| EVENT REPORT 04.22.09 2:56 PM |
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| The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council honored its real estate partners at this year's Downtown Dinner under a spinning mobile installation by artist Hanna Sandin. |
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The annual Downtown Dinner, an evening to benefit the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, returned Monday night to honor real estate partners who've donated unused office space to artists over the past year. A crowd of 500 turned out for the celebration at 7 World Trade Center that included a dance performance choreographed by L.M.C.C. resident artist Rashaad Newsome and a mobile installation by Hanna Sandin that covered the dining room ceiling.
Produced by L.M.C.C. director of development Elaine Bowen and marketing and communications manager Savannah Gorton with help from Bruce Rayvid Projects the night included a cocktail reception and silent art sale, a meal catered by Great Performances, and an after-party dance. L.M.C.C. real estate partners were honored with a presentation and trophies in the form of tiny pink replicas of the Statue of Liberty. |
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 | Artist Hanna Sandin was chosen by the council as this year's showcase artist for her idea of constructing a massive mobile above the tables.
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 | Neon lights above the mirror-ball bar looked predominantly pink or blue, depending on guests' line of sight.
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 | Guests arrived at the dinner tables to a slice of seafood saucisso, which servers covered with white asparagus soup at the start of the first course.
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 | Producers worked blues and pinks into every element of the party, from the seating and lighting to the table settings and awards trophies.
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 | Dozens of different L.M.C.C. artists contributed greeting-card-size works that sold for $250, though guests didn't know who the artist in question was until after purchase.
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 | The night's signature cocktails included the "Lower Manhattan" pomegranate martini and a "Liberty" virgin pink lemonade.
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 | Near a video display, guests listened to the DJ on colorful fan-shaped rocking chairs and white tree stumps used for seating.
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 | Sandin's mobiles included an irreverent combination of items such as dusters, tubing, and wigs.
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 | Appetizers included hollowed out pieces of watermelon stuffed with jalapeno and dill.
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 | Honorees received little pink replicas of the Statue of Liberty.
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After the cocktail reception, guests including Phillip Seymour Hoffman headed into the dining room, where the meal took place under dozens of mobiles designed by artist Hanna Sandin. Spanning the entire room, the installation utilized household items such as dusters and tubing, original pieces of metalwork, and odd pieces such as a white Andy Warhol wig. The meal itself included a deconstructed chicken pot pie and a white asparagus soup that servers dramatically poured over a seafood saucisson when guests took their seats.
Monday's scene might have seemed similar to recent incarnations in 2007 and 2008 for many returning guests, but there was one big difference: The venue had moved a few floors down. The 52nd floor of 7 World Trade was recently leased, so events are now being hosted in an almost identical space on the 45th floor.
—Michael O'Connell
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