The Museum of Modern Art became Midtown’s hottest club for one night only this Tuesday (June 2), as Rebecca Black AND Tinashe performed back-to-back DJ sets during the museum’s annual garden party. Most of the assembled guests enthusiastically embraced the theme, donning a variety of floral looks to dance in MoMA’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden.
We are talking, of course, about the long-awaited after party. Earlier in the evening, the museum hosted a dinner in honor of the artists Betye Saar AND Martin Puryearas well as philanthropist Yes, Carole Lauder. They were feted by various VIPs from the art world and beyond, including billionaire philanthropists Mimi Haas AND Michael Bloomberg; businessman and philanthropist David Rockefeller Jr.; the patrons Marlene Hess, Sarah Arison AND Alice table; collector Ronald Lauder; and former chairman of Sotheby’s Jamie Niven. They rubbed elbows with curators Yvonne Force Villareal, Anthony Sargent and Harlem’s Studio Museum Thelma Goldenamong others. Many artists were also noticed, from Rashid Johnson AND Hank Willis Thomas THE Carrie Mae Weems, Tyler Mitchell AND Glenn Ligon.
As the night wore on, the atmosphere went from a refined sit-down affair to a full-on party, complete with a signature Highland Garden cocktail and a cotton candy machine. Among those who enjoyed the sweet pleasure was the actor Harvey Guillenwho spent time conversing with his The Rocky Horror Show co-star Josh Andres Riverarelaxing away from their eight-show-a-week schedule. Actors were also on the guest list after the party Chris Rock, Nell Verlaque AND Frances Turner; reality stars You have Martin AND Whitney Fransway; and internet personalities Corrado Martini, Shannon Beveridge AND Tefi Pessoa.
It might not have been Friday, but Black made it feel like the weekend had arrived with her lively late-night set, featuring a mix of songs from PinkPantheress, Gorillaz and more. She eventually passed the booth over to Tinashe, who kept the energy high with her upbeat band until the final midnight call after the party.
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Ah-Niyah Gold, Miranda De Jong, Monafide and Chris Rock
Henry Kravis and Michael Bloomberg
Sydie Lansing, Max Hollein, Beth DeWoody and Connie Butler
Valeria Camargo
Andrés Rivera and Harvey Guillén
Betye Saar and Neil Lane
Nell Verlaque and Corrado Martini
Jamie Singer Soros
Delilah Koch
Marc Glimcher, Rujeko Hockley and Hank Willis Thomas
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Ronald Lauder, Jo Carole Lauder and Aerin Lauder
Massimiliano Gioni and Cecilia Alemani
Jonathan Tisch and Lizzie Tisch
Martin Puryear, Marie-Josée Kravis and Henry Kravis
Sarah Morano
Lorna Simpson and Thelma Golden
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