Last night The Daily Beast‘s Tina Brown, Haute Living cover star Daphne Guinness and Garage magazine’s Dasha Zhukova presented a private dinner at Kunstmuseum Basel. The dinner in Switzerland was preceded by a conversation with artist Theaster Gates. Guests at the dinner included Peter M. Brant & Stephanie Seymour, their sons Harry and Peter Brant […]

ArtsConnection recently celebrated its annual Spring gala at Tribeca Rooftop. During the event ArtsConnection raised $750,000 to continue its work ensuring that the arts are an essential part of all New York children’s education. The gala, which honored Russell Simmons and Manuel Chinea of Popular Community Bank, was co-chaired by Lisa and Richard Plepler, and […]

Last week at Pier 57 in the Hudson River Park in New York City, guests gathered to take in artist Garson Yu’s T.I.N.Y and a special performance by DJ Spooky. Yu has previously made creative motion graphics design for TV shows (including The Walking Dead), video games and films (including Life of Pi, Oz the […]

Last week artist Steven Sebring presented Revolution, a new four dimensional exploration, at New York City’s 69th Regiment Armory. The exhibition, a photographic investigation of light from multiple perspectives through time, featured photographs, sculpture, interactive media, and a collection of films that came together in a visual symphony of art. Guest included Liliana Cavendish, Celia […]

I recently had the honor of meeting Tom Everhart at an opening of his new exhibition organized by the AFA Gallery. Tom is a really nice and interesting artist who’s willing to talk about his art, making himself easy to reach. It was a real pleasure for me to learn more about his art, about […]

The Dia Art Foundation hosted its annual Spring Benefit at Dia:Beacon, Riggio Galleries, in Beacon, New York on Sunday, May 19, 2013—ten years after it opened its doors on the banks of the Hudson River. The 2013 Spring Benefit honored artist Robert Irwin for his master plan for Dia:Beacon’s conversion from a factory building, with […]

El Museo del Barrio held it’s annual Gala on Thursday, May 16, at Cipriani 42nd Street, in New York City. The Gala honored actor Raúl Esparza with the Excellence in the Arts Award, Ramiro Ortiz Mayorga with the Trustee Leadership Award, and Ricardo Villela Marino, CEO, Latin America Banco Itaú Unibanco with the Corporate Excellence […]

Last Monday, May 13, 2013, Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, honored Ruth and Stephen Hendel and Ming Cho Lee with a Gala Evening at the Angel Orensanz Foundation (172 Norfolk Street) in New York City, cocktails started at 6pm and dinner started at 7pm. Jessica Hecht emceed the evening; the Gala […]

The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most publicized film festivals in the world. Its twenty-four steps leading to its croisade are certainly one of the most glamorous. And its Palme d’Or prize one of the most coveted trophies in the industry. Starting in 1946 (after a false start in 1939), the Cannes Film […]