warhol and “Out of Africa” author, Karen Blixen, aka Isak Dinesen. More impressively, Beard’s visual diaries use multiple medias to capture the essence of his experience in Africa through a journalistic and editorial perspective.
One of the most influential artists in the show might be Harold Altman, who in his lifetime had over 300 solo exhibitions dating back to 1951. Fifty of Altman’s works are currently owned by the Museum of Modern Art with many other pieces in collections across the United States and Europe.
If artist bios aren’t enough to draw visitors to the auction, Sicky’s offer of live music and food to fill the silence should do the job. But with such high-profile work coming to Savannah, it seems like no one would want to miss out.
For more information, visit the event’s Facebook page.
