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Brooklyn Museum 2008 Brooklyn Ball


The Brooklyn Ball.

On April 3, the Brooklyn Museum held The Brooklyn Ball to celebrate the opening of
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a major retrospective exploring the accomplishments of artist Takashi Murakami (on view April 5-July 13, 2008). The celebration also honored the chairman and chief executive officer of the Forest City Ratner Companies, Bruce Ratner, with the Museum's highest honor, the Augustus Graham Medal.

Co-chairs of the Brooklyn Ball were Louis Vuitton president and CEO Yves Carcelle and artistic director Marc Jacobs, along with music and fashion mogul Jay-Z, president and CEO of NETS Sports Entertainment Brett D. and Museum trustee Andrew B. Cohen and Suzi Kwon Cohen; trustee Joseph Finnerty and Donna Paparella; trustee Stephanie Ingrassia and Tim Ingrassia; and trustee Joanne Minieri.

The event featured an exclusive performance by Grammy award-winning producer and artist Kanye West. The evening also featured a special one-night-only Louis Vuitton performance in support of the protection of intellectual property.


Takashi Murakami.


Brooklyn Museum director Arnold Lehman, Pamela Lehman, Yves Carcelle.


Marc Jacobs, Eva Herzigova.


 Kanye West.


 Frank Gehry.


Linda Evangelista.


Tinsley Mortimer.


Kristin Davis.


Kathryn Chenault, Thelma Golden.


 John McEnroe.

Photos: Image 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11: Malcom Brown. Image 2, 3, 7, 10: Eric Weiss
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