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LONGHOUSE RESERVE TO HONOR OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY
DESIGNER DUO TOD WILLIAMS AND BILLIE TSIEN AT 2017 WINTER
BENEFIT
ON FEBRUARY 15
LongHouse Reserve –
the non-profit arboretum, art museum, sculpture garden, and
educational organization based in East Hampton – dives into
the new year with a Winter Benefit at the David Rubenstein
Atrium at Lincoln Center on February 15.
This exciting night will celebrate not only the outstanding
design achievements of Tsien and Williams with the eminent
critic Paul Goldberger on hand; but also the first private
showing of LARSENWORLD:
LONGHOUSE IN EAST HAMPTON a
film fashioned by LongHouse as the pinnacle of its 25th year
triumphs.
Jack Larsen chose husband and wife architectural team Tod
Williams and Billie
Tsien to be
honored at this year’s LongHouse Reserve Winter Benefit for
their outstanding architecture as well as their devoted
participation in the cultural community. Chosen in 2016 as
the designers of the Barack
Obama Presidential Center, the couple has received more
than two dozen awards from the American Institute of
Architects over the past three decades, as well as numerous
national and international citations. Their many
accomplishments include the design of the Barnes Foundation
in Philadelphia, the Phoenix Art Museum, the Logan Center
for the Arts in Chicago and the David Rubenstein Atrium at
Lincoln Center, which will be the 2017 LongHouse Reserve
Winter Benefit venue.
Following a cocktail reception at 6pm, architectural critic,
educator and Contributing Editor for Vanity
Fair, Paul
Goldberger, will continue the tradition of the LongHouse
practice of recognizing design brilliance (Richard Meier,
Hugh Hardy and the Norman Foster Group) by bestowing the
LongHouse Award to Williams and Tsien. Mr Goldberger will
then lead a lively discussion with the architects on their
work and their design philosophy.
Afterwards, guests will be treated to an exclusive premiere
screening of LARSENWORLD:
LONGHOUSE IN EAST HAMPTON. This 23 minute film,
produced by the Checkerboard Film Foundation, has been a
year in the making and features
the career highlights of LongHouse Reserve founder Jack
Lenor Larsen, as
he takes audiences on a tour of what he has created at
LongHouse since acquiring the property in 1975.
Following the film, patron and sponsor ticket holders will
enjoy a festive dinner held in a private residence at the
nearby San Remo on Central Park West.
This event is made possible with the generous support of Katja
Goldman and Michael Sonnenfeldt, and Tod Williams Billie
Tsien Architects | Partners.
WINTER BENEFIT TICKET LEVELS
$1,250 –
Patron ticket for reception and dinner, includes a signed
copy of The
Architecture of the Barnes Foundation: Gallery in a Garden,
Garden in a Gallery
$750 –
Sponsor ticket for reception and dinner
$125 –
Friend ticket for reception
As space is limited, it is recommended to purchase tickets
as soon as possible. In order for your name(s) to be
included on the program, please send reservations with
payment no later than February
2.
6:00 PM
Reception
6:45 PM
Award Presentation and by Paul Goldberger and discussion
with Tod Williams and Billie Tsien
7:30 PM
Film: LARSENWORLD:
LONGHOUSE IN EAST HAMPTON
8:30 PM
Festive Dinner in a private residence at the nearby San Remo
for patron and sponsor ticket holders. Details to be
provided on receipt of reservation.
Tickets can be purchased by email at
events@longhouse.org
, by phone at 631.329.3568, or online at http://www.longhouse.org/collections/tickets/products/2017-longhouse-winter-benefit
About LongHouse Reserve:
LongHouse Reserve is a not-for-profit organization with 16
beautiful acres in East Hampton, New York. Through its art
collections, arboretum, sculpture gardens, and educational
programs, LongHouse Reserve brings together art and nature,
aesthetics and spirit, with the strong conviction that
living with art in all its forms is central to living fully
and living creatively. It seeks to expand the imaginations
of all its visitors, no matter what age or level of
appreciation. Each year the LongHouse Reserve presents major
exhibitions in the pavilion and the gardens. Currently,
there are more than 60 sculptures for the gardens including
works of glass by Dale
Chihuly, ceramics by Toshiko
Takaezu, bronzes by Eric
Fischl, Lynda
Benglis and Willem
de Kooning. Works by George
Rickey, Alfonso
Ossorio, Yoko Ono, Pavel
Opocensky, and Takashi
Soga are also
on view, while the installation of a “Fly’s Eye Dome”
designed by Buckminster
Fuller and a
site-specific Sol
LeWitt piece
add interesting scale and dimension.
Admission is $10 and $8 for seniors. Admission is free for
LongHouse members, children under 12 and high school and
college students with ID. LongHouse Reserve is located at
133 Hands Creek Road, East Hampton, New York 11937.www.longhouse.org
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