{"id":23721,"date":"2017-11-15T17:16:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=23721"},"modified":"2017-11-15T17:16:40","modified_gmt":"2017-11-15T17:16:40","slug":"whitney-museum-packs-the-house-for-annual-art-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/whitney-museum-packs-the-house-for-annual-art-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Whitney Museum Packs the House for Annual Art Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, November 14, the Whitney Museum of American Art<\/a> hosted its annual Art Party with co-chairs Zosia Mamet, Natasha Poly, Laura Kim, Fernando Garcia, Michael Carl and Micaela Erlanger. Art Party proceeds benefit the Whitney’s Independent Study Program and other education initiatives. This year’s fete was supported by\u00a0Birkenstock<\/a>, a first-time sponsor of the Whitney Art Party.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fernando Garcia, Zosia Mamet, Natasha Poly, Micaela Erlanger, Laura Kim, Michael Carl <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/dt>\n
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Supermodel and #girlcrush\u00a0Ashley Graham and 2017 Whitney Biennial artist Ra\u00fal de Nieves hosted a pre-party dinner that brought together over art world tastemakers, celebrities and artists.\u00a0During the dinner, guests enjoyed a performance by\u00a0Young Paris in the museum\u2019s Susan and John Hess Family Theater.<\/p>\n

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Young Paris <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/dt>\n
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Following dinner, guests\u00a0made their way downstairs for\u00a0the Art Party featuring a DJ set\u00a0by The Misshapes. Some notables include\u00a0Nina Dobrev,\u00a0\u00a0Zoe Buckman,\u00a0Hilary Rhoda, Alina Baikova, Eric Rutherford,\u00a0Chelsea Leyland, Leigh Lezark, Margot and Mia Moretti.<\/p>\n

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Margot, Chelsea Leyland, Mia Moretti <\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/dt>\n
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Guests also got to enjoy the\u00a0Whitney’s fall exhibitions, which made from some pretty instagrammable moments (search #whitneyartparty<\/a> and you’ll know what we’re talking about.) The exhibitions included:\u00a0Laura Owens<\/a>, Jimmie Durham: At the Center of the World<\/a>, Toyin Ojih Odutola<\/a>: To Wander Determined<\/a>,\u00a0An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney\u2019s Collection, 1940-2017<\/a>, &\u00a0Where We Are: Selections from the Whitney\u2019s Collection, 1900\u20131960<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Art Party is hosted by the Whitney Contemporaries<\/a>, a group of young leaders and arts patrons who play an active role in fulfilling the Whitney\u2019s critical mission of supporting American art.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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all images \/\/\u00a0Zach Hilty \/ BFA<\/a>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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