HONORING
MIUCCIA PRADA, President, Fondazione Prada with The Leo Award
&
GERMANO CELANT, Director, Fondazione Prada with The Agnes Gund Curatorial Award
Special Performance by AMADÉUS LEOPOLD Featuring solo violin works by J. S. Bach, Niccolò Paganini and Fritz Kreisler Join us on Tuesday, November 19 for an excitement-filled evening: ICIs exclusive Annual Live & Silent Auction, and the presentation of the 2013 Leo Award and Agnes Gund Curatorial Award. ICIs 2013 Benefit Committee, championed by Co-chairs Ann Cook, Belinda Kielland, and Noreen Ahmad, are collaborating in the creation of this memorable soiree in support of ICI. Dinner will be the creation of Acquolina, and New Yorks expert event designers Jung Lee & Josh Brooks, who together form FÊTE will once again collaborate with ICI to shape the night into magic. ICI will present the Leo Award and the Agnes Gund Curatorial Award in tandem to acknowledge the work of a team. Miuccia Prada and Germano Celant will be honored and recognized for their contributions to the world of contemporary art, the work of the Prada Foundation internationally, and for the exhibition When Attitudes Become Form: Bern 1969/Venice 2013 currently on view at the Ca’ Corner for its focus on the history of exhibitions and independent curating. The Leo Award, named after the pioneering art dealer Leo Castelli, honors the achievements of similarly ground-breaking figures in the field of contemporary art. With the Leo, ICI preserves a tradition: a commitment to honoring the individuals who paved the way for a forward-thinking generation of curators and artists. Past awardees have included: John Russell, Maria Corral, Carmen Gimenez, Elizabeth C. Baker, Toshio Hara, Douglas Cramer, Roy and Dorothy Lichtenstein, Richard Oldenburg, Chuck Close, Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Dasha Zhukova The Agnes Gund Curatorial Award honors a curator who has made an outstanding contribution to the presentation and discourse of contemporary art. The Aggie Award was named after Agnes Gund in recognition of her long-standing dedication to ICI. Past awardees have included: Lynne Cooke, Robert Storr, Alanna Heiss, Okwui Enwezor, Roselee Goldberg, Matthew Higgs The 2013 ICI Awards will be created by artist, Liz Glynn
SILENT AND LIVE AUCTION
THE ICI SILENT (ONLINE) Auction is on Artsy BID NOW.
The 2013 LIVE AUCTION led by Alexander Rotter, Senior Vice President, Head of Department of Contemporary Art at Sothebys New York features a unique line-up of artworks by established and up-and-coming artists to watch out for:
Kamrooz Aram Korakrit Arunanondchai John Baldessari Gina Beavers Ellen Berkenblit Walead Beshty CHRISTO Martin Soto Climent Alex Da Corte Jim Drain Brock Enright Claire Fontaine Charles Harlan Daniel Heidkamp Carsten Höller Colin Hunt Jennie C. Jones Josh Kline Curtis Kulig Denise Kupferschmidt William Latta Nate Lowman Agnes Lux Eddie Martinez Linda Matalon Dan McCarthy Julie Mehretu Sam Moyer Yoko Ono Anna Ostoya Tyson Reeder Daniel Rich Allen Ruppersberg Dan Shaw-Town Alan Shields Alexandre Singh Josh Tonsfeldt Chuck Webster Dustin Yellin For more details please check back soon!
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Gerrit L. Lansing**, Chairman Emeritus; Suydam R. Lansing, Honorary Chair; Patterson Sims, Chairman; Melville Straus, Barbara Toll, Vice Chairs; Jean Minskoff Grant, President; James Cohan, Ann Schaffer, Vice Presidents; Jeffrey Bishop; Jill Brienza; Christo & Jeanne-Claude**; Ann Cook; Susan Coote; Maxine Frankel, Trustee Emerita; Carol Goldberg, Trustee Emerita; Marilyn Greene; Agnes Gund, Trustee Emerita; Jo Carole Lauder; Caral G. Lebworth**, Trustee Emerita; Laure Lim; Isaac Lustgarten; Vik Muniz; Mel Schaffer; Susan Sollins*, Executive Director Emerita; Nina Castelli Sundell*, Trustee Emerita; Sarina Tang, International Representive; Virginia Wright,Trustee Emerita; Renaud Proch, Executive Director * ICI Co-founder ** In Memoriam
2013 ANNUAL BENEFIT & AUCTION COMMITTEE
Adam Abdalla, Chris Apple, Jill Brienza, Jennifer Brown, Diana Campbell Betancourt, Carter Cleveland, Michael Clifton, James Cohan, Susan Coote, CHRISTO, Stacy Engman, Carol & Arthur Goldberg, Kathy Grayson, Marilyn Greene, Sydie Lansing, Laure Lim, Jeannie Minskoff Grant, Michele Maccarone, Christine Messineo, Laura Mitterrand, Rassa Montaser, Liz Mulholland, Agustin Perez-Rubio, Simon Preston, Steve Pulimood, Nicole Russo, Ann & Mel Schaffer, Courtney Treut, Jasmin Tsou, and Dustin Yellin.
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