Legacy Russell, Olivier Berggruen, Rachael Louise Elliott and Porfirio Figueroa. Deonté Lee/BFA.com Last week at City Winery, The Kitchen hosted its annual Spring Gala—a vibrant convergence of artists, patrons and cultural luminaries that honored the legendary choreographer Lucinda Childs, visionary filmmaker, artist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow Wu Tsang and patron Jamie Singer Soros, joined by […]
Margaritas, Max Mara and TLC: Inside the Whitney’s Glamorous 2025 Gala
Jordan Casteel, Scott Rothkopf, Amy Sherald and Darren Walker. Jason Lowrie/BFA.com Earlier this week, the Whitney held its 2025 gala, and as always, it was a sharp, high-gloss celebration of contemporary culture. The satin-fueled spectacle celebrated ten years since the Whitney decamped to its Renzo Piano–designed home in the Meatpacking District—a milestone nearly upstaged by […]
Elegance Met Urgency at This Year’s Gordon Parks Foundation Gala
Anna Wintour. Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for Gordon Parks Foundation Earlier this week, the Gordon Parks Foundation Annual Gala returned to Cipriani 42nd Street to celebrate the indelible legacy of Gordon Parks, the trailblazing photographer whose lens captured the soul of the Black American experience. This year’s gala gathered a Who’s Who of photography, […]
Our Favorite Looks from the Frick Collection’s Young Fellows Ball
Laurence Milstein and Misty Copeland. Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com Last week, the Frick Collection threw open its doors for one of New York’s most anticipated fêtes: the Young Fellows Ball. Now nearing its third decade, the annual gathering drew more than 600 of the city’s best-dressed under-45s there to serve looks and support the museum’s exhibitions, conservation […]
Art Stars Party With the Power Patrons: Inside This Year’s MoMA PS1 Gala
Pete Scantland, Michelle Scantland and Rafael Flores. Jiraurd Key/BFA.com MoMA PS1’s annual gala, staged each year in the museum’s airy courtyard, always defies expectations. Last year, the scene-stealers on the red carpet weren’t celebrities but two stunning parrots brought in by art collective Shanzhai Lyric. This year, the step-and-repeat wasn’t a carpet at all, but […]
Imperial Vienna and Stormy Skies: Inside New York City Ballet’s 2025 Spring Gala
Nina Dobrev and Ariana DeBose. Patrick McMullan via Getty Image New York City Ballet galas are always elegant affairs, and last week’s, chaired by Liz and Jeff Peek, Deborah Roberts and Diana Taylor, was no exception. Despite near-bursting clouds, guests in color palettes darker than usual for a spring event—NYCB principal dancers Tiler Peck and […]
PHOTOS: Miami’s Creative Elite Played Peacock at Faena Art’s Annual Gala
The Faena Art gala isn’t your average art party. Oriol Tarridas At the fifth annual Faena Art gala, Miami’s cultural vanguard convened poolside at the Faena Miami Beach to toast fourteen years of boundary-pushing creativity in the Magic City. The evening’s theme, “Follow Your Rainbow,” was more than a dress code; it was a fully […]