New Museum Gala Raises $2.7M, Honors Outgoing Director Lisa Phillips
The New Museum's annual gala at Cipriani South Street on Monday honored outgoing director Lisa Phillips, who steps down after 27 years. The event raised a record $2.7 million. Guests including Jeff Koons, Chloë Sevigny, and Debbie Harry celebrated Phillips' tenure and the opening of the museum's second building, which hosts the exhibition 'New Humans: Memories of the Future.' A live auction featured works by Cindy Sherman and Rashid Johnson. Phillips emphasized ethical values and risk-taking in her farewell speech.
Key facts
- The New Museum gala was held at Cipriani South Street on Monday.
- The event honored outgoing director Lisa Phillips, stepping down after 27 years.
- A record $2.7 million was raised.
- The museum's second building recently opened, featuring 'New Humans: Memories of the Future.'
- Artists in the exhibition include Sophia Al-Maria, Berenice Olmedo, and Jamian Juliano-Villani.
- Guests included Jeff Koons, Chloë Sevigny, John Waters, Maya Lin, and Debbie Harry.
- A live auction featured works by Cindy Sherman and Rashid Johnson.
- Debbie Harry performed 'One Way or Another' and 'The Dream's Lost on Me.'
Entities
Artists
- Lisa Phillips
- Sophia Al-Maria
- Berenice Olmedo
- Jamian Juliano-Villani
- Jeff Koons
- Pamela Hanson
- Chloë Sevigny
- Cindy Sherman
- Rashid Johnson
- John Waters
- Maya Lin
- Adam Weinberg
- Jack Pierson
- Billy Sullivan
- Jonathan Cohen
- Debbie Harry
- Barbara Kruger
- Mickalene Thomas
- Latham Thomas
- Phyllis Kao
- Scott Campbell
- Karen Wong
- Dana Prussian Haney
- Mitchell Rechler
- Debbie Rechler
- Carmen Hermo
- Vivian Crockett
- Tiffany Zabludowicz
- Jamie Singer Soros
- Leon Robinson
- Isolde Brielmaier
- John Leguizamo
- Justine Leguizamo
- Matt Dillon
- Patricia Blanchet
- Michael Chuapoco
- Derrick Adams
- Richard Mumby
- Shelley Fox Aarons
- Fiona Waterstreet
Institutions
- New Museum
- Cipriani South Street
- NEW INC
- Whitney Biennial
- Sotheby's
- Vogue
- Chloé
- Dries Van Noten
- Burning Man
Locations
- Cipriani South Street
- New York City
- United States
- Washington Square Park
- Tompkins Square Park