The criminal justice system finds a major intersection of art and social action in collector and philanthropologist Agnes "Aggie" Gund. Aggie, former head of New York's Museum of Modern Art, sold her beloved Masterpiece painting by Lichtenstein for $165 million in order to use the $ to start a nonprofit Art for Justice Fund for criminal justice reform. Art helps us see the world through others' eyes. I love women who perpetually defy what’s expected of them. I fully support the study of the arts in our prison system. The power of art includes healing; it helps us understand our inner self. Our daughter taught poetry and drama to prisoners during her college years. Although I don't fully agree with the sentiment "without empathy, you cannot have justice," I look forward to seeing the Sundance movie "Aggie," done by her grandchildren. Has art ever moved you? When I stood before Michaelangelo's David in Florence years ago, I wept. Being only 21, I felt embarrassed for I didn't know the power of art then. What art has made you cry? Or moves you to this day? Who's one of your favorites artists? . . . . . #artforcriminaljustice #aggiegundfilm #artforsocialjustice #empathymatters #philanthropyatitsbest #philanthropyforsocialchange #artthatmakesyoucry https://www.instagram.com/p/CGfspoqFeNw/?igshid=1knpo4kx77j13