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Announcing ‘Art for Better,’ an online auction with important works donated by gallery artists to raise funds for the humanitarian aid programs of UNHCR. Bidding will open 6 December and run through 13 December, with 100 percent of proceeds going to support life-saving assistance to victims of global refugee crises that have displaced millions.

His critically acclaimed work, both political and personal, encompasses painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and installation works. Ligon is perhaps best known for his text-based paintings that draw upon the influential words of leading 20th-century cultural figures, including Walt Whitman, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston, Jean Genet, Gertrude Stein, and Richard Pryor, among others.