| EVENT REPORT 11.11.08 10:15 AM |
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| Religious Retreat |
| Dia Art Foundation treated guests at its annual fall gala to a slightly spooky dinner in an old church and an intimate performance by the Trisha Brown Dance Company. |
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Dia Art Foundation’s fall gala could easily stand to move up a week on the calendar. The dramatic setting of the Church of the Intercession and the autumnal woods of neighboring Trinity Park practically beg to host a Halloween party. And though the holiday was long over by Friday night, when 315 guests made the trek up to 155th and Broadway, it was hard to deny its lingering presence in the dark decor.
Guests had the chance to explore the Hispanic Society of America’s new Zoe Leonard photography exhibition, "Deroterro," before making their way to the cocktail tent set up in the society’s courtyard. Leonard's work focuses on the storefronts and window displays of New York shops during gentrification, and the $625,000 raised during the evening will fund exhibitions like it at Dia’s three outposts. |
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PHOTO GALLERY |
 | Candles lined the staircase to the the Hispanic Society's tented courtyard for the cocktail hour.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | Guests took a moment to tour the Hispanic Society's latest exhibition, a collection of photography by local artist Zoe Leonard.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | Towering glass cylinders and dark rose petals made up much of the decor in the cocktail tent.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | Jeff Leatham lined the entrance to the Church of the Intercession with candles to signal guests to cross Broadway.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | During the dinner, dancers from the Trisha Brown Dance Company performed between the tables.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | Jeff Leatham provided ambient light at each table, with candles placed in interlocking grids of red Plexiglas.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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 | At more than 150 years old, the church offered much of its own decor by way of its ornate facade and collection of artwork.
Photo: Keith Sirchio for BizBash |
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The modestly decorated cocktail tent, punctuated with red, velvety flowers in towering glass cylinders, soon emptied for dinner in the neighboring church. Guests sat for the Abigail Kirsch meal while a small troupe from the Trisha Brown Dance Company performed two pieces, one at the altar and another between the rows of tables. The room itself adopted a candlelit glow similar to last year’s event, but with the incorporation of redder hues.
Once again partnering with Dia and event producer MF Productions, designer Jeff Leatham gave the stone hall the look of glowing embers with soft spotlights on the church walls and dozens of candles housed within interlocking grids of red Plexiglas at each table.
—Michael O'Connell
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