Two Evenings with the Whitney

Celebrities and art stars abound.

Larry Gagosian, Dorothy Lichtenstein Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

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 Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Larry Gagosian, Dorothy Lichtenstein
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Jeff Koons, Justine Koons Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Jeff Koons, Justine Koons
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Giovanna Battaglia, Liz Goldwyn Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Giovanna Battaglia, Liz Goldwyn
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Daniel Arsham Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Daniel Arsham
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Jane Holzer, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Maria Giulia Maramotti Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Jane Holzer, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Maria Giulia Maramotti
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

David Zwirner, Monica Zwirner, Adam Weinberg Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

David Zwirner, Monica Zwirner, Adam Weinberg
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Brooke Garber Neidich, Linda Yablonsky, Miggy Hood Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Brooke Garber Neidich, Linda Yablonsky, Miggi Hood
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Andrea Rosen, Anne Pasternak, Bettina Prentice Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Andrea Rosen, Anne Pasternak, Bettina Prentice
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Nicky Hilton in Max Mara Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Nicky Hilton in Max Mara
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Emmy Rossum in Max Mara Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Emmy Rossum in Max Mara
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Bethanie Brady Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Bethanie Brady
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Lola Schnabel Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Lola Schnabel
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Athena Calderone Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Athena Calderone
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Hannah Bronfman, Maria Giulia Maramotti Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Hannah Bronfman, Maria Giulia Maramotti
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Giovanna Battaglia  Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Giovanna Battaglia
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Alexandra Chemla Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Alexandra Chemla
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Zani Gugelmann Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Zani Gugelmann
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Dree Hemingway, Ben Pundole Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Dree Hemingway, Ben Pundole
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Carter Cleveland Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Carter Cleveland
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Stacey Engman Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com

Stacey Engman
Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com


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