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THE WISH

Allen Jones commissioned Lola Lely to create a chaise longue. Jones’ idea had been on the shelf for over a decade or two and AHEC’s Wish List project presented an opportunity to realise it at last. According to Lola, ‘Allen’s idea stemmed from a story about Peggy Guggenheim and her mischievous nature. She commissioned a sculpture of a horse for her museum in Venice. The horse has a large organ which screws on and off. She often screwed it on when the nuns came by.’ The chaise longue was to take the shape of human form.