Inside the Parrish Art Museum’s Midsummer Weeekend
The Parrish Museum, with its 3,000-work collection, has long been the preeminent cultural institution on Long Island’s East End: on any given day, a visitor can gaze at art by hyper famous East End artists Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and William de Kooning, or take in a contemporary exhibition of today’s most thought-provoking artists. (On view this summer? A comprehensive survey of Jasper John prints and “Set It Off,” which examines the art of six international female artists in both indoor and outdoor spaces.)
So when their annual fundraising weekend rolls around each July, it unsurprisingly attracts a wide range of notable names and talent. On Friday, July 8, young art patron and Przm founder Larry Milstein and curator Destinee Ross-Sutton co-chaired the Midsummer Dance, attended by artists Tourmaline and Young Jake, as well as filmmaker Warren Elgort. DJ Oscar Nñ of Papi Juice kept the crowd dancing all night long.
The next night, an idyllic dinner was held in the sweeping grasses of the Parrish that honored Racquel Chevremont and Mickalene Thomas, the two curators collectively known as Deux Femmes Noires, who organized the “Set It Off” exhibition. Guests, including artists Leilah Babirye, Mel Kendrick, Ugo Rondinone, Michelle Stuart, Toni Ross, and Darius Yektai; art journalist and playwright Carey Lovelace; fashion designer Nicole Miller, dined upon a menu by famed Olivier Cheng catering.
Below, see photos from the cultural affair.
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