With more than 720 guests in attendance and nearly $1.4 million raised for arts education and community programming, the Parrish Art Museum’s Echoes of the Cosmos Midsummer Gala was the place to be in the East End this weekend. Honoring artists Sanford Biggers, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, and Nina Yankowitz, alongside local philanthropists Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder, the night offered live dance interludes, a sunset dinner, and a kinetic afterparty that lit up the museum’s Lichtenstein Theater.
The Scene: Guests perused current exhibitions in festive dress, sipping Casa Dragones cocktails and sampling tequila tastings before sitting for an intimate dinner, then dancing amidst on-site projections by honoree Lozano-Hemmer.
The Locale: The Parrish’s sleek Herzog & de Meuron structure, which played host to terrace cocktails, immersive activations, and performances late into the evening.
The Crowd: Artists Eric Fischl, Rashid Johnson and Sheree Hovsepian, Mel Kendrick, Shantell Martin, Arcmanoro Niles, Joan Semmel, Sean Scully, Mickalene Thomas; Art Production Fund Executive Director Casey Fremont; former U.S. Congressman Steve Israel; chef Sandra Lee; Casa Dragones Co-Founder and CEO Bertha González Nieves; and Real Housewives of New York alum Ramona Singer.
The Entertainment: Parsons Dance brought grace and flair to the gala in an array of artful variations throughout the evening. The Afterglow Party, chaired by Parrish trustee Laurence Milstein, was packed with bold looks, dancing, and a festive dessert assortment until well after sunset.
Memorable Moment: As night fell, Collider—Lozano-Hemmer’s expansive light and sound piece—activated on the museum’s exterior, turning the façade into a pulsating canvas in rhythm with the cosmos.
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