Group benefit exhibition: Reason Compassion Justice: A Benefit for the Drug Policy Alliance
Cheim & Read Gallery
547 West 25 Street, New York, NY, USA
March 29, 2005 6:00 PM
A sale of contemporary artworks to benefit the Drug Policy Alliance. Exhibition curated by Diego Cortez.
Hellen van Meene is featured among Nobuyoshi Araki, Louise Bourgeois, Maurizio Cattelan, Larry Clark, William Eggleston, Nan Goldin, Roni Horn, Boris Mikhailov, Yoshitomo Nara, Yoko Ono, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha and many more.
The Drug Policy Alliance is the nation's leading organization of people who believe the war on drugs is doing more harm than good. In our vision of tomorrow, people are not punished simply for what they put into their bodies but only for harm done to others.From: invitation (PDF, 148KB)
"We are amazed and grateful that so many leading artists are willing to support our work," said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance. "Their donations of time and art will empower our efforts to reform draconian drug laws that cause so much more harm than good."From: press release
Cocktails and light hors d'oeuvres will be served.From: www.drugpolicy.org