Brooklyn Artists Ball honors Museum Director Arnold Lehman and artists Jean-Michel Basquiat, Takashi Murakami and Kiki Smith
The Brooklyn Museum hosted the Brooklyn Artists Ball to honor its retiring director, Arnold Lehman, and three contemporary artists who had exhibitions during his tenure, at the fifth annual fundraiser gala Wednesday night.
The museum invited artists featured in years past for the event, including Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw, FAILE, Fernando Mastrangelo, OLEK, Duke Riley, Situ Studio, Swoon and Dustin Yellin, for its famous and lavish table installations.
Brooklyn’s arts patrons began filtering into the museum around 6:30 p.m. Naturally, artists’ outfits tended toward the flamboyant, while benefactor types generally favored traditional suits and dresses.