There are times when you despair about the art market's fixation with the price of art, rather than the art itself, but last night everyone was celebrating the huge amount of cash raised at a contemporary art auction to benefit the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation at Christie's in New York. All the proceeds will directly fund global conservation projects to create sanctuaries and protect natural habitats to save endangered species from extinction.
Leonardo DiCaprio's Charity Auction Raises $38M To Fund Global Conservation
Forbes - 14 May 2013 18:02
There are times when you despair about the art market's fixation with the price of art, rather than the art itself, but last night everyone was celebrating the huge amount of cash raised at a contemporary art auction to benefit the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation at Christie's in New York. All the proceeds will directly fund global conservation projects to create sanctuaries and protect natural habitats to save endangered species from extinction.
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