Agnes Gund
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Artists and collectors rush to support Kamala Harris campaign
Since Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, much of the US art world has embraced Harris. Meanwhile, conservative patrons remain split on the Republican candidate, former president Donald Trump
Agnes Gund's fund to end mass incarceration reveals its final round of grants
The collector and philanthropist's Art for Justice initiative has awarded $125m over the six years it has been active
Agnes Gund Foundation selling $5.5m Lichtenstein work to support reproductive rights movement
Proceeds of the sale at Christie's will benefit the reproductive justice organisations
Kicking off Frieze LA week at the Getty, art world honours Art for Justice Fund
Performance and panel discussion underline the plight of the incarcerated
Art for Justice Fund gives out $10m in new grants—including to art projects
The second round of funding will support works themed around incarceration by Xaviera Simmons, Hank Willis Thomas and Titus Kaphar, and a planned installation on the High Line
Agnes Gund’s Art for Justice Fund awards $22m in grants to activist groups and social programmes
As well as backing arts-focused initiatives, the money will help support organisations working to change government policy
Agnes Gund urges collectors to sell their art to fight for justice
The philanthropist used her profits from the sale of a Roy Lichtenstein painting to create a criminal justice fund, in partnership with the Ford Foundation