I have the pleasure to invite you on September 29 2008 at Lee Cooper humanitarian gala where one of my pieces will be presented on auction:


"HIV: Time ends to death", oil, acrylic and gold powder on Denim 116*90 cm April 15 2008.

The humanitarian project:

"To mark its centenray year, Lee Cooper, the Fine english denim company, has organized a gala auction, on Monday 29 September 2008. Unique and iconic pieces have been created by leading designers, artists, musicians, brands an personalities to champion the fight against AIDS.

The red diamond logo spans decades and boarders.Today, established in more than 70 countries throughout the world, Lee Cooper wants to celebrate 100 years by helping to reach the people infected with HIV / AIDS in the remotest parts of the world. The aim is also to promote prevention alongside ensuring help gets to the children that need it most.

The Lee Cooper 100 years project has established itself at 2008 focal point for mobilising contemporary designers and artists against HIV / AIDS. Committed to the cause, Lee Cooper will present more than 40 unique pieces for the auction.

We would like to extend our appreciation to Drouot Montaigne and Pierre Cornette de St Cyr, who as partners and friends helped us to prepare and bring to you this gala auction.

The charities:

The French red cross, founded in 1864 by Henry Dunant, aims to prevent and alleviates suffering in all its forms. It also carries out work within the international red cross and Red Crescent Movement, which includes 186 national societies and 97 million volunteers worldwide. It is now the largest humanitarian organisation in the world.

Designers Against Aids (DAA) is a project of a non-profit organization Beauty without Irony and was founded in 2004 to raise AIDS awareness in the international media and towards the general public, more specifically towards youngs people in the industrialized countries. DAA does this by asking high profile and emerging fashion designers, musicians, artists and others celebrities to create designs that are then printed on items such as T-shirts, swetaers and bags. "

Sale of Contemporary art work
"Lee Cooper 100 years and just getting started"

Public exhibition:
Friday 26 September 2.00 - 7.00 pm
Saturday 27 and sunday 28 September 11.00 am - 6.00 pm
Monday 29 September 11.00 am - 12 noon

Monday 29 September 2008 - 20h00
DROUOT MONTAIGNE 15, Avenue de Montaigne 75008 Paris
+33(0)148002080

Telephone bidding during the auction
+33(0)148002080

Contacts and informations before the auction
Department marketing Lee Cooper
+33(0)144768217
marketing@leecooper.com

Catalogue available on line and for download at:
Catalogue Lee Cooper 100

I hope the see you there

VG