Art Box
You never know what to expect from the Brooklyn Museum Gala. Jennifer Rubell dominated one year with her edible masterworks, Takashi Murakami brought out Marc Jacobs and Anna Wintour with his own presence, and Sarah Jessica Parker made a quick cameo last year. This year’s big event honored great female artists with announcement of the establishment of the Sackler Family Endowed Curator in Feminist on premises. And of course guests enjoyed their usual, centerpiece dominant dinner. Here are the highlights:
Artists at the dinner tables: Kiki Smith, Dustin Yellin, Judy Chicago, Aurel Schmidt, and honorees Martha Rosler, Amy Sillman, and Mickalene Thomas.
Other notables: Elizabeth A. Sackler, David Maupin, Gloria Steinem, Annelise Peterson, and yes, Connie Chung.
Most respectful celebrity chair: Brooklyn native Marisa Tomei who brought her own reading glasses for the auction part of the evening and respectfully waited in line to get her dinner assignment. “This whole place looks like a dream,” she told us.
Best centerpieces: Double sided mirror paintings by Natalie Frank, and Saya Woolfalk’s performance art infused table.
Dinner menu: Pan-seared poussin with purple potatoes (!) and black truffle vinaigrette salad.
Number of after party guests: 1,000
Number of Stefano Tonchi sightings at the W sponsored after party: 0
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- Mia Moretti
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- Marisa Tomei
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- Linda Yablonsky, Donald Baechler
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- Mickalene Thomas
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- Arnold Lehman, Elizabeth Sackler
