02 Dec 2012

WBAI Radio NYC Benefit Art Auction

WBAI RAdio 99.5 FM in NYC has been a vital progressive voice for over 50 years. WBAI is part of the Pacifica network of stations.

A distinguished group of 100 primarily NYC based artists have donated their work to this auction. Including work by Richard Avedon, Spencer Tunick, Faith Ringgold, Tom Otterness, Kiki Smith, Mimi Gross, Alfredo Jaar, Allen Ginsberg (his portrait of William Burroughs 1953), Fred W. McDarrah (his portraits of Allen Ginsberg 1966, and Valerie Solanis 1967)

Live exhibition at Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea NYC: Dember 5, 2012 7:30 - 10 PM.

About Pacifica:
Pacifica was born in the late 1940's out of the peace movement surrounding World War Two. Lewis Hill, a conscientious objector and Washington, D.C. newsman, was fired from his mainstream reporting job when he refused to misrepresent the facts.

This was a time when the idea of a listener-sponsored radio station was a new one which had never been implemented. Many people doubted the viability of a broadcast model which didn't rely on some kind of corporate or government funding. But the idea was too compelling for Hill and others who agreed with him. Pacifica was born and in 1949 KPFA went on the air from Berkeley, California.

In 1960 WBAI became part of the Pacifica network. Since that time WBAI has reported the news of the social, cutural and political avant garde. It has also been a catalyst, providing a home to activists dedicated to social justice and human rights.

An important institution, supported by wonderful artwork What could be better!

Please visit and join in the bidding online!