I DREAM OF... GALA!
Press Release
ART PRODUCTION FUND’S I DREAM OF… GALA
April 15th event honors Yoko Ono and Richard Pandiscio
WHO: Art Production Fund Co-founders Yvonne Force Villareal & Doreen Remen and Director Casey Fremont host the fourth annual Art Production Fund benefit honoring Yoko Ono and Richard Pandiscio.
CO-CHAIR
Maria & Bill Bell, Paulette Cole, Todd Eberle, Justine & Jeff Koons, Lauren & Andrés Santo Domingo, Jean-Georges Vongerichten & Phil Suarez, Madeline Weinrib
HOST
Vanessa Arelle*, Cecily Brown & Nicolai Ouroussoff, Hugh Bush*, Lea Carpenter Brokaw* Pippa Cohen, Jessica Craig-Martin*, Nathalie de Gunzburg, Mindy & Mark Dehnert, Mark Fletcher* & Tobias Meyer, Casey Fremont, Larry Gagosian, Nora Halpern & Kerry Brougher, Jane Holzer*, Steven Klein*, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Elizabeth Fearon Pepperman, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Aby & Samantha Rosen, Amy Sacco*, Allison Sarofim, Cindy Sherman, The Standard, Highline
*Art Production Fund Board of Directors
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
The Aesthete, Amy & Chris Astley, Donald Baechlor, Kevin Baker, Genevieve & Christopher Bass, Jason Beckman & Fabiola Beracasa, Margaret Betts, Andrew Black & John Auerbach, Bloomberg, Bethanie Brady, The Broad Art Foundation, Calvin Klein, Inc. David Zwirner, Inc., Fairfax Dorn, FAENA, Laure Heriard Dubreuil & Aaron Young, Rachel Feinstein & John Currin, Dennis Freedman, Shelly & Vincent Fremont, Alexander Gilkes & Misha Nonoo, Zani Gugelmann, Michelle Harper, Sarah Hoover, Emilie Jean, Terence Koh, Jennifer McSweeney, Josephine Meckseper, Rebecca Minkoff, Paul Kasmin Gallery Richard Phillips, Bettina & Jamie Prentice, Cay Sophie Rabinowitz & Christian Rattemeyer Hilary Rhoda, Elizabeth Rossa, Nicole Ruvo, Stephanie Savage, Olympia Scarry & Neville Wakefield, Laurie Simmons & Carroll Dunham, Rachel Leigh Smith & Stefania Bortolami Beth Swofford, Sarah Sze & Siddhartha Mukherjee, Dan Tanzilli, Gordon VeneKlasen, TJ Wilcox & Todd Huckleberry, Arden Wohl, Bonnie Young
WHAT: Amid an array of exotic, handcrafted textiles and rugs on the 6th floor of ABC Carpet & Home, guests will enjoy champagne poured by Dom Perignon, canapés and a sumptuous dinner by Jean-Georges’ ABC Kitchen accompanied by custom napkin editions by Madeline Weinrib. Artful offerings throughout the night will include temporary tattoos by Shahzia Sikander, portraits sketches by Billy Sullivan, a surprise music performance and a live auction led by Sotheby’s Tobias Meyer featuring works by artists Terence Koh, Ryan McGinley, and Rudolf Stingel. Set to the stylings of Donna D’Cruz, attendees will also be encouraged to partake in Yoko Ono’s inspiring and collective work Smiles Film and Wish Tree. For Smiles Film, a stationary camera will be on- site capturing pictures of smiling guests. The images will loop on a projector screen for all to see, while Ono’s Wish Tree further unites the room by inviting all to write their wishes on small tags and attach them to the branches of a flowering tree. Dress code is Dreamy!
WHEN: Art Production Fund’s I Dream Of… Gala will take place on Monday, April 15th with cocktails at 7pm and a seated dinner at 8pm.
WHERE: ABC Carpet & Home, 6th Floor, 888 Broadway New York, NY
WHY: All proceeds from the evening’s benefit will support Art Production Fund’s public commissions that make artists’ visions come to life. Art Production Fund (APF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to producing ambitious public art projects, reaching new audiences and expanding awareness through contemporary art. Recent projects include: After Hours: Murals on The Bowery, NYC, 2011; David Brooks, Desert Rooftops, NYC, 2011; Josephine Meckseper, Manhattan Oil Project, NYC, 2012; Kiki Smith, Chorus, NYC, 2012; Yoko Ono, Imagine Peace Times Square, NYC, 2012; Yvette Mattern, Global Rainbow After The Storm, NYC, 2012; Ryan McGinley, Taxi TV, NYC, 2013; Tony Smith, One-Two-Three, NYC, 2013.Co-Founders: Yvonne Force Villareal and Doreen Remen; Director: Casey Fremont.
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