Participatory play mocks the world of modern art

Beneath the Gavel, an interactive tongue-in-cheek play that satirises the art market and art auctions, will have its New York debut on 15 March (until 9 April) at the 59E59 theatrea space that coincidentally once belonged to Christies auction house. During the performance, audience members are provided with bidding paddles and fake $100,000 bills that are dramatically shot out of cannons installed around the room. They bid on paintings by the contemporary artist Daniel Zeigler from the estate o