Charity Art Auction For AIDS Raises More Than $42-Million
February 15, 2008 | Read Time: 1 minute
A Valentine’s Day charity art auction held at Sotheby’s in New York on Thursday raised $42.6-million toward the fight against AIDS in Africa, Reuters reports.
The auction, which sold 82 contemporary works in total, was led by the rock star Bono’s Product (Red) campaign in collaboration with the British artist Damien Hirst.
Sotheby’s officials believe the event was one of the top charity events in history.
Proceeds from the auction were earmarked for the United Nations Global Fund’s fight against AIDS in Africa, which Product (Red) supports.
(Free registration is required to view this article on The Washington Post site.)
