[Jennifer Esposito, Michael Young, Paula Rosado. All photos by Patrick McMullan]

Art collector Neda Young, hosted a party Saturday evening at her home in Sag Harbor for Eric Fischl, the lead curator of America: Now + Here, a touring exhibition of work by widely heralded and living American artists, poets, playwrights, filmmakers and musicians who have created work in diverse media reflecting on America today. The event included a diverse crowd along the likes of Paul Simon, Eric Ripert, Nicole Miller, Ross Bleckner, Jennifer Esposito, and many more. America: Now + Here is scheduled to launch in Washington, DC in the spring of 2010. The exhibition will then tour to cities across the country in state of the art semi-trailers specially designed to meet museum environmental standards and give the full art experience.

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More photos from this event below...

Eric Ripert, Sandra Ripert

Sandi Kero, Vanessa Fuchs, Ivan Fuchs, Iurele Minoret, Olympia Sonnier, Jennifer Esposito, Paula Rosado

Eric Fischl

Jennifer Esposito, Michael Young, Paula Rosado

Kim Heriston Evans, Richard Evans, Brad Waywell, Anne Bergeron

Vanessa Fuchs, Neda Young, Ivan Fuchs, Francis Young Fuchs