Over 400 guests attended the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago “Annual Auction 2019” on Saturday, November 16th, brought in a record-breaking $6,000,000.00 (YES, That’s six million dollars!), which was the most successful action amount in the history of the museum–which also won the record for Midwest museums. American artist Richard Prince had the highest bid of the night with his 2018 painting, “Untitled” which sold for $1.15 million. The event was co-chaired by MCA board member Cari and Michael B. Sacks, Gary Metzner, and Citadel’s Kenneth C. Griffin. Their premier fundraiser which featured work by some of the most well-known contemporary artists of our time. These artists include Nick Cave, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, Laurie Simmons and Charline von Heyl. – Photos by Marcello Rodarte

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