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The Watermill Center | Byrd Hoffman Watermill Foundation

Voluptuous Panic : The 18th Annual Watermill Summer Benefit

Special Auction Lots to celebrate Robert Wilson's 70th Birthday

the watermill benefit chairs
&
robert wilson
with
the board of directors of the byrd hoffman watermill foundation
invite you to

Voluptuous Panic
the 18th annual watermill center summer benefit
saturday july 30 2011

the watermill center
39 watermill towd road
water mill new york

6:00 cocktails art installations performances silent auction
8:00 dinner live auction dancing
dress code fearless
dj nancy whang from lcd soundsystem

This year the Watermill Benefit Auction will feature some exclusive items celebrating Robert Wilson's 70th birthday that you will only be able to purchase at our benefit. We are proud to reveal to you today STARDUST (see image above) : Watermill artist Yochai Matos and Luxury Knitwear Brand Pringle of Scotland teamed up to support The Watermill Center Summer Benefit and to celebrate Robert Wilson's birthday. This iconic style is a symbioses of Matos' signature pop and kitsch icons combined with Scottish Manufacturing tradition. This Robert Wilson Birthday edition is limited to an edition of 70, made in Hawick, Scotland. The sweaters are unisex and can be won at the auction and will then be manufactured according to your size.
If you have not purchased your tickets for : Voluptuous Panic on July 30, 2011 please do so here.
As the week progresses we will reveal additional special items created by artists for Watermill and Bob's 70th birthday.

benefit chairs

shaikha paula al-sabah, lisa anastos, wallis annenberg, lisa de kooning, steven deluca, carla emil & rich silverstein, wendy & roger ferris, anke & juergen friedrich, barbara goldsmith, audrey & martin gruss, anne hearst mcinerney & jay mcinerney, calvin klein, dorothy lichtenstein, eugenio lopez, the honorable & mrs earle i. mack, alison mazzola, kristen & patrick mcmahon, katharina otto-bernstein & nathan bernstein, lisa & richard perry, maria pessino, tatiana & campion platt, katharine & william rayner, leila & melville straus, christine wächter-campbell & william i. campbell

honorary chairs

marina abramovi?, jane adams, pedro almodóvar, laurie anderson, iman & david bowie, steve buscemi, chuck close, bob colacello, alan cumming, willem dafoe, antonio damasio, christophe de menil, jimmy fallon, frank gehry, philip glass, nan goldin, zaha hadid, h.r.h. princess caroline of hanover, antony hegarty, jenny holzer, anjelica huston, bianca jagger, norah jones, harvey keitel, nicole krauss & jonathan safran foer, kylie minogue, jessye norman, mary-louise parker, charlotte rampling, lou reed, charles renfro, isabella rossellini, sharon stone, james turrell, viktor & rolf, dita von teese, rufus wainwright

contemporary chairs
valerie boster, martin dawson, darrell hartman, amanda hearst, chloe malle, dalia oberlander

contemporary committee

alexander acquavella, genevieve bahrenburg, fabiola beracasa, edward chapman, peter davis, zev eisenberg, brooke geahan, allison gorsuch, trisha gregory, julie henderson, cena jackson, terence koh, stephanie lacava, katie lee, damion luayie, josephine meckseper, sara moonves, karline moeller, mark mullett, natalie obradovich, monique pean, richard phillips, lauren remington platt, hilary rhoda, mary alice stephenson, luigi tadini, andrea tese, alexandra vickers, harley viera-newton, luke weil, arden wohl

auction committee

dianne b, paula cooper, lisa dennison, dmitry komis, joseph kraeutler, curt marcus, christophe de menil, christine messineo, sara nightingale, annie ohayon, adina popescu, simon de pury, eve reid, joseph sheftel, christian wassmann, jörn weisbrodt, zak williams, vita zaman

auction highlights include work by

marina abramovi?, laurie anderson, tauba auerbach, ross bleckner, tom burr, scott campbell, peter coffin, anne collier, michael combs, e.v. day, frank gehry, mary heilmann, arturo herrera, peter hujar, alfredo jaar, ray johnson, robert lazzarini, robert mapplethorpe, christian marclay, adam mcewen, olivier mosset, laurel nakadate, yoko ono, dennis oppenheim, gordon parks, neo rauch, tim rollins & k.o.s., anri sala, david salle, matthew satz, kenny scharf, mark seliger, andres serrano, cindy sherman, taryn simon, inez van lamsweerde & vinoodh matadin, rufus wainwright, robert wilson, aaron young, thomas zipp with special lots created in celebration of robert wilson's 70th birthday

auctioneer

simon de pury, chairman, phillips de pury & company
the byrd hoffman watermill foundation thanks
lvmh / moët hennessy.louis vuitton

special partnerships in celebration of robert wilson's 70th birthday with
pringle of scotland and international flavors & fragrances inc
cocktails courtesy of bacardi usa
wine provided by mouton rothschild
additional beverages provided by stella artois izze s.pellegrino & acqua panna
tables start at $10,000 | dinner tickets at $1,000
for tickets please call (212) 253-7484 ext 10

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