White Cube Celebrates the Opening of its First Permanent US Gallery in New York

New York, NY – White Cube celebrated the opening of its first permanent US art gallery opening with two days of events including a private artists dinner on Friday, September 29th, and  culminating on Saturday, September 30th, 2023, with a VIP preview of the inaugural  exhibition Chopped & Screwed (October 3–28, 2023) at the gallery's new home on the  Upper East Side at 1002 Madison Avenue. Over 500 notables from the worlds of art,  music, and fashion gathered for a first look of the inaugural exhibition curated by Courtney  Willis Blair, US Senior Director, while enjoying canapes and cocktails served by  neighboring Sant Ambroeus, and followed by dinner, special musical performances, and  dancing at the Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion. 

White Cube Founder Jay Jopling and US Senior Director Courtney Willis Blair welcomed guests at the gallery before making their way to the historic Fletcher-Sinclair  Mansion to continue the celebration. International art world luminaries, artists, curators,  musicians, and designers gathered in the historic Gilded Age manse, tucking into velvet  booths and private enclaves throughout. Guests feasted on hors d'oeuvres and passed  plates, raw bar stations with oysters and shrimp, and enjoyed decadent dessert towers  with cakes and fruits all provided by Acquolina, and bars serving bespoke cocktails,  sipping tequila by Casa Dragones, and champagne by Perrier Jouet.  

The evening fete featured special musical performances by Kelela, who dazzled the  audience with songs from her latest album Raven, accompanied by jazz pianist and  composer Jason Moran on piano, and followed by a rousing set by the legendary Sun 

Ra Arkestra. With decoration taking inspiration from old New York members clubs,  guests enjoyed an evening of glamor and celebration, which culminated in an afterparty  led by DJ Jazzy Jay and IFE RADIO where guests danced late into the night.  

Notable Guests included: White Cube's Founder Jay Jopling; Courtney Willis Blair, US Senior Director; Angela Brazda, Director, New York; Daniela Gareh, Director,  London; Mathieu Paris, Senior Director, London; John Good, Director of Artists' Estates;  Caspar Jopling, Head of Strategic Development; Susan May, Global Artistic Director;  and Sukanya Rajaratnam, Global Director of Strategic Market Initiatives. 

White Cube artists included Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Darren Almond, Ellen Altfest, David  Altmejd, Michael Armitage, Julie Curtiss, Cerith Wyn Evans, Louise Giovanelli,  Mona Hatoum, Marguerite Humeau, Sergej Jensen, Tiona Nekkia McClodden,  Josiah McElheny, Julie Mehretu, Sarah Morris, Virginia Overton, Magnus Plessen, Jessica Rankin, Doris Salcedo, Cinga Samson, Ilana Savdie, Haim Steinbach, Fred  Tomaselli, and Jeff Wall.  

Art world luminaries included: artist Anthony Akinbola; artist Kevin Beasley; curator  Joeonna Bellardo-Samuels; Katherine Brinson (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum);  Bonnie Clearwater (NSU Art Museum); curator Dana Farouki; Christian Faurschou  (Faurschou); Lorenzo Fusi (Currier Museum of Art); Dunja Gottweis (Art Basel); Jon  Gray of Ghetto Gastro; Lauren Haynes (Queens Museum); artist Ebony L. Haynes; Max Hollein (The Metropolitan Museum of Art); gallerist Stellen Holm; Noah Horowitz  (Art Basel); artist Marc Hundley; Eleanor Soo-ah Hyun (The Metropolitan Museum of  Art); artist Alex Israel; artist Wyatt Kahn; Carmen Knoebel; writer Amyra León; collector Nancy Magoon; Jessica Morgan (Dia Art Foundation); Anne Pasternak (The  Brooklyn Museum); artist Lee Quiñones; gallerist Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn; Scott  Rothkopf (Whitney Museum of American Art); gallerist Nicola Vassell; artist Leo  Villareal and Yvonne Force Villareal (Art Production Fund); and entrepreneur and  curator Hikari Yokoyama. Fashion: fashion designer and model Dianne Brill; stylist and  creative director Jerry Stafford; and designers Michèle Lamy, Ralph Pucci, Cynthia  Rowley, and Zaldy. Musicians included: Fab Five Freddy, IFE Radio, DJ Jazzy Jay,  Kelela, Jason Moran, Yazmin Lacey, and Kiah Victoria. 

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