Sisters: Kathleen and Sarah Lolley
The Art World owns the Night
published in Maniac Magazine Jan/Feb 2014 issue by Sarah Lolley Carnegie International Gala Oct. 4, 2013 Photos: Kathleen Lolley The 2013 Carnegie International curators Daniel Baumann, Dan Byers, and Tina Kukielski inspired by the discourse of art and its relationship with its surroundings, transformed the Carnegie Museum into a playground of free-thinkers and worldly reflections. At the opening Gala held on October 4, 2013 the International Artists mingled with over 1,650 guests attending the party that launched the exhibit that will run until March 16, 2014.
Tim McVay and David Bush with Lolley
Art star Pedro Reyes, the Mexican artist who fashioned mechanical musical instruments from dismantled weapons, mingled with the likes of the Lifetime Channel’s Dance Mom, Holly Fraizer, who flew back from filming in Los Angeles for the event.
Artist Vincent Fecteau
Vincent Fectaeu, the International artist from San Francisco, enjoyed the revelry of the evening while reflecting that although his own work may resemble urban graffiti that he is more fascinated with architecture. And who should be walking by at that instant, but Japanese architect Takaharu Tezuka. He created an immersive installation that interprets his artistic playground structures in Japan. Romping through the balloons in the display and rolling around on the layers of bubble wrap after a few drinks, the experience resembled an Andy Warhol Happening. The entourage of Iranian artist Rokni Haerizadeh was hard to miss and hard not to adore, smiling at the camera with mischievous grins, which incidentally appeared in many of the publicity photos after the event. Rokni’s animalistic personification of news reels and magazine media are equally mesmerizing, vulgar, and somehow charming.
Artist Thorsten Brinkmann (center)
Enchanting the likes of Anne Stone, German artist Thorsten Brinkmann was celebrating his recent installation created from an entire North Side house. Entering his work felt like falling down a rabbit hole and stepping through the looking glass. The project was commissioned by Evan Mirapaul who plans to commission artists from around the world to create ground breaking artistic installations in local affordable houses. Of course, the pair was also on hand that night rousting attendees to their own surreal hilltop of the world.
Artist Nicole Eisenman (center) & curator Tina Kukielski (right)
Nicole Eisenman, French-born/ New York artist, rocked the house with not only her absurd and provocative paintings and sculptures, but she brought the fun to the dance floor when Sharon Needles made her theatrical coffin encased entrance. With the unleashing of Needles’ drag queen, rock act the night made a turning point when the regal doors of Carnegie Hall opened onto the night and unleashed a deluge of exuberant adults that danced to the After Hours Party location like the Pied Piper leading children, the Andy Warhol Museum’s Eric Shiner led the way. For interviews with artists go to www.The-Childhood-Project
Director of Andy Warhol Museum Eric Shiner
- Artist Rokni Haerizadeh (center)
- Cathy Lewis and Rob Long
- Elaine Healy & Leigh Yock
- Sharon Needles Entourage
Edgar Um with Lolley
- Holly from Dance Moms
Sarah Lolley & Alana Bly
