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Guggenheim International Gala  

The party tent designed by David Monn.

On November 9 the Guggenheim Museum held its annual International Gala in Central Park.  This year's honorees were an exceptional group of artists including, Marina Abramović, John Baldessari, Louise Bourgeois, Cai Guo-Qiang, Zaha Hadid, William Kentridge, and Hiroshi Sugimoto. The Gala also honored business leader Jack Wadsworth. The evening featured remarks by special guest Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, a gala dinner prepared by celebrity chef Nobu, and an auction led by Simon de Pury. Gala co-chairs were Danielle and David Ganek, Victoria and Dennis Hopper, and Jennifer Blei Stockman.


Museum director Lisa Dennison, Jennifer Stockman, Danielle Ganek, Dennis and Victoria Hopper and Thomas Krens, director of the Guggenheim Foundation.


Jennifer Stockman with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.


William Mack, Henri Barguirdjian, Lisa Dennison, Jack Wadsworth, Al Bartone and Jennifer Stockman.

Aby Rosen, Samantha Boardman Rosen, Stephanie Seymour Brant and Peter Brant.


Alexey Kuznetsov and Janna Bullock.


Amalia Dayan and Adam Lindemann.

Bryan Ferry.

Carolyn Wade.


Helena and Per Skarstedt, Jacqueline and  Mortimer Sackler.


Danielle and David Ganek.

Julian Niccolini, Thomas Krens and
Lisa Niccolini.


Samuel McCleery, Wendy and
Thomas McNeil.

Photos: Patrick McMullan and Donald Bowers

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