This year, more than 700 artists — including Julian Opie, Grayson Perry and Anish Kapoor — have donated 2,700 postcard-sized paintings and drawings to the college, which will sell the works at a giant sale in London on Saturday.
But there's the catch: Buyers do not know who painted which image until after the sale. (They also have to be there in person to collect their tiny masterpieces.)
Anyone in London going to this!? Imagine getting a Hockney for less than $100!
(Photos above from last year's sale.)
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little pieces of Heaven!!
how are you? smoking, i can tell. smokin hot. makin your way in the world today... :)
Next year, I. must. be. there!
What a wonderful idea! If only boston weren't quite so far away. . .
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Wouldn't mind going there!
oh, thank you dana!! xo
Thanks for the tip! I will definitely go check it out! Postcards are like a relic now...almost worthy of the name "antique"!;) xxx LZ
What an amazingly fun idea. I would love to go. Don't see myself getting in London in time though, unfortunately. Are you going, Tina?
id love to go to this. what a fun idea!
it says all the postcars will be online for preview tomorrow. Im going to have a look and see if I can pick any of the artists. oh I wish I could go score myself a tiny original!
Oh I really would love to go to this!
Ahh so you have to buy because you like it! And possibly not get the artist you wish, even if you get the art you like! Fabulous idea!!
I wish...what a great idea, xv.
This looks delightfully fun!!! Who doesn't love a secret sale!?
oh wow I want to go to this!
that sounds fantastic. god i miss london. i wish i could go to this!
I would love to go too!! If only LA wasn't so far away from London!
ahh if only this was an internationally travelling event!
Oh and Tina I linked your lovely blog for an award today :)
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my friend and her mum are camping overnight in the street to be the first through the door for this! that's what I call hardcore.
I hope they come away with something amazing!
That is lovely. I think there should be more of that, people buying affordable art because they love it not because of who created it. I love how they don't know who did what!
oh yes, I'll be making a couple of appearances there- if only to bring my husband something to eat because he's one of those crazy ones CAMPING OUT. he's been going forever. i'm pretty excited for it though.
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