Maria Gutierrez and Gabriel Orozco
All photos by C. Daleli for ArtObserved
The 2012 Guggenheim International Gala took place Thursday, November 8th in celebration of Picasso: Black and White organized by Carmen Giménez. Guests were able to view artworks for the upcoming benefit auction at Sotheby’s on November 13-14th with lots by Gabriel Orozco, Georg Baselitz, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Prince, and James Turrell, among others. Funds raised at the gala and auction are in support of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation.
Atmosphere
Richard Armstrong, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation
Artists such as Gabriel Orozco, Lawrence Weiner, Marilyn Minter and KAWS were present. Also seen were Guggenheim Honorary Chairs of the event Almine and Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, Diana Widmaier-Picasso, Chairs Christina Baker, Eleanor Acquavella Dejoux, Phyllis Mack, Denise Saul, and Jennifer Blei Stockman, and Dinner Chair Larry Gagosian.
Cecilia Alemani, Curator and Director of High Line Art with Barbara Corti, Director of 303 Gallery
Artwork by Gabriel Orozco
Guggenheim Chair Christina Baker (left) with guests
Alice and Lawrence Weiner
Karole Vail, Curator at Guggenheim Museum and Diana Widmaier-Picasso
Jennifer Stockman, President of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, actress Florence Sloan and Almine Ruiz-Picasso
Artist Marilyn Minter
Artwork by Roy Lichtenstein
Guests with Barbara Corti, Director of 303 Gallery (far right)
Artwork by Richard Prince
5. artwork by Georg Baselitz
Guest and artist KAWS (right)
Guggenheim patron Robert Belford
Almine Ruiz-Picasso
Guggenheim patrons
Guggenheim patrons
Gallerist Andrea Rosen and artist Josephine Meckseper
Guggenheim patrons
Guggenheim patrons
Advisor Erica Samuels
Atmosphere – full house
-S. Lohrasbe
Links:
[Guggenheim Museum]
