Gala

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Wangechi Mutu’s work deals with the very idea of human representation; how we perceive and reproduce images of what we believe we are, how we view others and create images of what we think of them. In her ongoing conversations with figuration, what Mutu’s work looks at our value systems in Art and beyond, that either obscure or elevate our image and reflections. Internationally renowned for a practice that encompasses various techniques and mediums including sculpture, painting, film, installation and collages, Wangechi Mutu’s work features female hybrid creatures and vivid dystopian dreamscapes.

In 2022, Storm King was thrilled to present the exhibition Wangechi Mutu which featured eight of Mutu’s large-scale cast bronze works. Installed in the context of Storm King’s fields, meadows, woods, and ponds, these sculptures took on new resonance, while adding layers of meaning to the site’s existing ecologies and histories, including the consideration of the site and region as land that is the ancestral home of the Lenape.

Mutu’s work has been recently featured in several solo and group exhibitions worldwide, including Intertwined at both New Museum in New York and the New Orleans Museum of Art; the Sharjah Biennial, United Arab Emirates; The NewOnes, will free Us at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and Wangechi Mutu: I Am Speaking, Are You Listening? at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.

Adam D. Weinberg is the Director Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the Whitney Museum of American Art where he served for 20 years as the Alice Pratt Brown Director. Since 2008, Weinberg has been an active member of the Storm King Board of Trustees, serving on the Collections and Acquisitions Committee he played a pivotal role in the acquisition of David Smith’s masterpiece Cubi XXI, jointly owned by Storm King and the Whitney.

Throughout his career, Weinberg has curated exhibitions featuring dozens of 20th and 21st-century artists, authored numerous catalogs, and delivered lectures internationally. Under his leadership, The Whitney Museum achieved significant milestones, including the completion of its new building in New York’s Meatpacking District, designed by Renzo Piano. Additionally, Weinberg oversaw the installation of Day’s End in 2021, a permanent and monumental public sculpture by artist David Hammons on the Hudson River waterfront, as well as the acquisition and renovation of the former home and studio of artist Roy Lichtenstein in 2023, which now serves as the site for museums renowned Independent Study Program.

Weinberg serves on the Board of the Terra Foundation for American Art, has received numerous honorary doctorates and recognitions including the Insignia of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government, the Merit Award from the American Institute of Architects and Distinguished Service to the Arts from the Academy of Arts and Letters. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

SPONSOR

Jennifer Brorsen & Richard DeMartini
Roberta & Steven Denning
Cathy & Peter Halstead
Nicholas A. Polsky & Eve Yohalem
Thomas A. & Georgina T. Russo 

PATRON

Anonymous
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Agnes Gund
Miguel & Grace Hennessy
Stephanie Hunt & Stephen S. Trevor
Debby & Rocco Landesman
Peter & Beverly Lipman
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
Jim & Mary Ottaway
Nancy & Fred Poses
Andrew & Cynthia Richards
Hume R. Steyer & Nanahya C. Santana

SUPPORTER
Aman New York
Anonymous
Allison & Larry Berg
Diana Bowes & James Torrey
Carlo Bronzini & Tanya Traykovski
David Diamond & Karen Zukowski
Gladstone Gallery
Katja Goldman & Michael Sonnenfeld
Soledad & Robert Hurst
Robin & David Key
Judy & Leonard Lauder
Dorothy Lichtenstein
Hank McNeil
Richard & Ronay Menschel
Offit Capital
Nancy Olnick & Giorgio Spanu
Pace Gallery
Eric Richter & Charles Shoener
Lois & Arthur Stainman
Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. & Julie O’Connor
Fern & Lenard Tessler
Laurie M. Tisch
WXY architecture + urban design

FRIEND
Jill & Jay Bernstein
Peter & Helena Bienstock
Beatriz Cortez
Galerie Lelong & Co
Heather Hart
Hauser & Wirth
Tom Healy & Fred P. Hochberg
Gregor Hildebrandt
Jane Jacobs
Justine Kurland
Alicja Kwade
Simone Mailman
Brandon Ndife
Virginia Overton
Laura Paulson
Gina Peterson
Martin Puryear
Lauren & John Roth
Victoria Salnikoff
Arlene Shechet
Jean Shin
Alyson Shotz
Christy Turlington Burns
Lee Ufan
Caryl Yanow

Special Thanks To
Bentley Meeker
Fine Art Frameworks
Heart & Soil Flowers
SandenWolff

Updated as of 9/17/2024

The Benefit Auction is open for digital bidding on Thurday, September 26 on Artsy. The works will be on view for one night only at the Gala. All bidding will close Thursday, October 10 at 12PM EST.

Visit artsy.net/stormking to register and add the auction dates to your calendar.

Thank you to the following artists and organizations:

Aman New York
Beatriz Cortez
Heather Hart
Gregor Hildebrandt
Justine Kurland
Alicja Kwade
Brandon Ndife
Virginia Overton
Martin Puryear
Arlene Shechet
Jean Shin
Alyson Shotz
Storm King Art Center
Lee Ufan