Multi-million dollar paintings and criminal justice are often only in the news with the heist of a famous work of art.
Recently, that all changed and the art world was turned upside down when Agnes Gund sold Roy Lichtenstein's 1962 work Masterpiece. Not only did the 165 million dollar sale become one of the fifteen most expensive pieces of art known to have been sold, but the sale also creates a fund to support criminal justice reform. The ultimate goal is to reduce mass incarceration in the United States.
Read more about this event at NPR's the two-way.
