On Tuesday, May 22, 2018, the Whitney Museum of American Art raised $4.8M at its annual Gala and Studio Party, marking the third anniversary of the Museum’s move to its downtown home in the Meatpacking District. The evening celebrated Whitney’s past year of achievements and honored artist Lorna Simpson, as well as longtime Trustees Joanne Leonhardt Cassullo and Beth Rudin DeWoody. This year’s Gala was sponsored by Audi, and the following Studio Party was sponsored by both Audi and Michael Kors.
Emily Rosser, Andreea Diaconu
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 22: Madeline Poole (L) and Paloma Elsesser attend the 2018 Whitney Museum Studio Party sponsored by Michael Kors and AudiCity. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Whitney Museum of American Art)
Anthony Urbano
Charlotte Kemp Muhl, Sean Lennon
Christopher Lew
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 22: Guests attend the 2018 Whitney Museum Studio Party sponsored by Michael Kors and AudiCity. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Whitney Museum of American Art)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 22: Guests attend the 2018 Whitney Museum Studio Party sponsored by Michael Kors and AudiCity. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Whitney Museum of American Art)
Gaia Matisse
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 22: Hailey Baldwin attends the 2018 Whitney Museum Studio Party sponsored by Michael Kors and AudiCity. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Whitney Museum of American Art)
Jemima Kirke
Jiajia Fei, Thelma Golden, Antwaun Sargent
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 22: Jillian Mercado attends the 2018 Whitney Museum Studio Party sponsored by Michael Kors and AudiCity. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Whitney Museum of American Art)