LongHouse Reserve Summer Benefit Kick Off
Hot summer weather is here which means all the happenings are in the cool Hamptons. On a beautiful Manhattan evening, the LongHouse Reserve held a kick-off party for the upcoming annual LongHouse Reserve Summer Benefit.
The invitation-only cocktail party, hosted by new board member Greg McCarthy, and his partner Peter Bickford, was held on Monday evening, June 24th as the couple opened their exquisite art-filled Fifth Avenue pied a terre overlooking Central Park.
The cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception was graced by LongHouse benefit Co-Chairs Anne Erni and Nina Gillman, and board members Mary Gail Doerheofer, Michael Jones, and Pamela Willoughby. Mingling at the festivities other guests included Gailly and John Beinecke, Lee Fryd, Michele Gerber Klein, Lisson Gallery Associate Grace Leonhardt, author Matilda McQuaid, Clintel Steed, Liz Collins, and Marcia Resnick.
“We are one month away from our benefit.” said LongHouse Director Carrie Rebora Barratt, “We are clearly going to sell out, having raised half a million dollars before the first invitations have gone out. We’re honoring two wonderful artists, Tony Bechara and Kenny Scharf. Plus, a fantastic art auction.”
The honorees the groundbreaking pioneer of Pop-Surrealism and Street Art Kenny Scharf and iconic painter of Kinetic Abstraction and Op Art and champion of Latin American artists Tony Bechara will be celebrated.
“People didn’t understand the richness of what you could do on a weekend in East Hampton at LongHouse. You could listen to Jonathan Adler talk about pottery, you could go see Paola Lenti furniture, paint with expert artists, or listen to world-renowned pianist, Llewellyn Sanchez-Werner.”, elaborated Carrie, “It’s the idea of bringing something new to discover, and our programming is so rich.”
LongHouse Reserve is a 16-acre sculpture garden created by artist, collector, and world-renowned textile designer and weaver Jack Lenor Larsen with a mission to inspire living with art in all forms.
The integrated three-dimensional environment of art, nature, education, and artists in residence features more than 60 outdoor works — including permanent collection works by Buckminster Fuller, Yoko Ono, Toshiko Takaezu, and Willem de Kooning, and seasonal loans from artists such as Daniel Arsham, Maren Hassinger, Isamu Noguchi, and Ai Wei Wei.
Imagination is the theme at LongHouse Reserve’s Summer Benefit on Saturday, July 20th, inspiring guests to channel their inner artists and dress in vibrant colors, with whimsical accessories and unconventional pairings.
Philanthropist Estrellita Brodsky and artist Randy Polumbo will present awards to the honorees. The fabulous Queer artist and LongHouse Reserve alum Machine Dazzle will emcee.
The impressive artists included in the auction are Annie Albers, Bjorn Amelan, Laurie Anderson, Alice Aycock, Maria Bacardi, Tony Bechara, Lynda Benglis, Max Blagg, Scott Bluedorn, Gustavo Bonavardi, Francisco Daniel Cabrera, Philippe Cheng, Don Christensen, Mr. Star City, Liz Collins, Peter Dayton, Dawn DeDeaux, Michael de Feo, Eric Dever, Maryam Eisler, Eric Fischl, Kurt Giehl, Nina Gillman, Burt Glinn, John Haubrich, Mary Heilmann, Alice Hope, Fitzhugh Karol, Mel Kendrick, Lana Kova, Laurie Lambrecht, Martine Langatta, Robert Longo, Christa Maiwald, Mark Mennin, Steve Miller, Oscar Molina, Jeff Muhs, Pat Place, Randy Polumbo, Dalton Portella, Marko Remec, Marcia Resnick, Rene Ricard, Brent Richardson, Ugo Rondinone, Toni Ross, Martha Russo, Kenny Schachter, Kenny Scharf, Bastienne Schmidt, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, Agathe Snow, Clintel Steed, Suzannah Wainhouse, Jeff Lion Weinstock, Robert Wilson, Mark Wilson, and Almond Zigmund.
For the big night, LongHouse Reserve’s Summer Benefit, artists, friends, supporters, and art aficionados will flock to the Hamptons to unfurl their creativity, celebrate and revel in art, nature, and philanthropy.
