WHEN: Thursday, July
21, 2016
WHERE: Hotel Jerome, 330 E Main St, Aspen, CO
WHAT: As part of a yearlong 50th anniversary celebration, Anderson Ranch
Arts Center honored Carrie Mae Weems with the National
Artist Award and Eleanore and Domenico De Sole with the
Service to the Arts Award at its 50thAnniversary Celebration
& Recognition Dinner. Hosted at the height of Aspen’s summer
season, the exclusive event brought together over 200 art
world luminaries and supporters to enjoy a festive evening
of celebration and fundraising, including cocktails, dinner,
dancing and a live auction.
All proceeds from the evening will benefit Anderson Ranch’s extensive
education programming. In the lead up to the 50th
Anniversary Celebration & Recognition Dinner, Carrie Mae
Weems and Eleanore and Domenico De Sole delivered sold out
talks at Anderson Ranch, as part of the Ranch’s 2016 Summer
Series.
LIVE AUCTION: The live auction featured select contemporary artworks by
renowned artists, including photographs by Catherine Opie,
Alex Prager and Carrie Mae Weems; sculptural works by Carol
Bove, Leonardo Drew, Ken Price and Kishio Suga; works on
paper by Antony Gormley and Richard Tuttle; a work on mylar
by Diana Al-Hadid; Mel Bochner’s large scale print Amazing
(Inverse); a painting by Stefan Brüggemann; mixed media work
by Jim Hodges; a custom Postal Shelf Proposal by Peter
Liversidge; and Tom Sach’s Shrine.
NOTABLE GUESTS Shari Applebaum Mercedes Bass Rona and
Jeffrey Citrin Paula and Jim Crown Eleanore and Domenico De
Sole Linda and Bob Gersh Noah Horowitz Sue Hostetler Ann and
Tom Korologos Nancy and Bob Magoon Carrie Mae Weems photo:
Jerry Kleinberg, 2012 Domenico De Sole photo: Courtesy of
TOM FORD Eleanore De Sole photo: Brian Aderer Jane and Marc
Nathanson Amy and John Phelan Allen and Kelli Questrom Craig
Robins Debra and Dennis Scholl Tad Smith Jennifer and David
Stockman Paul and Gayle Stoffel Robin Zendell Simon Haas,
artist Fred Tomaselli, artist Carrie Mae Weems, artist GALA
CO-CHAIRS Bunny and Charles Burson Jane and Marc Nathanson
Allen and Kelli Questrom
AUCTION COMMITTEE Anne Cook, Chair Barbara Berger Marianne Boesky Karen
Lord Albert Sanford Robin Zendell SPONSORS Aspen Magazine
Cos Bar Hotel Jerome Paddle8 Suerte Tequila Sotheby’s
Garfield & Hecht, P.C.
ABOUT ANDERSON RANCH ARTS CENTER Founded in 1966, Anderson
Ranch Arts Center is a premier destination in America for
art making and critical dialogue, bringing together aspiring
and internationally renowned artists to discuss and further
their work in a stimulating environment. Nestled in the
Rocky Mountains of Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado, the Ranch hosts
extensive workshops for everyday, emerging and established
artists in eight disciplines, including Photography & New
Media, Ceramics, Painting & Drawing, Furniture Design &
Woodworking, Sculpture, Woodturning, Printmaking and Digital
Fabrication. In addition to the Summer Series: Featured
Artists & Conversations, the Ranch hosts engaging events
throughout the year including the Annual Art Auction &
Community Picnic (Saturday, August 6, 2016), a
thirty-six-year-old tradition which features works of local,
national and international artists – as well as a year-round
Artists-in-Residence Program, fostering artistic growth for
emerging and established visual artists. For the past 50
years Anderson Ranch Arts Center has been working to enrich
lives with art, inspiration and community. Learn more at
www.andersonranch.org
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