Last night, the New Museum celebrated its annual spring gala at Cipriani’s Wall Street, honoring Lynda Benglis and Annabelle Selldorf. The former is a sculptor known for contorting latex into uncanny, alien shapes; the latter is one of the art world’s favorite architects, responsible for a number of recent projects in New York, including gallery spaces for Hauser & Wirth and David Zwirner. A star-studded crowd mostly abided by the stated dress code of “red and racy.” Perhaps in order to match tones with the evening’s sponsor, Ferrari, Simon de Pury added a dash of color by draping a scarlet sweater across his shoulders — for better or worse, no one’s attire pushed the definition of “racy” close to, say, Benglis’s infamous, very NSFW Artforum ad. The event was co-hosted by actress Greta Gerwig and W magazine editor Stefano Tonchi. De Pury auctioned off personal portrait commissions courtesy of Alex Katz and Takashi Murakami; in total, the event raised $2.5 million. Dinner guests — including Cindy Sherman, Rashid Johnson, Michael Stipe, Lucien Smith, Malcolm Morley, and Rita Ackermann— were entertained by Swedish musician Lykke Li, who is gearing up for the early May release of her latest album, “I Never Learn.”
Click on the slideshow to see images of guests at the New Museum’s spring gala.
