On March 29, 2025 at 6:30 p.m., BUY OR BURN: Relics of the Future will take place in the Brutus Garden. A spectacular event during Rotterdam Art Week where art, performance and critical discourse merge in a “radical reinvention of the traditional auction format. Loes Luca acts as auctioneer. BUY OR BURN challenges traditional value judgments in the art world.
BUY OR BURN is not just any auction. It is a bold, conceptual confrontation with our ideas of preservation, value and cultural heritage. In a world where art is often seen as an investment asset, this event calls on the public to actively relate to the future of art.
Indeed, unsold works of art will be dramatically destroyed before the eyes of the audience, focusing on the question: what is art worth, and who decides?
The artworks to be auctioned will be on view at Brutus on March 27, 28 and 29.
Live auction by invitation.
Online auction publicly accessible via ticket link.
BUY OR BURN is not just any auction. It is a bold, conceptual confrontation with our ideas of preservation, value and cultural heritage. In a world where art is often seen as an investment asset, this event calls on the public to actively relate to the future of art.
Indeed, unsold works of art will be dramatically destroyed before the eyes of the audience, focusing on the question: what is art worth, and who decides?
The artworks to be auctioned will be on view at Brutus on March 27, 28 and 29.
Live auction by invitation.
Online auction publicly accessible via ticket link.