A splendiferous night of whimsy and art magic was had at the 2025 Whitney Art Party.
The Whitney Museum of American Art transformed into “Studio 99” on Jan. 28. A flashback to an era of unrivaled whimsy and fun, the moment forever became an embedded memory of glory in every person lucky enough to spend the evening at 99 Gansevoort Street.
Disco fever illuminated every floor until the midnight hour with the likes of patrons, emerging artists, and guests from the worlds of art, fashion, business, philanthropy, and entertainment.
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Co-chairs Steven Beltrani, Micaela Erlanger, Alexander Hankin, Christine Sun Kim, and Tabboo! enthusiastically greeted guests and partygoers were entertained with DJ sets by duo The Muses and Jenny Albright. Art Party, a fundraiser for the Museum’s Independent Study Program, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The epic night brought out the scrumptious magic of Maestro Dobel Tequila when guests delighted in smooth sips of Dobel 50 Cristalino Extra Añejo. The bold and beautiful drink brought out the glimmering sophistication that fit the ball of art in a fantastic way.
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Elevating the night to even further heights, guests hopped in the elevator turned bar and indulged in the Studio 99 Smash cocktail stirred and shaken to perfection with Dobel Diamante Cristalino Tequila, fresh lime, fresh ginger, and pineapple.
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The night went on as attendees gathered on the museum’s ground floor in the Kenneth C. Griffin Hall for a disco-themed floor as well as famed galleries including the landmark Edges of Ailey before it closes on February 9.
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The disco-inspired decor is designed by Wizard Studios with lively DJ sets by Jenny Albright and The Muses. Guests dined on hors d’oeuvres by Olivier Cheng Catering and craft cocktails by Maestro Dobel Tequila.
Steven Beltrani, Scott Rothkopf, Christine Sun Kim, Cynthia Rowley, Tabboo!, Micaela Erlanger, Alexander Hankin (Photo Courtesy Whitney Musuem/ Photos by Jason Lowrie/BFA.com)
Hosted by the Museum’s Whitney Contemporaries, proceeds from the Art Party provide critical support to the Whitney’s renowned Independent Study Program. Founded in 1968, ISP is one of the country’s leading postgraduate programs in studio art, curatorial studies, and critical studies. The program furthers the Whitney’s mission to support living artists throughout their careers.
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Notable guests included Mischa Barton, Emily Hampshire, Rachel Park; media personalities Gracie Cashman, Jackie Goldschneider, Julia Haart, Olivia Palermo, Jessel Taank; models Emily Janes, Johannes Huebl, Dylana Lim Suarez, Natalie Lim Suarez; designers and stylists Dianne Brill, Natalie De’Banco, Cynthia Rowley, Jill Stuart, Nina Tiari; artists Christine Sun Kim, Na Kim, Tabboo!, Caleb Hahne Quintana, Ashley Zelinskie, Salman Toor; DJs Griffin Maxwell Brooks, The Muses (Jack James Busa and Daniel Walters); influencers and content creators Coco Bassey, Victoria Casalino, Brittenelle Fredericks,Christina Grasso, Kit Keenan, Plant Kween, Haley Sani, Nil Sani, Allyson Shapiro, and Isabel Tan.
Olivia Palermo, Johannes Huebl (Courtesy Whitney Museum/Jason Lowrie/BFA.com)
Caroline Vazzana; photographers Quil Lemons, Andrew Tess; fitness star Tracy Anderson; Museum supporters Paul Arnhold, Fern and Lenard Tessler; supporters of the arts Steven Beltrani, Sophie Cohen, Pari Ehsan, Micaela Erlanger, JiaJia Fei, Gabriel Florenz, Hannah Gottlieb-Graham, Alexander Hankin, Sarah Harrelson, Casey Kohlberg, Job Piston, Polina
Proshkina, Paula Sanders, Mark Rosen, Greer Tessler and Travis Miranda; Maria Vogel, Matt Weinberger; curators Kim Conaty, Chrissie Iles, Marcela Guerrero, Meg Onli, Christiane Paul, Laura Phipps, Drew Sawyer, and Scott Rothkopf, the Alice Pratt Brown Director of the Whitney Museum of American Art.
ART PARTY CO-CHAIRS
Steven Beltrani, Micaela Erlanger, Alexander Hankin, Christine Sun Kim, Tabboo!
BENEFIT COMMITTEE
Paul Arnhold and Wes Gordon, Courtney Bachrach, James H. Brooke, Neil de Crescenzo and Brenda Reilly, MD, Jonathan Densa, Michelle L. Finlay, Jeremy L. Goldstein, Flora Irving and Christian Wylonis, Casey Kohlberg, Brendan Mason and Ethan Slocomb, Matt McDonald, John Ng, Scott “Sourdough” Power and Laura Peppino, Polina Proshkina, Heather Ripley, Paula Sanders, Anthony J. Scarpati, Allyson Shapiro, Catherine Smith Licari, Elizabeth Teerlink, Greer Tessler and Travis Miranda, Todd White and Cameron Carani
HOST COMMITTEE
Vanessa Barboni Hallick, Robyn Berkley, Gracie Cashman, Neringa Cerniauskaite, Emmaline Cline, CULTURED, Stephen Alessandro, John Edmonds, Pari Ehsan, Julia Erdman, JiaJia Fei, Gabriel Florenz, Devonn Francis, Sydney Gore, Hannah Gottlieb-Graham, and Caleb Hahne.
Quintana, Sarah Harrelson, Shanika Hillocks, Viktorija Jasevice, Kit Keenan, Noreen Khalid Ahmad, Na Kim, Dani Kwateng, Lily Lady, Kevin LeBlanc, Casey Lesser, Ernesto Marcias, Maria McManus, Matteo Mobilio, Justin Moran, Maurice and Sonia Mosseri, Jake Nevins, Job Piston, Mark Rosen, Cynthia Rowley, Desmond Smalley, Claire Stern Milch, Andrew Tess, Salman Toor, Ugnius Gelguda, Joseph Vatter, Maria Vogel, Shirin Von Wulffen, Kodie-Ann Walcott, Matt Weinberger, and Oscar yi Hou.
Sponsors for the affair were Aesop, Cynthia Rowley and Dobel.
(Courtesy Dobel)
Cover art Courtesy 2025 Art Party at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Photos by Jason Lowrie/BFA.com