On Wednesday night, The Whitney hosted their annual American Art Awards, honoring Dorothy Lichtenstein, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, and The Maramotti Family. The event centered on a chic seated dinner attended by Jeff Koons, Jane Holzer, David Zwirner, and Larry Gagosian. Whitney director Adam Weinberg regaled the audience with an anecdote about a young Roy Lichtenstein who had a table marked with his name at the legendary Meatpacking District restaurant Florent, where the artist was known to hide out.
On Thursday, we took a break from the endless Frieze Week previews to kick off our shoes with a slightly younger set at the Whitney Art Party. Several celebrities, including Emmy Rossum, Nicky Hilton, and Zoe Saldana, were in attendance.
Larry Gagosian, Dorothy Lichtenstein
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Jeff Koons, Justine Koons
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Giovanna Battaglia, Liz Goldwyn
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Daniel Arsham
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Jane Holzer, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Maria Giulia Maramotti
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David Zwirner, Monica Zwirner, Adam Weinberg
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Brooke Garber Neidich, Linda Yablonsky, Miggi Hood
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Andrea Rosen, Anne Pasternak, Bettina Prentice
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Nicky Hilton in Max Mara
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Emmy Rossum in Max Mara
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Bethanie Brady
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Lola Schnabel
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Athena Calderone
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Hannah Bronfman, Maria Giulia Maramotti
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Giovanna Battaglia
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Alexandra Chemla
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Zani Gugelmann
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Dree Hemingway, Ben Pundole
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Carter Cleveland
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Stacey Engman
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