The ‘Art for Grenfell’ auction will take place on Monday 16 October at Sotheby’s, 34-35 New Bond Street, in London. Leading contemporary artists have generously agreed to donate works to the auction, including Tacita Dean, Tracey Emin, Rachel Howard, Sarah Lucas, Harland Miller, Wolfgang Tillmans, Yinka Shonibare, Mark Wallinger and Rachel Whiteread. Gallerist Sadie Coles, a former resident of Notting Hill, will also donate a work from her own collection. The sale proceeds will be divided up equally among the 158 surviving families by the Rugby Portobello Trust, a North Kensington-based charity which has been closely supporting the Grenfell residents since the fire in June. Film Producer Hamish McAlpine and Art Consultant Katie Heller are the driving-forces behind ‘Art For Grenfell’, and over the past few months have been working with the artists to
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