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The artists and the curator – Fred Tomaselli, Soo Sunny Park, Marc Dennis, Ken Solomon, Nir Hod, Rodney MicMillian, Heidi Zuckerman, Gisela Colton, Mickalene Thomas and Oscar Murillo. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
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AAM board member Nancy Magoon, CEO and director Heidi Zuckerman and board member and ArtCrush event chair Amy Phelan. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
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Artist Matvey Levenstein at PreviewCrush beside his donated painting, November, and his wife, Lisa Yuskavage, the recipient of the 2019 Aspen Award for Art.
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Karin Luter and John Bossard. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
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Gabriela Garza with her son, Patricio.
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Steve and Nancy Crown with Danielle and Jordan Goodman.
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Rebecca and Troy Carter at ArtCrush.
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Chris Stone and David Fox with Stonefone, the duo behind ArtCrush’s event concept and design.
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Larry and Susan Marx arrive in style for ArtCrush 2019. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
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A reflective Nir Hod beside his piece donated to the live auction.
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Gael Neeson and Holly Hunt at ArtCrush.
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Lew and Ali Sanders. MarySue Bonetti photo.
MarySue Bonetti
For the past 15 years, August in Aspen has become synonymous with an appreciation for art thanks to ArtCrush, the signature summer benefit of the Aspen Art Museum (AAM), which provides direct support for exhibitions and educational and outreach programming. This year’s gala evening, which took place on Friday, Aug. 2, under a grand tent at the base of Buttermilk, was themed “Heavenly Rapture,” in homage to the 2019 artist honoree Lisa Yuskavage and her ethereal work. Lisa was this year’s “Aspen Award for Art” honoree and will have a solo exhibition at the museum in February. Additional cause for celebration at this year’s event was the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the museum’s Shigeru Ban-designed building and 40 years of the institution itself. During dinner, event chair Amy Phelan expressed gratitude from the stage, thanking the AAM’s board of trustees, national council and staff. Also acknowledged were presenting sponsor Sotheby’s and event sponsors J.P. Morgan, and Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits, and Stonefox for the event design and concept, along with sponsor galleries David Kordansky, David Zwirner, Gavlak, kurimanzutto and Lehmann Maupin. Phelan also paid special tribute to outgoing CEO and director Heidi Zuckerman, who has led the AAM for the past 14 years, generating a standing ovation from the audience. The festivities continue this weekend with a 24-hour party at the museum. The Whole Celebration is open to the public at no charge with events going around the clock starting Saturday, Aug. 10, at 5 p.m. through Sunday, Aug. 11.
Visit http://www.aspenartmuseum.org for details.