The National Gallery's inaugural fundraiser is off to a really bad start.
Set to be the first edition of the museum's biennial charity event, it will feature live auctions, among other things, to benefit noble causes. Folks with spare dough can bid for items such as art pieces, exclusive private tours and airplane joyrides to support the operations of the National Gallery Singapore.
'Tis a pity then that they picked the unfortunate theme of "Empire Ball", seemingly in wanton glorification of colonialism. Countless massacres and violent atrocities be damned, right? All in the name of having a grand ol' ball!
