WHAT CITY SEATS, a charitable arts project featuring a limited edition collection of vintage Yankee Stadium seats pulled from the iconic New York Stadium. Curated by acclaimed artists, designers and luxury brands using a range of mediums, from brilliant Swarovski crystals to iconic Legos.
The collection will be exhibited in NYC and simultaneously auctioned online, beginning Thursday February 23, and running through Wednesday, March 8th on Paddle8, the auction house for the 21st century collector (http://paddle8.com/Auction/City-Seats). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of chairs will go to The Boys & Girls Club of America.
“Steiner Sports is excited to participate in the launch of CITY SEATS. For the first time, baseball patrons will be able to own a unique piece of history that’s also a one-of-a-kind piece of art” said Brandon Steiner, CEO of Steiner Sports.
WHO More than 20 celebrated artists, including Alec Monopoly, Peter Tunney, Romero Britto, Roy Nachum and many more designed unique pieces of history utilizing vintage Yankee Stadium seats as a canvas.
WHEN Thursday, February 23, 2017 ǀ 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
WHERE 287 Gallery
287 10th Avenue (between 26th & 27th Streets), NYC
Your coverage is invited, please RSVP: info@cityseats.org
IMAGES: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9A2-9u-hP2kR2NTV3JTcE5lUTg
ARTISTS INVOLVED:
ALEC MONOPOLY
ALEXANDER MIJARES
ALI PRINTZ
CHRISTOPHER FLORE
COPE2
DEBBIE MILLMAN
JONATHAN STEIN
JOJO ANAVIM
KING SALADEEN
LAURA FLOOK
LOUISE FISHMAN
MAGGIE NORRIS COUTURE
MARKUS LINNENBRINK
MICHAEL MANNING
NATHAN SAWAYA
NICK FARHI
PAUL GERBEN
PETER ANTON
PETER TUNNEY
R.M. DRAKE
ROBERT MARS
ROMERO BRITTO
ROY NACHUM
SANDRA CHEVRIER
SANTLOV
SHANTELL MARTIN
SHELTER SERRA
SKYLER GREY
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