Aspen Heats Up for Art

Who says skiers have all the fun in Aspen? On Friday, August 4, the Aspen Art Museum’s annual ArtWeek concluded with the anticipated ArtCrush Gala. The event, which was co-chaired by Jamie Tisch and Sara Zilkha, welcomed more than 500 guests to the museum to honor artist Nairy Baghramian and partake in a live auction presented by Sotheby’s, which raised more than $5 million for the institution.

The evening capped off the third iteration of Aspen ArtWeek, which brings performances, panel discussions, and live events to town each summer to complement the programming at the museum. Nicola Lees, the Nancy and Bob Magoon Director of the museum, said, Nicola Lees, Nancy and Bob Magoon Director of Aspen Art Museum, said, “I am incredibly thankful to everyone who contributed to this phenomenal result from the ArtCrush auction, which plays such an important role in helping us realize an ever-increasingly ambitious vision for the museum. It is also immensely gratifying to see so many people convene in Aspen from all over the world, especially artists who have been significantly represented at ArtWeek this year. This has been a week of energized exchange and celebration for local, national and international audiences—a taste of the work we do year round and a program that we are happily growing year on year.”

Sara Zilkha, Jamie Tisch, Nicola Marcus, and Nancy Rogers

Ed Tang and John Auebauch

Amnon Rodan and Nairy Baghramian

Alice Smith and Nico Muhly

Amy Phelan and John Phelan

Olivia Walton, Alex Israel, and Sophia Cohen

Rodney Franks and Beverly Price

Sarah Arison and Hans Ulrich Obrist

Abigail Ross Goodman and Molly Epstein

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