Georgian H2s04 group journal makes $37,000 in London sale

Georgian H2s04 group journal makes $37,000 in London sale

A rare copy of the journal of Georgian futurist group H2s04 was among the headline lots in a sale of rare books at Christie's, realising £23,750 ($37,193).

The sale took place in London on November 25.

H2S04 group journal
The H2S04 group wanted to destroy and then rebuild art and literature

The group's name is a reference to their intent to destroy and rebuild art and literature, as encapsulated in founder Simon Chikovani's statement: "I do not even want to know that there have been other men before me."

This would become the group's motto.

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