Tsunami Art Auction

The National Art Gallery Kuala Lumpur was the scene of the first-ever Malaysian art auction as 28 works went under the hammer to raise funds for the Malaysian Red Crescent Society's tsunami relief efforts. The auction was the highlight of Art for Aid - a 1 day sale of over 200 art works donated by 132 artists from over 20 galleries. Two paintings shared the highest bids - Anak Asia by artist-women's rights activist Nirmala Dutt Shanmugalingam and Three Cranes by Malaysian Institute of Arts founder Chung Chen Sun. For the full story - click the title Irish Art