10th anniversary of the Fonds de dotation Merci
10th anniversary of the Fonds de dotation Merci
November 2020
From Friday, 13th to Wednesday 18th of November
Charity Auction “Heaven” online on the Sotheby’s website, with Sotheby’s and the Palais de Tokyo’s support
Auction Results:
- 100% of the lots sold
- 262 710€ collected (1,5 times the estimated result)
- 356 bids placed by more than 80 international bidders
The proceeds from the sale were used to finance the solidarity projects supported and carried by the Fonds de dotation Merci : for education in Madagascar with the Abc Domino organization, for short-circuit agroecology with the Ferme de l’envol and for the reception and sustainable integration of refugee populations in France based on their know-how.
November 2020
From Friday, 13th to Wednesday 18th of November
Charity Auction “Heaven” online on the Sotheby’s website, with Sotheby’s and the Palais de Tokyo’s support
Auction Results:
- 100% of the lots sold
- 262 710€ collected (1,5 times the estimated result)
- 356 bids placed by more than 80 international bidders
The proceeds from the sale will be used to finance the solidarity projects supported and carried by the Fonds de dotation Merci: for education in Madagascar with the Abc Domino organization, for short-circuit agroecology with the Ferme de l’envol and for the reception and sustainable integration of refugee populations in France based on their know-how.
Watch (again) the Talk with the actors of the project
This auction gathers 30 artworks generously donated by the artists and their galleries, that we wish to warmly thank for their support:
Rita Ackermann
- Hauser & Wirth
Dove Allouche – gb agency
Giulia Andreani – Galerie Max Hetzler
Jean-Marie Appriou – CLEARING
Iván Argote – Perrotin
Babi Badalov
- Galerie Jérôme Poggi
Éric Baudart
- Edouard Malingue Gallery
Oliver Beer
- Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
Hans Bellmer – Galerie 1900-2000
Abdelkader Benchamma – Templon
Ali Cherri -
Galerie Imane Farès
Carlos Cruz-Diez – Atelier Cruz-Diez
Marcel Dzama – David Zwirner
Rashid Johnson – Hauser & Wirth
Tadashi Kawamata – kamel mennour
William Klein – Polka Galerie
Annette Messager – Marian Goodman Gallery
Daniel Otero Torres – mor charpentier
Francesca Pasquali – Tornabuoni Art
Aurélie Pétrel – Ceysson & Bénétière
Laure Prouvost
- Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Lionel Sabatté – Ceysson & Bénétière
Edgar Sarin – Michel Rein
Pierre Seinturier
- Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois
Jérôme Sessini – Magnum Photos
Pascale Marthine Tayou – Galleria Continua
Barthélémy Toguo – Galerie Lelong & Co.
Oscar Tuazon
- Galerie Chantal Crousel
Thu Van Tran – Almine Rech
James Welling – Marian Goodman Gallery
We also wish to warmly thank the Art Advisors that accompanied us on the project:
Maria Cifuentes – Raphaël Durazzo – Aurélie Julien – Victoria Lelandais – Etienne Macret – Maria do Mar Guinle – Harley Swedler
As well as all the personalities from the cultural world that mobilized by makin presentation videos of the artworks of the auction:
Marie-Laure Bernadac – Odile Burluraux – Gaël Charbau – Maria Cifuentes – Véronique Clavière Schiele – Ilaria Conti – Anne-Hélène Decaux – Justine Durrett – Lorenzo Fiaschi – Jean-Marie Gallais – Loïc Garrier – Adélie Genestar de Ipanema – Sandra Hegedus – Sarah Horner – Martha Kirszenbaum – Julie Mamou-Mani – Vittoria Matarrese – Nicolas Nahab – Emmanuel Perrotin – Francesca Piccolboni – Philippe PIguet – Salomé Pirson – Jérôme Poggi – Victoire de Pourtalès – François Quintin -Sophie Safar – Alina et Oliva Sartogo – Grégoire Schnerb – Isabella Seniuta – Claire Staebler – Niklas Svennung – Harley Swedler – Christopher Urso – Denise Vilgrain
Fonds de dotation Merci
Since its creation in 2009 by the Cohen family, the Fonds de dotation Merci has been working so that women, men and children can build a future for themselves by working to improve their living conditions, particularly in the areas of education, social, economic health and culture.
The Fonds de dotation Merci first intervened in Madagascar, in collaboration with its historical partner the Abc Domino association. Every year, it contributes to the schooling of 3,500 children from primary to high school. Since 2010, it has participated in the construction of 6 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 high school, 6 cafeterias, 3 sewing workshops, and 3 vegetable gardens.
Since 2015, the members of the Fonds de dotation Merci have been participating with Fermes d’Avenir – SOS group in the creation of the first large farm in agroecology in the region Ile-de-France.
Finally, since 2018, the Fonds de dotation Merci has been conducting a collaborative reflection with a view to proposing an alternative to the reception of refugee populations in France. The Horizon project consists in repopulating an abandoned French village with refugees who, thanks to their know-how, will participate in the renewal of this land.
Previous programming
October 2020
From Saturday the 17th to Tuesday the 20th of October 2020: Presentation of works from the charity auction at Sotheby’s.
In order to respect the sanitary rules, please contact our teams to book your visit: contact@thanksfornothing.fr.
Sotheby’s address: 76, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008, Paris
Solidarity Month: December 2019
On this occasion, more than 15 partners (restaurants and brands) came together to contribute in their own way to a fundraiser whose goal is to enable the Fonds de dotation Merci to carry out its ambitious solidarity projects. To do so, stores and restaurants donated part of their profits, thus involving their customers in this philanthropic action.
Wednesday, March 11th: Concert by M at the Trianon in Paris
In order to extend the mobilization around the Fonds de dotation Merci, Thanks for Nothing organized a charity concert by artist M (Matthieu Chedid). In this way, the public contributed to the financing of the Fonds de dotation Merci’s projects while enjoying a concert by one of France’s most recognized artists. His performance was followed by a concert of funk group Black Market and by a DJ set by Get a room! and Gosnik to prolong the party, here synonymous with mutual aid and solidarity.
