FREE ARTS NYC Annual Art Auction Celebrating Richard Phillips
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Where: Eyebeam
Who was there: Guests included Oh Land, Chelsea Leyland, Misha Nonoo, Richard Phillips, Ben Pundole, Hilary Rhoda, Kelly Rutherford, Amy Sacco, Mary Alice Stephenson, Lisa Anastos, Aurelie Biedermann, Kate Bolduan, Valerie Boster, Monika Chiang, Donna D'Cruz, Annabelle Dexter Jones, Laure Heriard Dubreuil, Casey Freemont, Douglas Friedman, Alexander Gilkes, Sarah Hoover, Sarah Howard, Kate Davidson Hudson, Rashid Johnson, Genevieve Jones, Johan Lindeberg, Scott Lipps, Catherine Malandrino, Cooke Maroney, Josephine Meckseper, Monique Pean, Amanda Ross, Max Snow, Vanessa Traina
Spencer Tunick, Yvonne Force Villareal, and Aaron Young.
[Photo: Richard Phillips, Kelly Rutherford via Guest of a Guest]
[Kelly Rutherford, Mary Alice Stephenson] [Kelly Rutherford, Pol Theis, Daniel Ehrmann]
Other details: Last night, generous art enthusiasts headed to Chelsea's Eyebeam gallery for a cocktail reception and auction featuring a specially commissioned piece by artist Richard Phillips. Guests including Mary Alice Stephenson, Amy Sacco, and Hilary Rhoda posed for pictures as they walked in, before being treated to Patron Tequila cocktails, small bites, and music by Chelsea Leyland. A wall of artwork was on display for a silent auction, with works from Lola Schnabel, Curtis Kulig, Andre Saraiva, Mr. Brainwash, Kenny Scharf, and many more. Later in the evening, the crowd gathered around the stage for a live auction featuring 5 major pieces of artwork culminating with the Richard Phillips print. Alexander Gilkes served as auctioneer, and drew winning bids ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 (first time donating artist KAWS went for $31,000). The night raised over 600K for the art mentoring programs. The auction was followed with a performance from Oh Land.
[Richard Phillips] [Alexander Gilkes]
[Catherine Malandrino, Mary Alice Stephenson, Amanda Ross, Liz Hopfan]
[Oh Land] [Hilary Rhoda, Mary Alice Stephenson, Amy Sacco]
[Chelsea Leyland]