Tuesday, March 5, 2013. Cold, fair weather with the weatherman speculating that tomorrow we may get an edge of a big snow storm coming in from the West. Big maybe.
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Back to Business, a Night for the Arts. It was a busy one in New York on the charity gala circuit. Down at Three Sixty on 10 Desbrosses Street, the Bronx Museum of the Arts hosted its Spring Gala and Auction – “The Bronx in Venice” – (you had to be there), chaired by Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy, and Laura Blanco and Robert Shainheit were chairs of the evening. Tim Rollins and Dahn Vo were Artist Chairs.
They were honoring the artist Sarah Sze, Wallace Edgecombe, former Director of the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, and Shelley and Donald Rubin, the co-founders of the Rubin Museum of Art.
We covered the inaugural opening of the Rubin several years ago. The Rubins have been lifelong collectors of the art of the Himalayas and surrounding regions. A number of years ago they decided on another, greater adventure – starting a museum of their art. New Yorkers who share their interest and aesthetic know that it is a great success and has added a new factor to the culture.
I’m familiar with the Bronx Museum, having been introduced to its work by our great late friend Roger Webster who was an early supporter. Perusing the Benefit Committee, and considering the participation of the Rubins, the museum is a force to watch here in New York.
At the same hour, just up West Side Highway at the Chelsea Piers C-Cap was holding its annual Benefit 2013 (Grand Tasting of 40 of New York’s Finest Chefs). I covered this for the first time last year. An enormous room (that can hold a thousand) with scores of tables and booths of the chefs and their chef d’oeuvres. And thousands (well, maybe hundreds) really happy to be there to partake (and partake and partake).
Chef Chair was Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster Harlem. Last year they honored Michael McCarty of Michael’s (which is how I first heard about them). This year it was Tony May, “The Ambassador of Authentic Italian Cuisine.” Chairs for the evening were Clarissa and Edgar Bronfman Jr. Sponsors were Zabar’s, A. L. Stuart Family Office, investments; Nina and Tim Zagat and Ronne and Alan Fisher.
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