NEW YORK, NY.- Bonhams auction house will host Russell Simmons’ 12th Annual ART FOR LIFE art auction preview at their New York headquarters the evening of Wednesday, July 13. The event will be co-hosted by Bonhams Chairman Laura King, Russell Simmons, auction chairwoman Lucille Blair, and designer and philanthropist Tory Burch. Russell Simmons, one of the three founding brothers of Rush Philanthropic, states, “We are thrilled these truly great artists have donated such extraordinary works of art to Rush Philanthropic’s 2011 ART FOR LIFE East Hampton auction. They send a compelling message and are an inspiration to all of us, and to the over 2,300 inner-city public school students in our arts education programs.” This evening of art and cocktails will offer an exclusive viewing of this year’s theme Works on Paper, featuring unique artworks from some of the contemporary art world’s most celebra