NEW YORK — Marina Abramovic, Paul McCarthy, Richard Phillips, and Elizabeth Peyton were just some of the many artists and celebrities who should have been getting to bed early last night to get a head start at Frieze the next day, but weren’t. They, and their art world brethren, were too busy kicking back glasses of Veuve Cliquot champagne, dancing to endless DJ sets, and raising money (over $2 million) at a Simon de Pury-led auction at a dinner and after party for the Tate Americas Foundation. The Dior-sponsored fête for 650 guests — including luminaries like Anne Hathaway, Martha Stewart, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alex Katz, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Josephine Meckseper, and Los Carpinteros — honored 30 artists and offered at auction some rare treats. One lucky bidder won a spin around the Greek islands on collector Dakis Joannou’s luxury yacht “Guilty,” for $175,000. If you missed the event, check out this slideshow for a glimpse.
To see images from the Tate Americas Foundation dinner, click on the slideshow.