We've rounded up all the most talked about events from Art Basel Miami which ended Sunday, December 8th, 2019. Read on to get the full story behind the banana controversy, the opening of the new Rubell Familly Museum hosted by Vanity Fair, Dior's menswear 2020 debut, Lourdes Leon's performance for Desigual, the launch of Cipriani's…
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CHRISTINE AND THE QUEENS PERFORMS AT THE GUGGENHEIM INTERNATIONAL GALA IN CELEBRATION OF THE MUSEUM’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY
The 2019 edition of the Guggenheim International Gala was held on November 13 and 14. Both evenings celebrated the 60th anniversary of the museum’s Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building and its recent inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The evenings honored four individuals who have historic affiliations with the Guggenheim: Frank Gehry, the preeminent architect…
2019 BRIC GALA HONORS RECIPIENTS OF COLENE BROWN ART PRIZE
BRIC Gala Thursday, November 7th, 2019 Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave Queens, NYC On Thursday, November 7th, BRIC hosted its annual gala to honor the Colene Brown Artist Prize recipients, including Manuel Acevedo, Nicole Awai, Xenobia Bailey, Nona Faustine, Alicia Grullón, Baseera Khan, Heidi Lau, Christopher Myers, Judith Simonian, and Kennedy Yanko. BRIC is Brooklyn's…
THE 2019 CREATIVE TIME GALA HONORS ARTIST JENNY HOLZER
On October 25, 2019, Creative Time, the NYC-based non-profit arts organization, celebrated its annual gala, which brought together guests from the worlds of art, fashion, and philanthropy. The evening was co-chaired by Jon Neidich and Kate Young, and honored artist Jenny Holzer, who recently presented VIGIL, a new series of light projections that addressed gun violence in America at Rockefeller Center…
NEW YORK ACADEMY OF ART + SOTHEBY’S CELEBRATE “TAKE HOME A NUDE” ART PARTY + AUCTION
On Tuesday October 15th, the 28th annual edition of Take Home a Nude Auction & Benefit took place in the Sotheby’s newly remodeled main hall in NYC with tequila cocktails, dinner, and a party. Presented by New York Academy of Art and Sotheby's, and honoring painter Dana Schutz, this year’s event was a tremendous success…
TABULA RASA THE 26TH ANNUAL WATERMILL CENTER SUMMER BENEFIT & AUCTION
On Saturday, July 27th, The Watermill Center brought together the world of art, fashion, theater and design for the 26th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit & Auction, honoring philanthropist Katharine Rayner and renowned contemporary artist Carrie Mae Weems. This year's event, titled Tabula Rasa, and sponsored by Van Cleef and Arpels, welcomed over 1,000 guests…
PRIDE EVENTS TO CELEBRATE IF YOU CAN’T GO TO THE PARADE
As pride month comes to a close, New York is celebrating the StoneWall riots 50th anniversary with the “World Pride Festival” this Sunday. Half a century ago, a popular gay bar in Greenwich village - the now infamous "Stonewall Inn"- was raided by police. The inn was a safe haven for queer people, a recreational…
“A WRINKLE IN SPACE AND TIME” 2019 MOTH BALL HIGHLIGHTS
The Moth presented this year’s gala, A Wrinkle In Space and Time, on Tuesday, June 4 at Capitale in New York City with over 500 guests in attendance. The evening included a cocktail party, an elegant seated dinner, a silent auction, and their signature Moth Ball storytelling show, featuring the annual Moth Award presentation to Roxane…
“MANY HOPES” SPRING BALL TO BENEFIT ABUSED GIRLS IN KENYA
Many Hopes Spring Ball 2019 Tuesday, May 7th Dinner and Program 630pm-930pm Afterparty 930pm – 1230am Edison Ballroom 240 W 47th St., New York Tickets here. Use our special code 'friend' for reduced afterparty ticket! Many Hopes is raising the generation of children who will lead with justice and fairness and defeat the causes of…
DESIGN FOR A CAUSE: PLANNED PARENTHOOD L.A. WILL TEAM WITH SEXYBEAST FOR FUNDRAISING BENEFIT
Sexy Beast for Planned Parenthood LA: Design for a Cause Friday, May 10 7:00 PM-10:00 PM Casa Perfect 1174 N Hillcrest Rd Beverly Hills, CA Sexy Beast & The Future Perfect gallery present "Design for a Cause", a party and design raffle to benefit Planned Parenthood LA. Taking place at the Beverly Hills showroom, Casa…
THE UNTITLED MAGAZINE + SUPERFINE! ART FAIR TEAM UP FOR NEW COLLECTOR’S PARTY
