Launched in 2015, Heroes for Imagine is an auction of artworks
and exceptional moments that aims to raise funds for the Institut
Imagine, the world’s leading research, care and teaching center
for genetic diseases.The fifth fundraiser will be held on Monday 23 September in the
heart of the Institut Imagine, located on the campus of the Hôpital
Necker-Enfants malades AP-HP, in Paris. Some thirty lots will
be auctioned by Christie’s at a dinner hosted by Gad Elmaleh,
Master of Ceremonies, and attended by over three hundred
guest-donors.The lots include works by renowned artists such as
Daniel Buren,
Camille Henrot,
Anish Kapoor, Alicja Kwa de,
Lee Ufan, Philippe
Parreno,
Ugo Rondinone and
Andy Warhol, as well as outstanding
designers such as
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, Guillaume
Bardet and
Pierre Jeanneret. The lots also include exceptional moments such as unparalleled
visits to rare sites, unique experiences with personalities from
the worlds of fashion and the arts, and challenges to undertake
with renowned sportsmen and women, to name only some of
what is on offer.