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Devil's Heaven: The 20th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit

Devil's Heaven: The 20th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit
Robert Wilson, Lady GagaWinona RyderJoaquin Johnson, Lindsey Wixson [Robert Wilson, Lady Gaga] [Winona Ryder] [Joaquin Johnson, Lindsey Wixson] Lady Gaga, Marina Abramovic Where: The Watermill Center, Watermill Who Was There: Guests included Robert Wilson, Lady Gaga, Winona Ryder, Marina Abramović, Alan Cumming, Simon de Pury, Hugh Jackman, Cindy Sherman, Bob Colacello, Nicole Miller, Nanette Lepore, Kyle DeWoody, Eugenio Lopez, Maja Hoffmann, Giancarla Berti, Lewis Cullman, Louise Hirschfeld Cullman, Maria Bacardi, Alexander Gilkes, Misha Nonoo, Todd Bishop, Gabriela Cadena, Selita Ebanks, Gerard Barrett, Lindsey Wixson, Joachim Johnson, Genevieve Jones, Tatiana Platt, Richard Johnson, Richard Phillips, Fabiola Beracasa, Paul Sinclair, Greg Soros, Alexander Soros, Amanda Hearst, Henry Buhl, Harry Brant, Josephine Meckseper, Nicholas Coblence, Farhad Farman-Farmaian, Jill Stuart, Jim Signorelli, Stefano Tonchi, Barbara Goldsmith, Debbie Bancroft, Rick Owens, Sharon Bush, Bill Cunningham, Polina Proshkina, Aaron Young, Laure Heriard Dubreuil, Kenny Sharf, Anh Duong, Marc Francois Auboire, Eddie Borgo, Keegan Singh, Colby Jordan, Lisa Marie Fernandez, Hannah Bronfman,Stacy Engman, and Michele Lamy. [Photo: Lady Gaga, Marina Abramovic via @kristianlaliberte] Richard Johnson, Sessa von RichthofenTatiana Platt, Joanna Goldenstein, Darlene Marone [Richard Johnson, Sessa von Richthofen] [Tatiana Platt, Joanna Goldenstein, Darlene Marone] Details: The 20th Annual Watermill Center Summer Benefit raised $1,850,000 for the Center’s year-round artist residency and education programs. During dinner, hosted by master of ceremonies Alan Cumming, Robert Wilson, Lady Gaga, Winona Ryder and Marina Abramović all spoke about Watermill and the artists work presented for the event. Guests were greeted by an installation of naked performers covered in body paint created by summer program participant, Trina Merry. Close to 700 guests arrived in the dinner tent to decorations inspired by the paintings of Clementine Hunter created by Vera Martynova. Nick Cohen DJ'ed in the Auction Tent after dinner, where guests also mingled at the 20 foot bar, compliments of Bacardi USA. Marina Abramović, Robert Wilson, Lady GagaLady Gaga [Marina Abramović, Robert Wilson, Lady Gaga] [Lady Gaga, photos via Rob Rich/SocietyAllure] Jean ShafiroffTripoli Patterson, Jackie McKayBill Cunningham [Jean Shafiroff] [Tripoli Patterson, Jackie McKay] [Bill Cunningham] [Photo via Bloomberg] Watermill Center
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