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Gucci Presents The Annual LACMA Gala

by Simran Pabla
written by Simran Pabla

This weekend, Gucci presented the fifth annual LACMA Art+Film Gala. For the past five years, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s has hosted the gala to bring to light innovators both in the art and film world who have created influential work. Leonardo DiCaprio and trustee Eva Chow were both co-chair, along with Alessandro Michele, Gucci’s Creative Director as the Gala Host Committee Chair. Not only did Gucci partake in planning the LACMA Art+Film Gala, but the house also dressed an impressive number of actresses and celebrities, including Eva Chow, Dakota Johnson, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. The honorees this year were filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu and artist James Turrell.

Michael Govan, LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director, said:

“In only a few years, LACMA’s Art+Film Gala has established its reputation for honoring artists and filmmakers whose impact can be felt worldwide and that have particular relevance to Los Angeles, and James Turrell and Alejandro G. Iñárritu certainly fit that bill. In the last two decades, Iñárritu has displayed a daring and nimble vision for films including Birdman and Babel; his work has rightly garnered the highest of critical acclaim. I have known James Turrell for many years and am honored to have co-curated his recent retrospective, which started at LACMA and has traveled the world. ”

Check out some of my favorite looks:

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Gwyneth Paltrow, Gucci Spring Summer 2016

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Chloe Sevigny, Gucci Cruise 2016

Brit Marling, Gucci Cruise 2016

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Dakota Johnson, Gucci Cruise 2016

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Saoirse Ronan, Gucci Cruise 2016

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Gia Coppola,Gucci Spring Summer 2016

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Mia Maestro, Gucci Cruise 2016

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Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Gucci Cruise 2016

here with Jason Statham

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Eva Chow, Gucci Cruise 2016

with Creative Director of Gucci Alessandro Michele

All images Courtesy of Getty/Gucci.

 

Leonardo DiCaprio wore Giorgio Armani (Photo credit: Jason Merritt).

 

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Whitney Museum of American Art Celebrates 2015 Art Party

by Staff
written by Staff
Celebrating the Whitney Museum of American Art, the annual Art Party took place on November 11th, 2015, sponsored by Max Mara and hosted by the Whitney Contemporaries, a group of young leaders and arts patrons, who play an active role in furthering the Whitney’s mission in American art. In hindsight, it was very fitting the Contemporaries would host their annual Art Party on amid a week of major contemporary auctions around NYC. Whether it was pure coincidence or clever timing, the evening was a great success.
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It was a gorgeous outfit to be sure; particularly accented by its location: the dimmed lobby of The Whitney’s new $400 million building, designed by Renzo Piano, which opened earlier this year. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows the Hudson River and the busy Gansevoort street (which was the site of emerging artist Jared Madere’s 2-day popup gallery, “Bed Stuy Love Affair”) were in clear view and the atmosphere felt as if we were transported to some new, chic club (fitting for the neighborhood), with low couches dotting the room and a long bar off to the side and a scrolling LED announcing clever musings about life and love. A DJ booth was framed by the West Side Highway and New Jersey shore in the distance and was the site of performances by Ignabu and DonChristian, and sets by DJ Boody and Harley Viera-Newton. With dancers crowding the area, it felt vintage, chic, carefree, and accessible.
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Guests included Scott Rothkopf, the Whitney’s Chief Curator, Chelsea Leyland, Andreja Pejic, Tiffany Zabludowicz, Starlite Randall, Jay Johnson, Kipton Cronkite, Stacey Bendet Eisner as well as artists Chuck Close, Charlotte Kidd, Adam T. Helms, Valerie Keane, Liz Magic Laser, Viet Laurent Kunz, John Bianchi, Phillip Birch, Jake Cruzen and many more. Proceeds from the ticket sales support the Whitney’s educational initiatives, including the Independent Study Program, which is one of the finest post-graduate programs in the nation.
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On that note, the 5th floor galleries were open for viewing, allowing guests unfettered, after-hours access to two exciting exhibits.
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First, Rachel Rose, an emerging artist based in New York and recipient of the 2015 Frieze Art Award, has her first solo exhibition in the United States from October 30, 2015 to February 7, 2016 in the Whitney’s Kaufman Gallery.
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Second, the Whitney Museum’s groundbreaking Frank Stella retrospective. Encompassing and intent on showing the many facets of Stella, the works touched on everything from color exploration to collaborations with other artists. Stella, now in his 80’s, oversaw the exhibit’s presentation and execution.
Photo Credit: BFA NYC
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