The MTV Staying Alive Foundation is proud to present, RE:DEFINE, a benefit art exhibition and auction that marks the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the AIDS virus, featuring 30 ground breaking artists including Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Faile, Ben Eine and Damien Hirst. The exhibition will be hosted at the Goss-Michael Foundation in Dallas, MTV RE:DEFINE will be open to the public from September 16 – 23 with a live auction of all 30 works taking place at an exclusive reception on September 24, hosted by Simon de Pury, Chairman of Phillips de Pury & Company. 100% of the proceeds from the auction will benefit the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, which encourages, energizes and empowers young people who are involved in HIV and AIDS awareness, education and prevention campaigns. For more information please visit  www.mtvredefine.com

Event curators The Future Tense have assembled an eclectic roster of 30 original works valued at over $1m from some of the world’s most exciting, dynamic and sometimes controversial artists, including painting, photography, sculpture and a large-scale public installation in downtown Dallas by street artist Ben Eine. The 30 contributing artists are as follows:

• Lee Baker
• Adam Ball
• Peter Blake
• Billy Childish
• D*Face
• Brian Adam Douglas
• Elizabeth Eamer
• Ben Eine
• Tracey Emin
• Faile
• Shepard Fairey
• Katrin Fridriks
• Christopher Gascoigne
• Pam Glew
• Haroshi
• Pieter Henket
• Damien Hirst
• Jeremy Kost
• Joseph Loughborough
• James Marshall
• Harland Miller
• Polly Morgan
• Gérard Rancinan
• Rankin
• Stuart Semple
• Jamel Shabazz
• Benjamin Shine
• Gavin Turk
• Dan Witz
• Russell Young

Collectors unable to attend the event in person will have a wide range of absentee bidding options, including the ability to both view and bid in real-time, simultaneous with the live event via the following link:

http://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/26168

Full absentee bidding information can be found at:

http://www.mtvredefine.com/absentee-bidding.php

The catalogue for the event can be found at:

http://www.mtvredefine.com/catalogue.php

Sponsors of MTV RE:DEFINE include Moët & Chandon, The Dallas Morning News, Neiman Marcus, Hotel Zaza, Ben E. Keith Beverage Company, Land Rover/Range Rover of Dallas, RP Valet and Crazy Water.

For further information please visit the official website at www.mtvredefine.com

You can also follow the project on Twitter via @mtvredefine and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/mtvredefine