Official Praxis Artwork For Sale
Praxis is making a film and we are raising funds to complete our masterpiece. The film is about the daily struggle for happiness and why it often remains elusive. Why are we happy one day and grumpy the next? By shopping here you support a film whose goal is to increase the awareness that we all share similar struggles, and in that sense, we are united, and that is where hope grows. For the first time, we are making museum quality pieces available to the public as well as other work offered only here. No matter if you are friend, family or a giant important collector, this is work made by externally validated rising stars (us) and promises to make you admired and respected (perhaps misunderstood as well) by your friends. It is every collectors dream to have a friend balk at a new artwork and say, "what is that!" Rest assured we have work that will elicit that reaction inviting you to expound on the nature of art or remain a mystery by answering the question simply, "that, my friend, is art." Home: The Praxis Archive
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"When I hear the word culture, I take out my checkbook" -Jean-Luc Godard
		Money
Dollar bill signed		If it's money you want, well then here it is. A one dollar bill with our collaborative signature for only 10 dollars. The alchemists dream is to make gold out of stone, the artists dream is to make art out of money, right? Subscribe to our dream, join the New Economy, yours for only $10.
		Letter from Praxis as relic
sealed letter		A letter from us, thats right, not email, but a real letter, hand written with sealing wax as closure. If our work is known for its intimacy, then this is the most intimate, for you only. And eventually of course, it will belong to the relic and autograph stores when your heirs pass this letter down and sell it to pay for their new mansion or legal bills. Remember, this is no form letter, it is a unique piece of hand-writing only for you with a lot of affection from us. We are sending good vibes and well being through this letter, consider it a good luck charm that only works for you. Single letter, ready for Southebys auction in 90 years, only $25
		Edamame DVD
Edamame DVD		This is published by onestar press from Paris, France, edition 250. Now this is a short video you can freak out your friends with. It's us, Praxis, turning real food into paint that is applied to paper. How is that transfiguration done you ask? We wouldn't want to spoil the surprise for you, so a hint is that breastmilk is involved. Now hold on, remember we are artists and we do whatever we want? This is a great example to show your friends the boundless possibilities if only they had artistic license! $25, but less if you buy it with the book below.
		Book, Content of Desperation
Content of Desperation, book.		This is also published by onestar press from Paris, France, edition 250. If its dirty laundry you want, this is it. In the year 2000, Delia was pregnant unexpectedly and we were also unexpectedly broke with no insurance. We decided we wanted to have this baby, but that didn't help our financial situation. So we wrote to thousands of people we didn't know on the internet (Spam they call it) and asked for advice and/or money. Well, we did got lots of both, and the letters which are reproduced here span the emotional spectrum. Some people told us to go to hell, sell the baby and worse! Others offered good advice on public healthcare to instructions on how to be a pot dealer. A real page turner and a bargain. $35 or $50 dollars to get it with the DVD Edamame above. Paperback, 250 pages, perfect bound.
		New Economy DVD
New Economy DVD, Volume One		A veritable retrospective on a plate! Spanning the years 2000 to 2005, this snazzy production made by us in an unlimited edition showcases many performances including hugs and more at The Whitney Biennial, handwashing at ISE, miracles at The Reina Sofia and much more including nearly nude footage of us fasting in Spain. Nine shorts in total, Running time, 26 minutes. $25
		Mended leaves
mended leaf, detail		The oxymoron as poetic gesture also made shortly after 9/11 and continues to be made until today and onwards as a practice, a praxis to mend our souls. Sometimes you just have to do the impossible, thats why they call us artists, right? Well, here is a fallen leaf, placed inside a ziplock bag, then it is sewn in two strokes with yellow thread and signed with a special insignia. Not to be framed, it is ready to go on your wall with one push pin. Comes with push pin. Unlimited edition $100
		Sneakers du Brainard
American sneakers, worn		Brainards sneakers worn at the Whitney museum show, March, 2007 These were the sneakers worn at The Whitney Museum when we had our first solo show way back in March of 2007 when we began to make our film that was supported by Apple, Youtube, Google and just about everyone else. One day all our possessions will be in recreated rooms like Pierpont Morgan has at that giant library in mid-town. Why not have your own and donate to a great cause later on? $150, unique piece.
		Das Boot der Delia
Boots of director		Delias boots from the Whitney, March, 2007 There is nothing like the boot of a director. Ask any actor that worked with Stanley Kubrick or Leni Reifenstahl or Alfred Hitchcock. Now is your chance to have your own boot, 2 in fact, from a cruel-to-be-kind director at the peak of her powers! Boots of director $450
		80gig Videoipod
Black Praxis ipod		Ipod with our songs and films on it (engraved) Move over U2! This is the real thing, an 80 gigabyte video ipod with a special engraving on the back, how cool is that? Even more amazing is that it has movies loaded on there including Strike!, Duchamp films, and another 30 hours or so, as well as award winning shorts, tons of cool music (9,000 songs), filling up those gigs quite nicely with our specially curated collection that is now all yours with whitney videos as well. Edition limited to 3 Bargain price is $450 and that includes original engraving all the above media, sealed ipod headphones and all the stuff that comes with a beautiful new ipod including a warranty!
		Whitney Biennial limited photograph
Whitney Biennial Hug 2002		Here is the hug that launched a thousand ships, from The Whitney Biennial, this beautiful unframed print will delight your friends and make you smile (knowing you are in the know). In an edition of seven this is already in the history books (Whitney catalog and many more) 16x20 c print, $3,000.00.
		PS122 Forget Me Not
PS122, 2005		Ah, PS122, Vallejo Gantner, artistic director, sweet aromas, loving staff, shoulders to cry on (Andy), New York Times preview and reviews, what more can an artist want? This image looks almost pornographic with a mouth open and fingers inside, but alas, it is the opening act of Forget Me Not, the memorable show about life and death that ended with the audience leaving in closed coffins. This photograph is in an edition of seven. Another one for posterity and the admiration of your friends. 16x20 c print, $3,000.00.
		Painting from Whitney Biennial
Not Enough Bandages		These painting made of bandages carefully applied with expensive glues to make them stick forever, were also exhibited at The Whitney Biennial. They are meant to be exhibited stacked on their sides, but that is to counter the obvious associations when you hang these on end next to one another. Made shortly after 9/11 in our studio in the East Village, these can be decorative or dark depending on how they are hung. All in all it is pleasing contructions, meticulously made with love, sadness and hope. Now there's a good story to tell, contributing your own as well and starting a cocktail discussion. $8,000.00.
		Book of Job
Book of Job		This is a really big book, 70 pounds, bound in full leather (we werenąt vegans then) and hand-lettered on giant pages. You can be sure no one else has a book this big in their library. Put a paperback next to it and when your friends keep asking you to open it and show them what's inside, tell them you only open it on holy days and they will have to come back when you decide which day is holy. Shipped to your door in the continental US, a bargain at $50,000.00 A paypal deposit of $500 reserves it for you.
		Philanthropy is very chic
		OK, so you think, well, I don't really buy much art, or maybe, I am an artist, I make my own why should I buy this? We won't argue with you, but there is still one option left, and that is to become a philanthropist. Perhaps you think that sounds too big for your shorts. Relax, and take heed, for only $5 you are as generous as Rockefeller in our eyes. And now that we are talking philanthropy, we will also be grateful in proportion to the amount you give, so if that's your bag, consider yourself thanked for even considering this and press the button below and type with your heart.