 20060610 Morning after the Art Auction
 The Art Auction was a success. The place was packed shortly after bidding started at 8pm. I'm guessing more than 200 people came through over the course of the night (Thanks Gawker and Gothamist). Many stayed late, far after the bidding ended and the kegs ran dry. At 12:30, I noticed people leaving and then at 1am I noticed them all filing back in, with deli bags holding 6-packs and forties -- and dancing erupted. Like all great parties, ours ended with the COPS busting us up. They came and told us we had 15 minutes to clear out. The DJs took the cue and announced over the PA "We have 15 minutes left to dance our faces off!!!" Everyone cheered, went nuts, etc -- Some resourceful kid had broken the handle off our broom to make a limbo stick (what?!) and the couches became dance space. And this was an art show! How hardcore is that? Anyway, the entire night I was smiling wide. This is exactly why I wanted this space. Congrats to Jen and Youngna for hosting this event, which raised thousands of dollars for Printed Matter. We're grateful for all the artists who submitted work to make it all possible. And thanks to Sixpoint Craft Ales for the kegs and to Glaceau for the Vitamin Water mixers. Let's do it again in, say, 3 months? PS. I took a few photos. I've noticed a few more showing up on Flickr. If you we there with a camera, of which I saw dozens, please upload and tag with Art Auction and Universal Space Agency. Thanks! 5
Comments:
thomas said... This makes me wish I lived in New York. 11:05 PM Alex Kehr said... Did you bid on/win any pieces? 11:18 PM Krissi said... Thanks for havin us! It was awesome! 11:16 AM jen dunlap said... ZACH!!!! ahhh so awesome. I can't thank you guys enough for everything you've done. Can't wait for the next one! 9:04 AM Jaymes@cityhunt.org said... Thanks for a great party! I aquired quite the art collection. I love my new Zach Klein Originale (the pink boys with the tough guy). Unfortunately it's not signed! But nothing can beat the glowing vagina I won. I'm planning on modifying it to display the value of my stock portfolio according to redness. Can you tell us the name and/or creator of the video(s?) you were projecting? My girlfriend really wants to know. I can't wait for the next party. If you guys need help with planning anything let me know! USA! USA! 11:36 AM Post a Comment |
 |
 Hi, I'm Zach. I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana and graduated from Wake Forest. After college, I moved to Manhattan to get serious about a company I ran with friends. We sold it to Barry Diller's InterActiveCorp in 2006. I just wrapped up with a project I co-founded called Vimeo and left CV to focus on being a twenty-five year old. I have another blog called Copy and Taste, where I post about learning to cook. I live in Brooklyn now.  Del.icio.us My Flickr Me on Flickr Last.fm Linked in MySpace Netflix History Vimeo  Amir Blumenfeld Chris Bodenner Mareen Fischinger Fort Wayne Observed Nick Gray Hype Machine Jake and Amir Jakob Lodwick Oh My Rockness Jonathan Marcus Youngna Park Megan Scheminske Eliot Shepard Shorpy Signal vs. Noise Alex Soth Stereogum Ricky Van Veen Khoi Vinh Eugene Wyatt   Postal Skype SMS (via AIM) |