Aperture 1/1 Benefit and Auction
Where: IAC HQ
Who was there: Guests included Albert Hammond Jr., Mark Seliger, Patrick McMullan, Chris Boot, Kathy Ryan, Bob Gruen, Stefan Ruiz, Kellie McLaughlin, Elizabeth Kahane, Michael Avedon, Elaina Alonzo, Gina Connor, Michael Hejtmanek, Gemma Moustafa, Greg Hollman, Michael Duff, Sue Selby, Phil O'Brien, Cathy Kaplan, Darlene Kaplan, Steve Zuckerman, Ann Kaplan, Robert Forman, Emilia Forman, Robin Schwartz, Mamie Gummer, Yancey Richardson, Anne Stark, and Jennifer Pastore.
Other details: Last night, the Aperture Foundation hosted its 1/1 Benefit and Auction at the IAC headquarters. The event was held to raise money for the foundations education and visual-literacy programming, and featured a handful of selected works guests could bid on. Patrick McMullan, Tilda Swinton, Inez and Vinoodh, Mark Seliger, and many more contributed works for the show. There was also an Instagram silent auction curated by New York Times director of photography Kathy Ryan. The highlight of the night was a performance by The Strokes' guitarist Albert Hammond Jr., who played songs of his just-released EP AHJ. In addition to that, party-goers also enjoyed complimentary food and cocktails from Canard, Inc., Espolòn Tequila, Cakebread Cellars, and SingleCut Beersmiths.
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