Yvonne Force Villareal. Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty ImagesThe Museum of Modern Art became the hottest club in Midtown for one night only this past Tuesday (June 2), as Rebecca Black and Tinashe performed back-to-back DJ sets during the museum’s annual Party in the Garden. Most of the assembled guests enthusiastically embraced the theme, donning a variety of floral looks to dance in MoMA’s Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden.
We’re talking, of course, about the hotly anticipated after-party. Earlier in the evening, the museum hosted a dinner honoring artists Betye Saar and Martin Puryear, as well as philanthropist Jo Carole Lauder. They were fêted by sundry VIPs from the art world and beyond, including billionaire philanthropists Mimi Haas and Michael Bloomberg; businessman and philanthropist David Rockefeller Jr.; patrons Marlene Hess, Sarah Arison and Alice Tisch; collector Ronald Lauder; and ex-Sotheby’s chairman Jamie Niven. They rubbed elbows with curators Yvonne Force Villareal, Antwaun Sargent and the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Thelma Golden, among others. Also spotted were numerous artists, from Rashid Johnson and Hank Willis Thomas to Carrie Mae Weems, Tyler Mitchell and Glenn Ligon.
As the night progressed, the atmosphere transitioned from refined sit-down affair to full-fledged party, complete with a signature Highland Garden cocktail and a cotton candy machine. Among those enjoying the sweet treat was actor Harvey Guillén, who spent time chatting with his The Rocky Horror Show co-star Josh Andrés Rivera, relaxing away from their eight-show-a-week schedule. Also on the afterparty guest list were actors Chris Rock, Nell Verlaque and Frances Turner; reality stars Kenny Martin and Whitney Fransway; and internet personalities Corrado Martini, Shannon Beveridge and Tefi Pessoa.
Rebecca Black. Matt Borkowski/BFA.comIt may not have been a Friday, but Black made it feel like the weekend had arrived with her lively late-night set featuring a mix of tracks by PinkPantheress, Gorillaz and more. She eventually passed the booth to Tinashe, who kept the energy high with her own upbeat set until the after-party’s midnight last-call.
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Sophia Cohen. Getty Images for Museum of ModerAh-Niyah Gold, Miranda De Jong, Monafide and Chris Rock
Ah-Niyah Gold, Miranda De Jong, Monafide and Chris Rock. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtHenry Kravis and Michael Bloomberg
Henry Kravis and Michael Bloomberg. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtSydie Lansing, Max Hollein, Beth DeWoody and Connie Butler
Sydie Lansing, Max Hollein, Beth DeWoody and Connie Butler. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtValeria Camargo
Valeria Camargo. Matt Borkowski/BFA.comAndrés Rivera and Harvey Guillén
Andrés Rivera and Harvey Guillén. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtBetye Saar and Neil Lane
Betye Saar and Neil Lane. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtNell Verlaque and Corrado Martini
Nell Verlaque and Corrado Martini. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtJamie Singer Soros
Jamie Singer Soros. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtDelilah Koch
Delilah Koch. Matt Borkowski/BFA.comMarc Glimcher, Rujeko Hockley and Hank Willis Thomas
Marc Glimcher, Rujeko Hockley and Hank Willis Thomas. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtAva Dash
Ava Dash. Matt Borkowski/BFA.comRonald Lauder, Jo Carole Lauder and Aerin Lauder
Ronald Lauder, Jo Carole Lauder and Aerin Lauder. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtMassimiliano Gioni and Cecilia Alemani
Massimiliano Gioni and Cecilia Alemani. Matt Borkowski/BFA.comJonathan Tisch and Lizzie Tisch
Jonathan Tisch and Lizzie Tisch. Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty ImagesMartin Puryear, Marie-Josée Kravis and Henry Kravis
Martin Puryear, Marie-Josée Kravis and Henry Kravis. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Museum of Modern ArtSara Morano
Sara Morano. Matt Borkowski/BFA.comLorna Simpson and Thelma Golden
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