Johnny Slogan. 'Sagligia' (the seven deadly sins), 1.Superbia (pride). Materials: Steel, spray paint and elbow tips. 2. Avaritia (greed). Materials: Plastic and selfishness. 3. Luxuria (lust). Materials: Steel, spray paint and elation. 4. Invidia (envy). Materials: spray paint and rejection. 5. Ira (wrath). Materials: spray paint and axe. 6. Gula (gluttony). Materials: spray paint and carelessness. 7. Acidia (sloth). Materials: Steel, spray paint and sluggish mind. Artistic treatment of six Arne Jacobsen chairs ’Series 7’, model 3107.
This lot has been donated by the artist and Fritz Hansen. The entire sales proceeds (hammer price, hammer fee and commissions) will go to the Danish charity appeal 'Danmarks Indsamling 09' to give poor families in Africa a future. The sales proceeds will go to the following organizations: BØRNEfonden, IBIS, the Danish Refugee Council, ADRA, Médecins sans Frontière, MS Danish Association for International Co-operation, Save the Children Denmark, SOS Children's Villages, UNICEF, the Danish Red Cross, DanChurchAid and CARE. Lauritz.com donates hammer fee, buyer's premium and seller's commission.
The chairs can be viewed at Lauritz.com’s showroom in Herlev, where they can also be collected after the auction.
JH-Transport and O. Hvejsel support 'Danmarks Indsamling '09' with free delivery of the lots from the charity auction within Denmark in week 5 and 6 2009.
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