New Museum Gala Spring 2012

The New Museum hosted its 35th annual spring Gala at Cipriani downtown. And did you know that 35 years is indicated by coral and jade? Artist Paul McCarthy accepted a lifetime achievement award with a touching bit of concrete poetry. An auction of a George Condo portrait sitting went to Rula Jebreal, perhaps bidding on behalf of another table-mate…

Joshua Sophrin working with Nuit Blanche designed and installed a large scale video projection system to provide ambient visual environment that helped make the evening memorable and visually stimulating. The artwork was drawn from the community of the New Museum and created a site specific installation to wrap seamlessly around the entire interior of the ballroom.