My first curated my first Folk, Outsider, and Self-Taught Art auction at Toomey & Co Auctioneers is Thursday, August 12th at noon and the preview for it is now online! There are show really great pieces in this show...
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HI everyone... thanks for paying attention after that heat! If you are curious we made our Kickstarter goal for this book I am participating in. See link here.
We will have a show sometime in the fall with the project. More notes on that soonish.
Beyond that the activity keeps coming. I have curated my first Folk, Outsider, and Self-Taught Art auction at Toomey & Co Auctioneers. Auction is now online and previews start Thursday, August 5. Auction is on Thursday, August 12th at noon. Worth taking a look online I think. We will have a special reception on Saturday, August 7 from Noon to 4 PM. It's special in the sense that normally we are closed on Saturdays. I'll be there with a few of my colleagues so come on down. Hours for all the preview dates are below, along with other details. Oak Park is a little far for some of you but would love to see you all on that Saturday. The show looks like one of my gallery shows so if you miss those...
Also we really got some great things in. One highlight is a group of 25 or so Folk Art / Americana objects from the Collection of Governor Thompson. There are a few pictured below. Lot 3 and 55. And please note Bernard Gilardi's work. Lot 241. Maurizio Cattelan curated an exhibition at Shrine, in NYC. Cattelan, David Byrne, and Fred Armisen are all collectors of Gilardi's work! Hope to see you sometime during preview or on that Saturday.
See you and thanks. Best, Aron
Folk, Outsider &
Thursday, August 12, 2021
12:00 PM CDT
View Lots
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
818 North Boulevard
Oak Park, Illinois, 60301 USA
Book Appointment
Based on updated local guidelines related to COVID-19, our Folk, Outsider & Self-Taught Art + Americana auction on Thursday, August 12 will be open to the public for in-person bidding by appointment. Likewise, in-person preview prior to the sale requires an appointment. In either case, clients must wear masks on the premises regardless of vaccination status. We are also offering virtual preview with additional condition details and/or photos by request. Please contact us directly at [email protected] to schedule an appointment to bid in person on auction day or to preview in person or virtually.
To place telephone or absentee bids through our website in the auction on August 12, enter the My Account bidding area by clicking LOG IN to access your profile or register. Once you have logged in, you may save lots to favorites and submit one or more bids from any detail page within the catalog. For additional bidding instructions, read this post or feel free to contact us directly. We are also happy to take bids by telephone at (708) 383-5234 or by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, clients may bid in advance or real time on auction day with two third-party platforms, LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable. The catalog for August 12 will be posted to both shortly.
My Account
Two Articles for Folk, Outsider &
by Aron Packer, Senior Specialist,
Contemporary & Outsider Art
Recently, Toomey & Co.'s Aron Packer wrote two articles for our website's New and Noteworthy section in anticipation of our inaugural Folk, Outsider & Self-Taught Art + Americana auction on Thursday, August 12. The first article answers the question, "What Is Outsider Art?" In the process, Aron provides an overview of Folk, Outsider, and Self-Taught Art plus Americana while discussing the release of Jean Dubuffet's 1947 manifesto on art brut ("raw art"), the publication of Roger Cardinal's book Outsider Art in 1972, and various contemporary exhibits and art fairs. The second article contains several concise biographies of notable figures in these overlapping fields along with selected auction results and previews of works that will be offered on August 12.
"What Is Outsider Art?"
Notable Figures with Bios
We will have a show sometime in the fall with the project. More notes on that soonish.
Beyond that the activity keeps coming. I have curated my first Folk, Outsider, and Self-Taught Art auction at Toomey & Co Auctioneers. Auction is now online and previews start Thursday, August 5. Auction is on Thursday, August 12th at noon. Worth taking a look online I think. We will have a special reception on Saturday, August 7 from Noon to 4 PM. It's special in the sense that normally we are closed on Saturdays. I'll be there with a few of my colleagues so come on down. Hours for all the preview dates are below, along with other details. Oak Park is a little far for some of you but would love to see you all on that Saturday. The show looks like one of my gallery shows so if you miss those...
Also we really got some great things in. One highlight is a group of 25 or so Folk Art / Americana objects from the Collection of Governor Thompson. There are a few pictured below. Lot 3 and 55. And please note Bernard Gilardi's work. Lot 241. Maurizio Cattelan curated an exhibition at Shrine, in NYC. Cattelan, David Byrne, and Fred Armisen are all collectors of Gilardi's work! Hope to see you sometime during preview or on that Saturday.
See you and thanks. Best, Aron
Catalog Online
Folk, Outsider &
Self-Taught Art +
Americana
Thursday, August 12, 202112:00 PM CDT
View Lots
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
818 North Boulevard
Oak Park, Illinois, 60301 USA
Preview Dates
Thursday, August 5, 2021
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Friday, August 6, 2021
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Saturday, August 7, 2021
12:00 — 4:00 PM CDT
Monday, August 9, 2021
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Friday, August 6, 2021
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Saturday, August 7, 2021
12:00 — 4:00 PM CDT
Monday, August 9, 2021
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, August 10, 2021
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Thursday, August 12, 2021
9:00 AM — 12:00 PM CDT
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
10:00 AM — 5:00 PM CDT
Thursday, August 12, 2021
9:00 AM — 12:00 PM CDT
Book Appointment
Auction Preview & Bidding Information
Based on updated local guidelines related to COVID-19, our Folk, Outsider & Self-Taught Art + Americana auction on Thursday, August 12 will be open to the public for in-person bidding by appointment. Likewise, in-person preview prior to the sale requires an appointment. In either case, clients must wear masks on the premises regardless of vaccination status. We are also offering virtual preview with additional condition details and/or photos by request. Please contact us directly at [email protected] to schedule an appointment to bid in person on auction day or to preview in person or virtually.
To place telephone or absentee bids through our website in the auction on August 12, enter the My Account bidding area by clicking LOG IN to access your profile or register. Once you have logged in, you may save lots to favorites and submit one or more bids from any detail page within the catalog. For additional bidding instructions, read this post or feel free to contact us directly. We are also happy to take bids by telephone at (708) 383-5234 or by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, clients may bid in advance or real time on auction day with two third-party platforms, LiveAuctioneers and Invaluable. The catalog for August 12 will be posted to both shortly.
New and Noteworthy
Two Articles for Folk, Outsider &
Self-Taught Art + Americana
Auction on August 12
by Aron Packer, Senior Specialist,
Contemporary & Outsider Art
Notable Figures with Bios
Aron Packer Projects
Contact Aron Packer
[email protected] Phone: 708.383.5234 (t) ext. 23
[email protected] Phone:773.458.3150
Contact Aron Packer
[email protected] Phone: 708.383.5234 (t) ext. 23
[email protected] Phone:773.458.3150
