Whitney Gala and Gordon Parks Foundation Dinner Draw Art World Elite
Artnet News's Wet Paint column reports on two major galas in New York. The Whitney Museum's annual gala on Tuesday honored artist Julie Mehretu, with guests including Jewel, Neil Patrick Harris, and Thelma Golden. The event raised $6.3 million, but current Whitney Biennial artists were not invited due to limited seating. Meanwhile, Pace Gallery announced global representation of the Brancusi estate, and Brancusi's bronze head Danaïde (1913) sold for $107.6 million at Christie's. Across town, the Gordon Parks Foundation Awards Dinner honored Henry Taylor and Chance the Rapper, with performances by Jason Moran and a video call from Pharrell. Colin Kaepernick presented an award to Lonnie Ali. Later, Mehretu attended a dance piece by John Jasperse at Marian Goodman Gallery. Other news: Irina Shayk bought a Jenna Gribbon painting at TEFAF New York; Peter Doig DJ'd at Tramps Bar in London; and The Last Ship musical starring Sting and Shaggy will run at the Met Opera.
Key facts
- Whitney Museum gala raised $6.3 million.
- Julie Mehretu was the honoree at the Whitney gala.
- Current Whitney Biennial artists were not invited to the gala.
- Pace Gallery now represents the Brancusi estate.
- Brancusi's Danaïde sold for $107.6 million at Christie's.
- Gordon Parks Foundation gala honored Henry Taylor and Chance the Rapper.
- Colin Kaepernick presented award to Lonnie Ali.
- Irina Shayk purchased a Jenna Gribbon painting at TEFAF New York.
Entities
Artists
- Julie Mehretu
- Glenn Ligon
- Jewel
- Shaggy
- Henry Taylor
- Chance the Rapper
- Jason Moran
- Pharrell
- Colin Kaepernick
- Lonnie Ali
- Muhammad Ali
- Gordon Parks
- John Jasperse
- Irina Shayk
- Jenna Gribbon
- TORRES
- Peter Doig
- Sting
- Noah Davis
- Ann Craven
- Tabboo!
- Fred Wilson
- Trevor Paglen
- Nigel Barker
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Deana Lawson
- Hank Willis Thomas
- Swizz Beatz
- Alicia Keys
- Marc Glimcher
- Brancusi
- Caspar David Friedrich
- Richard Artschwager
- Renzo Piano
Institutions
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artnet News
- Pace Gallery
- Christie's
- Gordon Parks Foundation
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Lévy Gorvy Dayan
- TEFAF New York
- Met Opera
- Tramps Bar
- Studio Museum in Harlem
- Performance Space New York
- Luhring Augustine
- Ford Foundation
- Mellon Foundation
- Columbia Journalism School
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Alvin Ailey
- Olivier Cheng
- BFA.com
- Getty Images
Locations
- New York
- United States
- Whitney Museum
- Cipriani 42nd Street
- Marian Goodman Gallery
- Tribeca
- London
- Trinidad
- Venice