“MY CHOICE” BENEFIT ART AUCTION: 20 ARTISTS JOIN FORCES TO RAISE FUNDS FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS PRESENTED BY ART4EQUALITY AND THE UNTITLED SPACE

“MY CHOICE” Benefit Art Auction

Presented by The Untitled Space In collaboration with Art4Equality
Online at untitled-space.art 
Bidding live from August 24th, 2022, 12pm EST
Closing: August 31st, 2022 at 12pm EST. 

On Wednesday, August 24th, The Untitled Space gallery launched a benefit art auction “MY CHOICE“, featuring over 200 artworks by 20 female identifying artists represented by the gallery. The auction is presented in collaboration with Art4Equality, a non-profit initiative launched by Untitled’s Editor-in-chief Indira Cesarine, supporting equality-themed art exhibitions and special projects including films and public art by female-identifying artists and allies. A portion of the proceeds raised will be donated to the reproductive rights organization, The Center for Reproductive Rights, a global human rights organization of lawyers and advocates that uses the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world.

The majority of artworks in the online auction, including paintings, sculptures and fine art photography, will open for bidding at 50% value. View our gallery of artwork and you can view the auction lots and register to bid on the gallery’s website. 

Artists featured include Annika Connor, Danielle Siegelbaum, Elena Chestnykh, Fahren Feingold, Faustine Badrichani, Grace Graupe-Pillard, Helena Calmfors, Indira Cesarine, Kat Toronto aka Miss Meatface, Katie Commodore, Katya Zvereva, Leah Schrager, Lola Jiblazee, Mary Tooley Parker, Meg Lionel Murphy, Rebecca Leveille, Robin Tewes, Rute Ventura, Sarah Maple, and Victoria Selbach.

Indira Cesarine stated of the urgency of the benefit auction, “It’s crucial that people stand up now to support reproductive rights, and the legal battle to keep abortion a woman’s decision and not governed by the state. Our rights are under attack. Women’s equality is on the line. The time is now to stand up and support these issues before it’s too late. Young girls forced to have babies will be traumatized and at a disadvantage for the rest of their lives. These laws disproportionately affect women in low-income and marginalized communities further expanding social inequality.”

After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, many states implemented bans on abortions. According to The NY Times, most abortions are now banned in at least 10 states as laws restricting the procedure take effect. An additional 4 states now ban abortion at about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.  An additional 4 states now ban abortion at about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. In more than 6 states in the USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wisconsin.) abortion is banned with no exceptions for rape or incest. Indiana lawmakers passed a near-total ban with few exceptions for rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormality and to preserve the parent’s life. The ban will go into effect on Sept. 15.

As mentioned in a previous The Untitled Magazine article, the majority of women of reproductive age, 40 million (58%), live in states that have demonstrated hostility towards abortion rights, while 25.8 million (almost 38%) live in states that have pro-choice policies. This study does not take into account persons who do not identify as women.