Fwd: [ The Thing ] ONLINE ART AUCTION STARTS SUNDAY, APRIL 25th!

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> From: THE THING <[email protected]>
> Date: April 23, 2004 5:48:42 PM EDT
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [ The Thing ] ONLINE ART AUCTION STARTS SUNDAY, APRIL 25th!
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> THE THING ONLINE ART AUCTION 2004
>
> Bidding begins on April 25 2004 at: http://auction.thing.net.
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> Contact: Gisela Ehrenfried
> 212.937.0444
> [email protected]
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> The THE THING presents its fourth annual online art auction with
> participating
> artists Mariko Mori, John Miller, Daniel Pflumm, Beat Streuli, Miltos
> Manetas,
> Janine Gordon, Julia Scher, Ellen Harvey, Noritsohi Hirakawa, Joy
> Garnett,
> Peter Fend, among others. All funds raised will go to supporting THE
> THING'S
> commitment to the arts and social activism.
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> THING has built an exceptional array of programs and initiatives, in
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> online centers for new media culture. Its activities include hosting
> artists'
> projects and mailing lists as well as publishing cultural criticism.
> THE
> THING's multimedia lab has regularly hosted a variety of artists,
> including Vuk
> Cosic, Sebatian Luetgert, Nick Crowe, Prema Murty, Daniel Pflumm, Heath
> Bunnting, Beat Streuli and Mariko Mori. THE THING has also organized
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