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More Photos From Watermill: Rooftop Performances and Lights in the Woods

Jesse North
July 30, 2009

Now in its 16th year, the annual Watermill Center summer benefit offered guests an evening of unique art and performance this past Saturday. Guests included Calvin Klein, Isabella Rossellini, and Rufus Wainwright, and the center raised $1.4 million for its education programs. Here are some additional images of the benefit not included in columnist Ted Kruckel’s recent dispatch.

An installation at the Watermill Center
An installation at the Watermill Center
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
Performers stood on a rooftop for a piece called Grass Green.
Performers stood on a rooftop for a piece called Grass Green.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
One performer was concealed behind a window in the Grass Green piece.
One performer was concealed behind a window in the Grass Green piece.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
The piece Tear No Holes was staged in the middle of a gallery of other works.
The piece Tear No Holes was staged in the middle of a gallery of other works.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
A house installation featured a line of mirrors and icicle-like formations.
A house installation featured a line of mirrors and icicle-like formations.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
A tower of fluorescent lights stood in the middle of the woods.
A tower of fluorescent lights stood in the middle of the woods.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
Artists weren't afraid to use the Watermill Center's natural surroundings, as Shige Moriya did for his piece, Cathedral-Within.
Artists weren't afraid to use the Watermill Center's natural surroundings, as Shige Moriya did for his piece, Cathedral-Within.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
The work Ring of Trees stood inside the center's stony entrance.
The work Ring of Trees stood inside the center's stony entrance.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
The stony front of the Watermill Center leads to a wooded back campus, where other installations awaited guests.
The stony front of the Watermill Center leads to a wooded back campus, where other installations awaited guests.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
Taiwanese company Riverbed Theater performed a piece titled Rice.
Taiwanese company Riverbed Theater performed a piece titled Rice.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
The table centerpieces, which included various letters, were designed by Watermill participants.
The table centerpieces, which included various letters, were designed by Watermill participants.
Photo: Alice and Chris for BizBash
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