A monumental painting inspired by Elton John’s legendary 1980 Central Park concert sold for $190,000 Sunday night during the Elton John AIDS Foundation’s annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, raising funds for the organization’s global fight against HIV. The artwork, titled Elton Takes Manhattan, 1980, was created by Los Angeles pop artist Andre Miripolsky, the artist […] The post From Central Park to Oscar Night: Andre Miripolsky’s Tribute to Elton John Raises $190,000 for EJAF appeared first on LA Weekly .