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Art world campaigns for Hillary Clinton

Art world bigwigs are getting in on fund-raising for Hillary Clinton with a benefit auction.

Dealer Larry Gagosian will host the event with Chelsea Clinton at his West 21st Street gallery space on Sept. 12, which will feature a two-hour auction with works donated by: Jeff Koons, who received the US Department of State Medal of Arts when Clinton was Secretary of the State Department; Sarah Sze; Chuck Close; Barbara Kruger; and Deborah Kass, reports ARTnews.

For $50,000, guests will get to take home a print of Koons’ “Gazing Ball (da Vinci Mona Lisa).” A Close print goes for $10,000. The lowest ticket goes for $1,000.