I’m a co-chair of the Guggenheim Young Collector Council Party and the theme is celestial. I wear a teal Tom Ford blazer and a sparkly Saturn brooch by Chanel. Cocktails are in the rotunda. Under the purple light, I see Dorothy Wang, Paula Saunders, Lucas Hoffmann, Natalie Jackson and Casey Kohlberg in Carolina Herrera by Wes Gordon. My boyfriend Daniel Goldstein and I make our way to museum’s Wright Restaurant for a seated dinner with the most up and coming art patrons like YCC Co-Chairs Tiffany Zabludowicz, Sophia Cohen and Hanna Gottlieb-Graham. We discuss how excited we are with the current exhibition A Poem for Deep Thinkers by Rashid Johnson. In fashion news, Erica Jackowitz, in a 70s style black sparkly dress with tons on bling from London Jewelers and Erin Lichy, in a deep purple Christopher John Rodgers blazer, win the night. On the flipside, Ella Emhoff clearly could not bother to try to not look like a frumpy Amelia Bedelia.
Then it’s time to dance. DJ Quinnette gets everyone moving. But LaJuné McMillian’s party creation—a lavender dreamscape that plays with sound, sight, smell, taste, and touch – mesmerizes me. The rotunda becomes a stage for dancers and vocalists and performers like Rena Anakwe, Zeelie Brown, and RaFia Santana, clad in digital avatars projected on LG screens. Welcome to the future. It’s a seamless blend of the physical and digital—a showcase of technology and art coming together.
The night honors Ayoung Kim, the first Korean artist to win the LG Guggenheim Award. Deputy Director Naomi Beckwith raises her glass to cheers and a night where art, technology, and community collide in the most interesting and fun way.
