Auction of the video art piece “3 studies for a portrait of Nicolás Varchausky” by artist Tivon Rice.
Duration: 1:01
Date: 2009
Site: Lawrimore Project. Seattle, WA. USA
Recording Equipment: H2 ZOOM 4 channel.
Text:
Who would like to start me out on the birthday boy’s piece at a hundred dollars? Are you able to give a hundred to bid at a hundred? Nice! One hundred here, now one and a quarter, are you able to give me one twenty five? One and a quarter Saia, now one and a half, seventy five, two, two and a quarter. Are you able to give me two twenty five? Two and a quarter, two and a half, seventy five. Are you able to give me two seventy five? Two and half here, now seventy five. Are you able to give me two seventy five, thank you, now three? Bidder will buy at three. Seventy five here now please, Saia? What about three? Are you able to give me three seventy five, here, three, three and a quarter, are you able to give me three twenty five? Three and a quarter here, three fifty, seventy five, now four? Yoko, what about four? Are you able to give me four, now four and a quarter here, now four fifty. Are you able to give me four and a half? Bidder will be paying four fifty. Using those buds. Five hundred here, now five and a quarter. Are you able to give me five twenty five, now five fifty. Are you able to give me five and a half Scott? What about five fifty? Yoko said five and a quarter, looking for five fifty. One more time at five and a half… Sold! Five and a quarter, thank you Miss Yoko. Yoko can I see your bid number, sweety? Thank you bidder one twenty eight, one twenty eight, thank. Thank you for that other bidding there Scott!