Sotheby s to Offer Works Donated by Leading Contemporary Artists to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation

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Press Release New York For Immediate Release New York +1 212 606 7176 Lauren Gioia Lauren.Gioia@Sothebys.com Dan Abernethy Dan.Abernethy@Sothebys.

will offer 12 works generously donated by leading contemporary artists to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF).

1 Press Release New York For Immediate Release New York Lauren Gioia Dan Abernethy Sotheby s to Offer Works Donated by Leading Contemporary Artists to Benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation NEW YORK, 12 NOVEMBER 2014 Sotheby s is delighted to announce that it will offer 12 works generously donated by leading contemporary artists to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF). Works by Allora & Calzadilla, Martin Creed, Olafur Eliasson, Jeff Elrod, Urs Fischer, Jonathan Horowitz, William Kentridge, Joel Meyerowitz, Rob Pruitt, Ed Ruscha, and Frank Thiel, will be included in Sotheby s Contemporary Art Day Sale on 12 November 2014, which goes on public

2 exhibition on Friday 7 November. All proceeds from the sale of these 12 works will benefit EJAF s life-saving grant initiatives. Thanks to the generosity of caring people like these artists and the buyers who purchase their work, EJAF was able to award more than $7.3 million in grants to 114 worthy organizations during 2013, said Sir Elton John. Their gifts helped support programs assisting homeless teens in New York City, enabling poor people to access the treatment and care they need in the Deep South, providing housing and medical assistance to HIVpositive parolees in the Bronx, serving the urgent needs of HIV-positive people in Haiti, and so much more. This sale at Sotheby s will help us to continue expanding on these efforts. Alexander Rotter, Co-Head of Sotheby s Worldwide Contemporary Art Department, commented: We are delighted to be offering paintings and sculptures to benefit the vital work of the Elton John AIDS Foundation for a fourth consecutive year. The 2014 selection includes signature pieces by some of the most exciting artists working today, many of whom have been the subject of recent solo exhibitions. Urs Fischer has a brilliant ability to capture our imagination, and I am sure the bronze that he has so generously donated will appeal to both new and established collectors of his work. This year s selection features Naked Arrest by Urs Fischer, a new bronze that has many parallels with the works featured in the innovative exhibition of the artist s work staged by Gagosian Gallery New York in April and May 2014 at a former Chase bank branch on the Lower East Side (est. $250/350,000). Other highlights include one of Jeff Elrod s signature blurred ink works: Medium Cool (B/W blur) (est. $50/70,000), and #STAYINSCHOOL by Rob Pruitt whose work was the subject of a recent critically acclaimed exhibition at Gavin Brown s Enterprise (est. $30/40,000). For more information and to view all lots being sold to benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation, please visit the Contemporary Art Day Sale pages on sothebys.com (sale N09222, lots ). 2

PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION Rob Pruitt #STAYINSCHOOL marker on plywood 48 by 32 in. 121.9 by 81.3 cm. Executed in 2014. Est.

3 PROPERTY SOLD TO BENEFIT THE ELTON JOHN AIDS FOUNDATION Rob Pruitt #STAYINSCHOOL marker on plywood 48 by 32 in by 81.3 cm. Executed in Est. $30/40,000 Jeff Elrod Medium Cool (B/W blur) UV ink on Fischer canvas 85 by 60 in by cm. Est. $50/70,000 Jonathan Horowitz Tennyson, Jasper and Bob UV ink on canvas, embroidery, in artist s frame 79 by 74 in by 188 cm. Executed in Est. $25/35,000 Martin Creed Work No acrylic on canvas 12 by 10 in by 25.4 cm. Executed in Est. $30/40,000 William Kentridge Huilboom signed and dated 14 Indian ink on Conto di Stima 1886 ledge pages 46 by 43⅜ in. 117 by 110 cm. Est. $40/60,000 Frank Thiel Stadt 12/59 (Berlin) C-print face-mounted to Plexiglas, in artist s frame Framed: 54½ by 42½ in by 108 cm. Est. $10/15,000 3

Ed Ruscha Extended Jet (D.2013.31) signed and dated 2013 graphite on die-cut graph paper 5⅜ by 7⅜ in. 13.6 by 18.7 cm. Est.

Executed in 2013 Est. $80/120,000 Joel Meyerowitz Cezanne s Studio (Nine Objects) 9 archival pigment prints Framed: 69 by 56¼ in. 175.3 by 142.9 cm.

4 Ed Ruscha Extended Jet (D ) signed and dated 2013 graphite on die-cut graph paper 5⅜ by 7⅜ in by 18.7 cm. Est. $20/30,000 Allora & Calzadilla Intermission (Halloween Afghanistan: Still Life II) woodcut print on muslin 120 by 168 in by cm. Executed in 2013 Est. $80/120,000 Joel Meyerowitz Cezanne s Studio (Nine Objects) 9 archival pigment prints Framed: 69 by 56¼ in by cm. Executed in 2014, this work is unique. Est. $60/80,000 Olafur Eliasson Five Grey Negative Movie watercolor and graphite on paper 12⅛ by 16⅛ in by 41 cm. Est. $12/18,000 4

5 About EJAF At the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) we believe that AIDS can be beaten. We act on that belief by raising funds for effective programs and policies, and also by speaking out with honesty and compassion about the realities of people s lives. Sir Elton John created EJAF over twenty years ago, first in the United States in 1992 and then in the United Kingdom in Through hard work and with the help of our network of kind, amazing, creative, and generous friends and supporters, the two foundations together have raised more than $300 million over the past two decades to combat stigma, prevent infections, provide treatment and services, and motivate governments to end AIDS. The U.S. foundation focuses its efforts on programs in the United States, the Americas, and the Caribbean, while the U.K. foundation funds HIV-related work in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Join us in speaking out, taking action, and contributing to our efforts to achieve a world without AIDS. For more information, please visit FOR MORE NEWS FROM SOTHEBY S Visit: Follow: Join: & Watch: Sotheby s has been uniting collectors with world-class works of art since Sotheby s became the first international auction house when it expanded from London to New York (1955), the first to conduct sales in Hong Kong (1973) and France (2001), and the first international fine art auction house in China (2012). Today, Sotheby s presents auctions in eight different salesrooms, including New York, London, Hong Kong and Paris, and Sotheby s BidNow program allows visitors to view all auctions live online and place bids in real-time from anywhere in the world. Sotheby s offers collectors the resources of Sotheby s Financial Services, the world s only full-service art financing company, as well as private sale opportunities in more than 70 categories, including S 2, the gallery arm of Sotheby's Contemporary Art department, as well as Sotheby s Diamonds and Sotheby s Wine. Sotheby s has a global network of 90 offices in 40 countries and is the oldest company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (BID). *Estimates do not include buyer s premium and prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer s premium. Images are available upon request All catalogues are available online at or through Sotheby s Catalogue ipad App. # # # 5

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