Superfine! + The Untitled Magazine New Collector Appreciation Party May 2, 7pm-10pm SUPERFINE! ART FAIR 107/111 Grand Street, NY, NY 10012 TICKETS More info: events@untitled-magazine.com The third annual Superfine! Art Fair brings a new look and location to its 2019 show, leaving the Meatpacking district and re-launching at 107 Grand Street in Soho from May 1-5th.…
“SPRING INTO ACTION” PLANNED PARENTHOOD TO THROW GALA & AFTERPARTY WITH ST. VINCENT AND QUESTLOVE MAY 1ST
"SPRING INTO ACTION!" PLANNED PARENTHOOD After Party May 1st // 9-12 PM Center415 415 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016 Support Planned Parenthood at the "Spring Into Action” After Party. Taking place on May 1, the "Spring Into Action" Gala and After Party is Planned Parenthood NYC’s largest fundraising event of the year. Hosted by…
BROOKLYN MUSEUM HONORS NICK CAVE AND FRIDA KAHLO AT 8TH ANNUAL BROOKLYN ARTISTS BALL
Tuesday, April 16 6:30 pm to midnight The Brooklyn Museum 200 Eastern Pkwy, Brooklyn AFTER-PARTY from 9pm More than 1,200 Brooklyn Artists Ball and After Party guests, dressed head to toe in Frida Kahlo-inspired attire streamed in throughout the night for the annual Brooklyn Artists Ball. Taking place during the run of the critically acclaimed…
THE 2019 YCC PARTY AT THE GUGGENHEIM
The 2019 Guggenheim Young Collectors Party took place on April 11th, featuring “ballet kink” performative interventions in the museum’s iconic Frank Lloyd Wright–designed rotunda. Choreographed by artist Brendan Fernandes, the performances drew from classical ballet and modern dance, with a nod to fetish and Japanese bondage art of shibari. The BDSM styled performance was a…
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY’S SPRING SOIREE WITH CHRISTY TURLINGTON AND TONNE GOODMAN
The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery celebrated its 2019 Portrait Circle Spring Soirée on April 8, with a conversation on art, portraiture, and fashion featuring Christy Turlington Burns and Tonne Goodman. More than 200 guests gathered under the museum’s Foster + Partners-designed Kogod Courtyard to enjoy champagne and passed hors d'oeuvres followed by a program of…
MAC COSMETICS THROWS CABARET BASH CELEBRATING ITS NEW “POWDERKISS” COLLECTION
MAC COSMETICS introduced its newest collection of matte lipsticks "The M·A·C COSMETICS Powder Kiss Lipstick collection" with a bash at Sony Hall, the former site of the decadent WWII era nightclub Diamond Horseshoe, this past April 9th. Sony Hall was transported to its hedonistic roots with the one night only M·A·C POWDER KISS CABARET MC’d…
ICP HONORS ROSALIND FOX SOLOMON, DAWOUD BEY, ZADIE SMITH, JESS T. DUGAN AND SHAHIDUL ALAM AT ITS 35TH ANNUAL INFINITY AWARDS
On April 2nd, The 35th Annual International Center of Photography (ICP) Infinity Awards celebrated significant accomplishments and emerging talent in the fields of photography and visual culture. The 35th Annual ICP Infinity Awards kicked off with ICP Board Chair Caryl Englander and Board President Jeffrey Rosen, sharing their personal perspectives about the International Center of…
WINDOWSWEAR AWARDS LIST OF WINNERS: DVF, LOUIS VUITTON AND MORE
The Windowswear awards announced its winners on January 30th, 2019 at Marquee NYC with more than 500 guests in attendance. Design Houses like Dolce & Gabanna and mass retailers such as H&M are nominated for different categories, including "best packaging", "best collaboration" and "best use of color", among others. Windowswear determines the winners based on…
DEC 12TH: SOHO’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY BLOCK PARTY ARRIVES WITH HOLIDAY COCKTAILS AND BOUTIQUE FESTIVITIES
Wednesday, December 12th 4 PM - 8 PM SOHO, NY Complimentary holiday drinks, boutique-clothing discounts, fun raffles, and space openings such as Bang & Olufsen's The Music Box and a Tom Dixon in-store activation will take place along the streets of Soho this Wednesday, December 12th. The Soho Holiday Block Party brings many other exciting happenings…
FASHION AND THE BEACH: PUCCI, DIOR, PRADA AND MORE TO EXHIBIT AND HOST AT MIAMI ART BASEL
Miami Art Basel brings the most coveted designers to the beach each year. From Emilio Pucci to Prada, Dior and more, fashion collides with the art scene in Miami each December, resulting in a flock of models, influencers, and editors coming and going to and from the highly-stylized, coveted guest-list-only festivities. From brunches to VIP receptions and…