This Week in Parties: The Art World Sets New York Ablaze

May 20, 2022

OVER THE RAINBOW Inside the Society of MSK’s Winter Lunch in the Rainbow Room
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On Thursday, The Gordon Parks Foundation held its annual awards dinner and auction at Cipriani 42nd Street.

Anna Deavere Smith and Darren Walker
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Tonya and Spike Lee
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Amy Sherald, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, and Lauren Haynes
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Mark Bradford and Emily Rales
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Sherry and Benjamin Bronfman
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On Wednesday, MoMA PS1 held a benefit gala in honor of Agnes Gund, and artists Djali Brown-Cepeda, Rashid Johnson, and Deana Lawson.

Rashid Johnson, Agnes Gund, Djali Brown-Cepeda, and Deana Lawson
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Angela Goding and Jesse Krimes
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Sarah Arison and Eric Adams
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Victor Glemaud and Kimberly Drew
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Also on Wednesday, Bergdorf Goodman and Cafe Cecilia held a celebratory dinner for Simone Rocha.

Simone Rocha, Laila Gohar — Simone Rocha and Laila Gohar
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Chloe Sevigny, Precious Okoyomon — Chloe Sevigny and Precious Okoyomon
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Yumi Shin and Steph Yotka
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On Tuesday, the Whitney held its annual gala inside the museum. The night was followed by an after part at Genesis House.

Hilton Als, Thelma Golden, and Glenn Ligon — Hilton Als, Thelma Golden, and Glenn Ligon
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Maurizio Cattelan and Lisa Phillips
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Derek Fordjour, Alexis Hoag, and Adam Weinberg
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Karlie Kloss, Allison Ressler, and Misha Hess
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Wes Gordon and Ivy Getty
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Also on Tuesday, The Hollywood Reporter held a party for its “Most Powerful People In Media” issue at The Pool.

Brooke Shields, Rowan Francis Henchy, Questlove, Amber Ruffin — Brooke Shields, Rowan Francis Henchy, Questlove, and Amber Ruffin
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Maye Musk, Gayle King — Maye Musk and Gayle King
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Pritika Swarup
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Don Lemon and Tim Malone
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On Monday, The Society of MSK and Net-A-Porter held a Winter Lunch at the Rainbow Room. The event raised funds for Memorial Sloan Kettering’s department of pediatrics, and the Pediatric and Adolescent & Young Adult Fertility Preservation Fund, which supports the cost of fertility preservation in qualifying MSK patients.

Naeem Delbridge, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Gillian Hearst — Naeem Delbridge, Nicky Hilton Rothschild, and Gillian Hearst
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Amory McAndrew and Elizabeth Kurpis
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Sarah Hoover
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Nell Diamond
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Jenna Bush Hager
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Later that night, Matchesfashion and Lehmann Maupin held a party to celebrate Frieze Week.

Nari Ward
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Jari Jones
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Shane Augustus, Dede Lovelace, and Zaddy Love
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Raisa Flowers
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Last Friday, Saks and Amanda Nguyen, CEO and founder of Rise, hosted a dinner in honor of AAPI heritage month at L’Avenue at Saks.

Anna Irving and Amanda Nguyen
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Tina Leung
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Niki Cheng and Ida Liu
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Bi Nguyen, Shilpa Yarlagadda, and Chloe Flower
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Also on Friday, the Ali Forney Center held its A Place at the Table Gala at Cipriani Wall Street.

Linux
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Liev Schreiber and Taylor Neisen
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Jerome Lamaar, Chris Patterson-Rosso, Joshua Holmes, and Jameel Mohammed
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Angelica Ross
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Susanne Bartsch
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