Be Original Americas Benefit Auction 
25 March 2023
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Be Original Americas Benefit Auction 
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Suzanne Tick b.1959

Refuse DC

2011
plastic, tissue paper, wire, cardboard tubing, sheath core vinyl 36 h × 23 w × 2 d in (91 × 58 × 5 cm)
estimate: $300–500
result: $504
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provenance: Donated by Suzanne Tick

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Suzanne Tick developed the Refuse DC artwork after discovering what happens to the millions of dry cleaning hangers that are used every day and accumulate in people's closets. Realizing that they cannot be used more than once, [Tick] devised a way to dissemble their components and weave them back together in a tapestry. Tick began by separating [the] paper, cardboard, metal wire, and plastic wrapping of the hangers to amass the raw material...these elements serve as the weft, [and] sheath-core yarn forms the warp. 

—Adrian Madlener, Originality Deconstructed exhibition text, New York 2022

Weaving holds everything together, materials and life, successes and failures.

Suzanne Tick

Rago, Wright, and LAMA are proud to host the Be Original Americas benefit auction. All proceeds including the 26% buyer's premium go to Be Original Americas in support of their mission to raise awareness about the value and significance of authenticity.

Be Original Americas is a non-profit creative advocacy committed to informing, educating, and influencing manufacturers, artisans, design professionals, and consumers about the economic, ethical, and environmental value of authentic design.

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Originality and authenticity are two of the most important qualities of designs to hit the auction block. They are also the foundation of all works that have become iconic markers in the history of design. Rago/Wright is proud to support Be Original Americas and their mission to inform and educate makers, designers, and consumers about the economic, ethical and environmental value of authentic design.

Richard Wright

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