LONDON (Reuters) - Leading figures in the art world, including Danny Boyle who oversaw the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, have urged a council in east London to reconsider plans to sell off a valuable Henry Moore sculpture in order to pay its bills. Tower Hamlets is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to go ahead with the proposed sale of Moore's 1957 bronze "Draped Seated Woman", which is around eight feet tall, weighs over 1.5 tonnes and is estimated to be worth up to 20 million pounds ($32 million). The council is considered one of London's most deprived areas and faces budget cuts of 100 million pounds over the next three years. While local authorities across Britain...
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