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subscribe to style file blog via RSSBrother And Sister Acts Galore At Art Rocks! New York
November 24, 2008 11:23 am
It was a real family affair last night at “Art Rocks! New York,” a silent auction of 14 emerging artists—and a foot stomp of a party—held at the Bowery Hotel ballroom. Theodora Richards gave some sibling support to sis Alexandra, whose black-and-white painting of Guns N’ Roses drummer Slash was one of the works up for bid. The piece went for $1,600 to Gil Rodriguez, an assignment editor at a photo agency. “I’m going to put it over my bed,” he said. World-ranked surfer and curator Tripoli Patterson beamed about the work of his own brother and sister, Jake and Matisse, also on display. “The art world is interesting,” he said. “It’s about who you know and putting yourself in the right situations to show your work.” The event was a benefit for the Naomi Berrie Diabetes Center and was curated by LOLA New York, the art-making and -dealing collective founded by James Cruickshank and Emmett Shine, and by Matt Rowean of Rowean Design. Shine’s sister, Amanda, had a piece in the show, as did he. Meanwhile, manning the turntables was DJ Dave Berrie, who was joined by sister Nicole to honor the work of the center, which was funded by their late father, Russ, and which bears their grandmother’s name. “It’s good to see friends and family collaborating to do things like this,” said Moises de la Renta as he boogied to Depeche Mode. “It’s about going out there and building a community of your friends.” Model and AIDS activist Maggie Rizer, along with Charlotte Ronson, was the evening’s hostess. “I think it’s really important to support all these young, up-and-coming artists, because people can’t really get anywhere without support,” she said. And who is her favorite artist? “Modigliani.”
tags: Alexandra Richards, Charlotte Ronson, Theodora Richards
