The Aspen Art Museum honored artist Lisa Yuskavage with the 2019 Aspen Art Award.
that culminated in a silent and live auction at the ArtCrush benefit. The Aspen Art Museum also celebrated its 40th anniversary, and to mark the occasion, draped the tent in which the event was held in ruby red, the color of that milestone. Guests included Lance Armstrong, Sotheby’s senior director and European chairman Oliver Barker, and artist Marc Dennis.
Guests like Eleanore and Domenico De Sole, Nancy Magoon, Marianne Boesky, Kyle Richards, and Hans-Ulrich Obrist gathered in a tent at Buttermilk Mountain for the gala dinner and auction to benefit the museum. “What you bought this evening was not great food and wine,” said Phelan. “All of you provided artists an opportunity to express themselves and share with the world. Thank you for doing that.
Barker then got on the stage for the live auction where he auctioned off works by John Armleder, Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla, Urs Fischer, Sam Gilliam, Rashid Johnson, Anicka Yi, Dahn Vo, Nari Ward, and others. The biggest sale of the night was courtesy of patron Nancy Rodgers, who acquired the Yuskavage painting “Merlot.” “Thank you for your incredible generosity,” said Barker.
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