Dead Darlings XX — In It Together
The title for Dead Darling’s much-anticipated 20th anniversary event, In It Together, this December at W139, serves less as an explicit theme for our upcoming auction and more as a reminder of their origins — a return to form, a rallying cry to our community and the art lovers around us. Dead Darlings XX — In It Together is a signifier of a shared experience, signalling that sense of unity, solidarity, and mutual support that, as a collective, they have always relied on, are grateful for, and wish to highlight and celebrate in this very special 20th anniversary edition of Dead Darlings.
To celebrate this milestone, not only will there be a full-length auction day that will include a show and auction of up to 80 selected artworks, ending in an old-school W139 bash, but in the weeks leading up to it, there will be panel discussions, t-shirt silk-screening sessions, and a big archival show that will include 20 years worth of Dead Darlings anecdotes, films, images, and a fabulous display of all back catalogues and publications.
Dead Darlings began in 2005 as a subversive, anonymous art auction in Amsterdam. It has since grown into an international platform with a mission to explore the often fraught, always complex relationship between the price and the value of an artwork, focusing on dead darlings—works an artist has created but never brought to light. Inspired by “kill your darlings,” they ask: what becomes of these ambivalent works.
Opening: Friday 28 November 2025
Auction: Saturday 13 December 2025
More information to follow soon!
