Monday night’s Tribeca Ball presented by Van Cleef & Arpels was undoubtedly one of the most fun parties of the spring gala season. It had the hip guest list, the incredible outfits, and the gourmet food, but it also had something you don’t see all the time at these art events—actual art. Guests were free to roam the halls of the New York Academy of Art (NYAA)—(cocktails in hand, of course—exploring the students’ studios and, in many cases, making purchases. While some students were less than thrilled about having to tidy up their work spaces, we spoke to one young artist who had sold an entire wall of paintings—we suspect it was all worth it in his case.
The event was in honor of Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham, but unfortunately we didn’t spot their daughter Lena Dunham anywhere. We did, however, see Padma Lakshmi, Alan Cumming, Harley Viera-Newton, Dustin Yellin, Michael Shvo, Glenn O’Brien, and Bob Colacello.
Laurie Simmons and Carroll Dunham.
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Dustin Yellin, Walton Ford, Zoe Lescaze, David Kratz, and Bob Colacello.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Arie and Coco Kopelman.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Casey Fremont Crowe.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Charlotte Kidd.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
David Kratz and Padma Lakshmi.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Eileen Guggenheim and Alan Cumming.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Harley Viera-Newton.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Isabelle and Eileen Guggenheim.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Michael and Seren Shvo, Zoe Lescaze, and Walton Ford.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Misha Nonoo.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Nicole Miller.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
Will Cotton and Rose Dergan.
Photo: Nicholas Hunt / PatrickMcMullan.com.
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