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Thieves. An Auction of Stolen Invisible Art

“Thieves. An Auction of Stolen Invisible Art”

How can a small, resourceless Art space stand out during the ArtBasel HK 2024 art fair? We stole famous artworks all over the world: the invisible ones. Easy to steal, easy to sell during a special auction.

Our victims? Andy Warhol, Yves Klein, Tom Friedman, Maurizio Cattelan, James Lee Byars, Rubén Gutiérrez, Salvatore Garau, Ying Bo.

This hybrid project, combining elements of a communication campaign and immersive art performance, gained Thy Lab the attention of major collectors and drove funds during Art Basel. (Campaign produced in 2024)

Client: THY LAB Hong Kong ~ CD/AD: Michele Salati ~ CD/CW: Cristiano Tonnarelli ~ Photographer: Nikita Shchukin ~ Performer: Alberto Gerosa ~ Sound: Yiannis Loukos ~ Typography: Formulatype

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