Auction of works of art and a gala in New York for the benefit of the restoration project of the birthplace of the soul diva and civil rights activist Nina Simone. The auction, which had been taking place on the Internet since May 12, closed Monday with a total of $ 5.38 million.
Among the eleven paintings for sale, a work by Julie Mehretu entitled New Dawn, Sing (for Nina), was sold for $1.6 million. Nina Simone, whose songs, such as Mississippi Goddam, make up the playlists of the Black Lives Matter movement, has had an often difficult relationship with the United States.