Prescription Strength
Silent Auction Raises $350,000 for RxArt
The space was jammed, but when it came to early bidding at Tuesday night's RxArt annual fundraising fête, the numbers were much like our economy: sluggish. Even Terry Richardson's self-portrait with Barack Obama—a meeting of icons if ever there was one—had just a single bid. Had Obama mania peaked? Too early to tell, insisted Vogue's Sarah Brown, pointing out that "as more people hit the bar, we'll be in business." She was right. Toward the end of the night, not only was Terry/Barack getting expensive, many of the other pieces—including Kehinde Wiley's Samuel Adams and Aurel Schmidt's Drag—were, too. In all, a tidy six-figure sum was raised for RxArt, an organization that places artwork in the patient, procedure, and exam rooms of health care facilities. Not everyone could be a winner, though. Proenza Schouler's Lazaro Hernandez, who co-hosted with Jack McCollough, got riled up when someone outbid him. "Some girl just swooped in behind me and basically stole my favorite piece," he said. "It's a good thing this is for charity. Or she'd be in trouble."
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