Artists for Joe Biden: Jeff Koons and others sell works to support Dem candidate

David Zwirner, one of the world’s leading gallery owners, is launching a special sale of works by major artists with the intent of raising funds to support the U.S. presidential campaign of Joe Biden, the Democratic candidate. Among the works for sale (prices range from $2,500 of the cheapest to $350,000 of the most cstensive) will be pieces by Jeff Koons, George Condo, Shirin Neshat, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Kehinde Wiley, Chloe Wise, Jenny Holzer, KAWS and several other world-class artists. The initiative is called Artists for Biden, and the proceeds will be donated to the Biden Victory Fund, the committee that raises funds for Biden’s presidential campaign.

“These are historic elections, no one can argue with that,” Zwirner told Artnet News magazine. “And the artists are very enthusiastic: hence, the very generous scope of donations.” Jeff Koons, for example, donated a print of an American flag, making the entire edition, which consists of 40 pieces, available to the campaign. The idea is to bring artists together to counter Donald Trump ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Zwirner scoffs, however: “No one wants to be in the spotlight, it’s really the whole art world that’s involved, that wants to show how generous and united it can be,” he told Artnet News again.

The initiative stems from a meeting between Joe Biden’s staff and David Zwirner, with the aim of engaging the gallery owner in a fundraising initiative in support of the Dem candidate. But should galleries get involved in politics? Zwirner gave a very clear answer to this question, “I think they should to some extent, since artists do politics.” However, the gallerist is aware of an important evaluative element: “a lot of my collectors are Republicans...so I hope this doesn’t turn them against me.”

Pictured: Jeff Koons, Flag (2020). Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner

Artists for Joe Biden: Jeff Koons and others sell works to support Dem candidate

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