10.16.09: Works on paper and the big screen

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Works on paper and the big screen

Rose McGowan

Brian Wolk

Leigh Lezark

This past Wednesday night, the Museum of Arts and Design – that tall white building that commands Columbus Circle -- held a Paperball Gala to celebrate its first year anniversary at 2 Columbus Circle. The evening was planned to coordinate with the opening of Slash: Paper Under the Knife, a show of works done entirely in paper, featuring such artists as Olafur Eliasson, Tom Friedman, Kara Walker and more.

Several well known artists and designers in New York have created works on paper to celebrate this wonderful museum and support its commitment to arts education.

The sale of these works will go entirely to the benefit of the museum’s education programs. These programs provide the only hands-on education for thousands of New York City kids.

Works created in paper by Matthew Williamson, threeASFOUR, Kenzo Minami, Surface To Air, Ruffian, Greg Lauren, Craig McDean, Ryder Robison, Henrik Vibskov, Yeohlee Teng, Zaldy and more will be installed throughout the museum by the experiential art collective, Playground.

Coco Rocha and Mad Men’s Bryan Batt hosted the evening, and Paul Sevigney, Harley Newton and Cassie Coane and Leo Fitzpatrick were spinning.

The Museum of Art and Design is not a new museum, per se. It has been in existence for the past half century, beginning as the American Crafts Museum. Its development and transformation has occurred notably over the past decade through the efforts of certain supporters. One of the main ones is Barbara Tober, the former Brides Magazine editor (three decades in that position) who applied her learning garnered from her long professional life creating and marketing the artfulness of the special to help create this marvelous place on Columbus Circle.

JH and I had a tour of it one day a few months ago (we’ll get to show it to you one of these days). I was awed by everything about it. This is art, the future taken from the roots of modern culture and civilization. That sounds lofty but I don’t know any other way to put it. I can see that this museum has a brilliant future because it inspires the imagination. It really is one of the great Must-See’s of New York. Go there and see. It’s an amazing experience and deeply satisfying.

Paul Sevigny

Kimberly Guilfoyle, Peter Davis, Caleb Hartzler, Eneas Capalbo, and Anisha Lakhani

Horatio Silva, Chris Benz, Bonnie Morrison, and Kai Kuhne

Cator Sparks

Nick Zinner and Aliya Naumoff

Zuzana Gregorova and Harley Viera-Newton

TIm Goossens and Julie Ragolia

Eve Salvail

Fabiola Beracasa and Jason Beckman

Rogan Gregory

Anisha Lakhani

Kai Kune and Adi Gil

Julie Ragolia and Jason Bitensky

Agathe Snow and Rita Ackerman

Terrence Koh and Lorenzo Martone

Olga Rei

Peter Davis and Terrence Koh

Antonia Thompson

Ryder Robison and Audrey Gingras

Caroline Torem-Craig

Gabi Asfour and Ange Donhauser

Helene M. and Hedi Ferjani

Cassie Coane and Harley Viera-Newton

Rogan Gregory and Berrin Noorata

Genevieve Jones, Cassie Coane, and Harley Vier-Newton

Leo Fitzpatrick and Paul Sevigny

Last Friday night at the Village East Cinema, The Cinema Society and Calvin Klein collection jointly hosted a screening of Trucker, starring Michelle Monaghan. After the screening, the guests moved on to The Charles for a dinner.