This year, days before the Dallas Contemporary Art Fair, MTV is staging an extravagant affair on April 8th. Texas glitterati will place their highest bids on a bevy of top notch artwork donated for HIV/AIDS. The project first began about five years ago when MTV's Staying Alive Foundation sought for new ways of raising money for a disease the remains the trickiest to generate financial support.

In a time when art auctions are too many to count, it's no easy feat to promise good quality work at a charity benefit. MTV and collaborators, Goss-Michael Foundation and Dallas Contemporary along with curator Neville Wakefield and auctioneer Simon de Pury, have put this challenge to the test by managing to secure works from from a stable of top tier artists, many of which are repeat contributors such as Marc Quinn, Taryn Simon, Sterling Ruby, and Damien Hirst, who recognize the importance of the foundation's efforts. Their work and that of sixty other artists are being silent auctioned on P addle8.

Many of these artists, I have had the pleasure of working with in the past. Here are a few of my favorite picks:

-Emin Kadi creative director

Damien Hirst-Beautiful Elephant in a Tutu Painting, 2007Household gloss on canvas36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)Estimate $125,000 - $150,000 — **Damien Hirst**-Beautiful Elephant in a Tutu Painting, 2007
Household gloss on canvas
36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)
**Estimate** $125,000 - $150,000

Andrew Myers-My Dealer Is Not A Square, 20151200 hand-painted 1" acrylic cubes, 800 yards of stainless steel rods, and wood hanging rods in a white metal frame28 x 61 x 27 in (71.12 x 154.94 x 68.58 cm)Edition of 2Estimate $50,000 - $55,000 — **Andrew Myers**-My Dealer Is Not A Square, 2015
1200 hand-painted 1" acrylic cubes, 800 yards of stainless steel rods, and wood hanging rods in a white metal frame
28 x 61 x 27 in (71.12 x 154.94 x 68.58 cm)
Edition of 2
**Estimate** $50,000 - $55,000

Mark Quinn-We Share Our Chemistry With the Stars (XX200), 2016Commissioned oil on canvas78.35 x 78.35 in (199.01 x 199.01 cm)Estimate $225,000 - $325,000 — **Mark Quinn**-We Share Our Chemistry With the Stars (XX200), 2016
Commissioned oil on canvas
78.35 x 78.35 in (199.01 x 199.01 cm)
**Estimate** $225,000 - $325,000

Dan Colen-Orgasm Addict, 2014Flowers on bleached Belgian linen63.75 x 49.75 in (161.93 x 126.37 cm)Estimate $125,000 - $140,000 — **Dan Colen**-Orgasm Addict, 2014
Flowers on bleached Belgian linen
63.75 x 49.75 in (161.93 x 126.37 cm)
**Estimate** $125,000 - $140,000

MCDERMOTT & MCGOUGH-You Said Your Lips..., 2008Oil on linen60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)Estimate $115,000 - $125,000 — **MCDERMOTT & MCGOUGH**-You Said Your Lips..., 2008
Oil on linen
60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
**Estimate** $115,000 - $125,000

Helmut Lang-Untitled, 2015Resin, pigment, mixed media, and steel59.75 x 16 x 8 in (151.77 x 40.64 x 20.32 cm)Estimate $17,500 - $20,000 — **Helmut Lang**-Untitled, 2015
Resin, pigment, mixed media, and steel
59.75 x 16 x 8 in (151.77 x 40.64 x 20.32 cm)
**Estimate** $17,500 - $20,000

STEFAN BRÜGGEMANN-Headlines And Last Lines In The Movies, 2014Spray paint on linen canvas63.78 x 51.18 in (162 x 130 cm)Estimate $35,000 - $40,000 — **STEFAN BRÜGGEMANN**-Headlines And Last Lines In The Movies, 2014
Spray paint on linen canvas
63.78 x 51.18 in (162 x 130 cm)
**Estimate** $35,000 - $40,000

PAM GLEW-Haze, 2015Dye and bleach on vintage American flag38.58 x 64.17 in (97.99 x 162.99 cm)Estimate $5,500 - $7,500 — **PAM GLEW**-Haze, 2015
Dye and bleach on vintage American flag
38.58 x 64.17 in (97.99 x 162.99 cm)
**Estimate** $5,500 - $7,500

MARK FLOOD-In The Forest, 2016Acrylic on canvas30 x 30 in (76.2 x 76.2 cm)Estimate $23,000 - $25,000 — **MARK FLOOD**-In The Forest, 2016
Acrylic on canvas
30 x 30 in (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
**Estimate** $23,000 - $25,000

LUC FULLER-Untitled, 2015Acrylic on canvas52 x 76 in (132.08 x 193.04 cm)Estimate $7,000 - $8,500 — **LUC FULLER**-Untitled, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
52 x 76 in (132.08 x 193.04 cm)
**Estimate** $7,000 - $8,500