{"id":5024,"date":"2025-04-30T22:47:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/the-art-stars-at-cipriani-inside-the-new-museums-spring-gala\/"},"modified":"2025-04-30T22:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T22:47:41","slug":"the-art-stars-at-cipriani-inside-the-new-museums-spring-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/the-art-stars-at-cipriani-inside-the-new-museums-spring-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art Stars at Cipriani: Inside the New Museum\u2019s Spring Gala"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Laurie Anderson, Paula Cooper and Lisa Phillips. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday night, Cipriani South Street was the<\/i> place to spot iconic figures from the worlds of contemporary art and cultural philanthropy. It was, of course, the setting of the 2025 New Museum Spring Gala, which this year celebrated the institution\u2019s highly anticipated expansion<\/a> (designed by OMA\u2019s Shohei Shigematsu<\/a> and Rem Koolhaas<\/a>) and honored the trailblazing gallerist Paula Cooper<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

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The evening, which kicked off with cocktails and DJ April Hunt<\/a> setting the mood, offered an exhilarating mix of high art, high spirits and high-profile VIPs, with a veritable Who\u2019s Who of art talent on show: Joan Jonas<\/a><\/b> and Cindy Sherman<\/a><\/b>, Tourmaline<\/a><\/b> and Jamian Juliano-Villani<\/b>, Sanford Biggers<\/a><\/b> and many others. While the night wasn\u2019t just about seeing and being seen, with figures like Jeff Koons<\/a><\/b>, Marilyn Minter<\/a><\/b>, Philip Glass<\/a><\/b> and Laurie Simmons<\/a><\/b> in attendance, it was hard not to go a little bit starry eyed.<\/p>\n

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SEE ALSO: 10 Must-See Gallery Shows to Catch in New York This May <\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Also spotted were curators and museum directors like Cecily Brown<\/a><\/b>, Isolde Brielmaier<\/a><\/b>, Legacy Russell<\/a><\/b>, Thelma Golden<\/a><\/b>, Jasmine Wahi<\/a><\/b> and Adam Weinberg<\/a><\/b>, alongside top-tier collectors such as J.K. Brown<\/a><\/b>, Eric Diefenbach<\/a><\/b> and Charlotte Feng Ford<\/a><\/b>. Naturally, there were the patrons\u2014a list that included Jamie Singer Soros<\/a><\/b>, Robert Soros<\/a><\/b>, <\/i>Warren Eisenberg<\/a><\/b> and Mitzi Eisenberg<\/a><\/b>. The ever-ebullient Jerry Saltz<\/a><\/b> mingled with arts entrepreneurs like Yvonne Force Villareal<\/a><\/b> and even royalty in the form of Prince Sultan Bin Fahad bin-Nasser bin Abdulaziz<\/a><\/b> and Princess Deena Ali Al-Juhani Abdulaziz<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

As dessert was served, Jamie Singer Soros, gala chair Patricia Blanchet<\/a><\/b> and New Museum director Lisa Phillips<\/a><\/b> took the dais to toast the legendary Cooper and her illustrious 60-year career\u2014tributes followed from New Museum artistic director Massimiliano Gioni<\/a><\/b> and the aforementioned Brown. There was also a unique musical performance by Laurie Anderson<\/a><\/b> (a good friend of Cooper\u2019s) that concluded with an impromptu Tai Chi lesson that left the crowd thoroughly captivated.<\/p>\n

This absolutely enthralling evening culminated in a lively auction led by Phyllis Kao<\/a><\/b> of Sotheby\u2019s, with standout pieces by Alex Katz<\/a>, Christian Marclay<\/a> and Judy Chicago<\/a> and a chance to sit for a one-of-a-kind watercolor portrait by Francesco Clemente<\/a> going on the block in support of the museum\u2019s expansion and the programming that will give the new space life.<\/p>\n

Marilyn Minter<\/h3>\n
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Marilyn Minter. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Laurie Anderson<\/h3>\n
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Laurie Anderson. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jamie Singer Soros and Jeff Koons<\/h3>\n
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Jamie Singer Soros and Jeff Koons. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wangechi Mutu<\/h3>\n
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Wangechi Mutu. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Warren Eisenberg and Mitzi Eisenberg<\/h3>\n
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Warren Eisenberg and Mitzi Eisenberg. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Phyllis Kao<\/h3>\n
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Phyllis Kao. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Prince Sultan Bin Fahad bin-Nasser bin Abdulaziz and Princess Deena Ali Al-Juhani Abdulaziz<\/h3>\n
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Prince Sultan Bin Fahad bin-Nasser bin Abdulaziz and Princess Deena Ali Al-Juhani Abdulaziz. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lee Qui\u00f1ones<\/h3>\n
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Lee Qui\u00f1ones. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Charlotte Feng Ford and Lisa Ivorian<\/h3>\n
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Charlotte Feng Ford and Lisa Ivorian. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Irina Serrano and Andres Serrano<\/h3>\n
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Irina Serrano and Andres Serrano. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Carolina Nitsch and Wangechi Mutu<\/h3>\n
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Carolina Nitsch and Wangechi Mutu. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dustin Yellin<\/h3>\n
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Dustin Yellin. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shelley Fox Aarons<\/h3>\n
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Shelley Fox Aarons. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maynard Monrow and Sarah Gavlak<\/h3>\n
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Maynard Monrow and Sarah Gavlak. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cecily Brown<\/h3>\n
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Cecily Brown. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Legacy Russell<\/h3>\n
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Legacy Russell. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Anne Pasternak<\/h3>\n
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Anne Pasternak. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sanford Biggers, Tourmaline, Vivian Crockett, Jasmine Wahi, Rujeko Hockley, Hank Willis-Thomas, Isolde Brielmaier and Hannah Traore<\/h3>\n
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Sanford Biggers, Tourmaline, Vivian Crockett, Jasmine Wahi, Rujeko Hockley, Hank Willis-Thomas, Isolde Brielmaier and Hannah Traore. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cecilia Alemani and Adam Weinberg<\/h3>\n
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Cecilia Alemani and Adam Weinberg. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Thelma Golden<\/h3>\n
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Thelma Golden. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ingrid Gilbert<\/h3>\n
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Ingrid Gilbert. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jill Kraus and Darren Walker<\/h3>\n
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Jill Kraus and Darren Walker. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yvonne Force Villareal<\/h3>\n
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Yvonne Force Villareal. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scott Rothkopf, Sharon Coplan and Ann Ames<\/h3>\n
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Scott Rothkopf, Sharon Coplan and Ann Ames. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aisha Bell, Sanford Biggers, Wangechi Mutu, Nari Ward and Naomi Beckwith<\/h3>\n
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Aisha Bell, Sanford Biggers, Wangechi Mutu, Nari Ward and Naomi Beckwith. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Antwaun Sargent<\/h3>\n
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Antwaun Sargent. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caroline Luce, Anicka Yi, Karsten Ch\u2019ien and Courtney J. Martin<\/h3>\n
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Caroline Luce, Anicka Yi, Karsten Ch\u2019ien and Courtney J. Martin. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Scott Campbell and Isolde Brielmaier<\/h3>\n
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Scott Campbell and Isolde Brielmaier. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jerry Saltz<\/h3>\n
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Jerry Saltz. Yvonne Tnt\/BFA.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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