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Artistic Record Spinning
Planar 1/1 turntable charity auction

Secret 7” has partnered with Greenwich Peninsula to launch the artistic and meaningful project Planar 1/1. Secret 7”invited ten artists to create artwork on a Rega Planar 1 turntable, and these unique record players will be auctioned off to raises fund for Mind, a mental health charity in England.

The ten artists involved are Gavin Turk, Jeremy Deller, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Es Devlin, Stuart Semple, James Joyce, Jean Jullien, Pete Fowler, Hsiao-Chi Tsai & Kimiya Yoshikawa and Francis Richardson. Highlights include the Planar 1 filled with Neolithic arrowheads created by Jeremy Deller, and Gavin Turk’s rework of one of his icon pieces “Cave” in the new platform. Mind ambassador Stuart Semple’s design pays tribute to Joy Division, referencing the record cover and song lyrics from the album Unknown Pleasures.

The ten turntables will be available for online auction powered by Artsy from 29 August until 12 September. They will also be displayed at the Ace Hotel in London during the same period.