The Museum of Modern Art became the hottest club downtown for one night only last Tuesday (June 2), as well Rebecca Black and Tinashe He performed back-to-back DJ sets during the museum’s annual party in the park. Most of the assembled guests enthusiastically embraced the theme, wearing a variety of floral motifs to dance in the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden at MoMA.
We’re talking, of course, about the highly anticipated party. Earlier in the evening, the museum held a dinner in honor of the artists My house is delightful and Martin PuryearAnd also a philanthropist Joe Carroll Lauder. They have been honored by many notable figures from the art world and beyond, including billionaire philanthropists Mimi Haas and Michael Bloomberg; Entrepreneur and philanthropist David Rockefeller Jr; Shepherds Marilyn Hess, Sarah Arison and Alice Tish; mosque Ronald Lauder; And former Chairman of Sotheby’s Jamie Niven. They rubbed elbows with the curators Yvonne Force Villarreal, Antoine Sargent and the Studio Museum in Harlem Thelma Goldenamong other things. Many artists were also spotted from Rasheed Johnson and Hank Willis Thomas to Carrie Mae Weems, Tyler Mitchell and Glenn Ligon.
As the night progressed, the atmosphere transitioned from upscale seating to a full-blown party, complete with a signature Highland Garden cocktail and a cotton candy machine. The actor was among those who enjoyed the dessert Harvey Gillenwho spent time chatting with him The Rocky Horror Show Co-star Josh Andres Riveraand relax away from the eight-show-a-week schedule. There were also actors on the later guest list Chris Rock, Neil Verlac and Frances Turner; Reality stars Kenny Martin and Whitney Fransway; And internet personalities Corrado martini, Shannon Beveridge and Teffi Pessoa.
It may not have been a Friday, but Black made it feel like the weekend had arrived with her lively late-night set featuring a mix of songs PinkPantheress, Gorillaz And more. She eventually passed the booth to Tinashe, who kept the energy high with her upbeat set until last call at midnight after the party.
Sophia Cohen
Ah-Nyah Gould, Miranda DeYoung, Manafedi and Chris Rock
Henry Kravis and Michael Bloomberg
Sir Lansing, Max Howlin, Beth DeWoody and Connie Butler
Valeria Camargo
Andres Rivera and Harvey Guillén
Betye Saar and Neil Lane
Neil Verlac and Corrado Martini
Jimmy Singer Soros
Delilah Hut
Mark Glimcher, Rojekko Hockley, and Hank Willis Thomas
Ava Dash
Ronald Loder, Joe Carroll Loder and Irene Loder
Massimiliano Gioni and Cecilia Alemani
Jonathan Tisch and Lizzie Tisch
Martin Puryear, Marie-Josée Kravis, and Henri Kravis
Sarah Morano
Lorna Simpson and Thelma Golden
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