Ono Auctions Art for Autism Charity

7 months ago 04th Apr 23:00

Yoko Ono's John Lennon charity sale

John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono is to auction off 67 unique pieces of artwork to raise funds for an autism charity.

The Japanese artist and singer unveiled a seven-foot (two metre) tall mural made up of 67 jigsaw-like pieces on Friday (03Apr09), specially commissioned to mark World Autism Awareness Day (02Ap09).

My work, 'Promises,' symbolises that we all hold a piece of this puzzle and we must work to raise awareness, funds for research and advocate for families who experience autism.Yoko Ono

Each of the pieces will be auctioned with starting bids of $1,000 (£700) - with all the money raised going to the charity Autism Speaks.

She says, "When I was first approached to create an artwork for autism awareness I was shocked by the worldwide prevalence of this serious situation, especially among our children.

"My work, 'Promises,' symbolises that we all hold a piece of this puzzle and we must work to raise awareness, funds for research and advocate for families who experience autism."