08-03-2017 19:48 via theguardian.com

Artworks made from fire-gutted Mackintosh library sell for £700,000

Art by Antony Gormley, Jenny Saville and Paula Rego, who used debris from fire, is auctioned for Glasgow School of ArtArtworks made using charred debris and ashes from the fire-gutted Mackintosh library at Glasgow School of Art have been sold for more than £700,000.Artists including Tacita Dean, Rachel Whiteread, Antony Gormley, Jenny Saville and Paula Rego agreed to make work which would be auctioned at Christie’s to raise money for the Mackintosh Campus Appeal. So far, £18.5m
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