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| This past weekend in Aspen was artCRUSH, the event where more than 350 of the world's top art collectors, wine connoisseurs, artists, gallery owners, curators, celebrities, and global business leaders come together for three days of striking events to celebrate the Aspen Art Museum's 6th annual artCRUSH summer benefit gala. artCRUSH and its related events, wineCRUSH, previewCRUSH, and afterpartyCRUSH, began last Wednesday, with the main artCRUSH event taking place on Friday featuring the 2010 Aspen Award for Art presentation to renowned artist Marilyn Minter. |
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Isabella Dalenson, Ted Dalenson, Marilyn Minter, Beth Rudin DeWoody, and Richard Edwards |
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Philae Knight, Veronica Fernandez, Peter Eleey, Heather Harmon, and Catherine Taft |
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| The festivities continued with a seated dinner, followed by a live auction of one-of-a-kind works hosted by Sotheby's auctioneer Tobias Meyer. The live auction included 11 Lots with artworks by Mamma Andersson, Kiki Smith, Ed Ruscha, Richard Phillips, Roni Horn, Tom Sachs, Delia Brown, Xavier Veilhan, Bertozzi and Casoni, Damien Hirst, and a very special work created by 2010 Aspen Award for Art honoree Marilyn Minter. 2009's artCRUSH event was a huge success, netting $1 million to support the AAM's contemporary art programming. |
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| Each year artCRUSH draws major arts patrons, gallerists, and artists from across the country and around the globe. Expected guests include: International collectors Isabella and Theodor Dalenson, Gabby and Ramiro Garza, New York collectors Jill and Jay Bernstein, Melva Bucksbaum and Raymond J. Learsy, Domenico and Eleanore De Sole, and Amy and John Phelan; Los Angeles collectors and arts patrons Maria and Bill Bell, Bob and Linda Gersh, and Marc and Jane Nathanson; Miami collectors Don and Mera Rubell, Jason and Michelle Rubell, and Dennis and Debra Scholl; Dallas patrons Paul and Gayle Stoffel; Toby Devan Lewis of Cleveland; Paul and June Schorr of Nebraska; Connecticut collectors Eddie and Kinga Lampert, David and Jennifer Stockman and Arthur and Pamela Sanders; Chicago collectors Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson, and Allen and Kelli Questrom (Dallas); Vail, Colorado collectors Vicki and Kent Logan, and Aspen collectors Frannie Dittmer, Bob and Soledad Hurst, AAM Board President Daniel Holtz and Toni Holtz, Nancy Magoon and Robert Magoon, and Larry and Susan Marx. Guest gallerists included Richard Edwards, Christoph Gerozissis, Ronnie and Jan Greenberg, Jeanne Greenberg-Rohatyn, Heather Harmon, Rachel Lehmann, and Perry Rubenstein. |
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| The Aspen Art Museum is a non-collecting institution presenting the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. Our innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public programs, immersive activities, and community happenings actively engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society. |
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| In addition to the main event, special artCRUSH-related events preceded the gala evening. wineCRUSH was hosted by John and Amy Phelan in their Aspen home, which features a cutting-edge art collection. |
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Arthur Sanders, Michael Gamson, Pamela Sanders, Marilyn Fields, and Larry Fields |
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| Wine and food were presented by master sommeliers guiding guests through rare vintages and pairings. |
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| previewCRUSH featured a cocktail reception at the Baldwin Gallery in Aspen, that allowed guests to view live auction offerings to be auctioned at the following evening's artCRUSH gala. |
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| Photographs by PatrickMcMullan.com [1]. | Click here [2] for NYSD Contents
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