Tuesday night, my loft served as the venue for a small, private dinner party to benefit More Art, a not-for-profit organization that connects groundbreaking artists with local communities by bringing dynamic works to the public. Hosted by artist Marina Abramovic, whose highly anticipated retrospective at MOMA opens 3/14—a must see. The event was the first in a series of private fundraisers that reflect More ART’s desire to create intimate art experiences as a means of promoting creative efforts.

Guests (who consisted of curators, collectors, writers and artists) were asked to wear white lab coats and feasted on a sumptuous menu of food (pork specifically and fish for the vegetarians) and wines prepared by Chef and Artist Keil Borrman who is pictured in the painting behind the cutting board is in a pretty compromising position (LOL). The painting served as the menu and Keil would appear as each course was served to talk about energy transformation as it related to each course which was the theme for the evening.

Before dessert, Marina had us drink 24 carat gold water from beautiful glassware and meditate for 3 minutes, which was a wonderful experience.

Everyone received a special, pre-edition copy of Marina Abramovic’s Energy Blanket. Made in collaboration with More Art, the Energy Blanket is a unique art object that depicts the artist’s body and energy lines and contains magnets carefully situated to improve circulation. It is designed to instill a profound feeling of wellness, and judging from how well I slept last night, it succeeds in doing just that. It will be available for sale at the MOMA next month.

As a board member I was honored to host this event. Here I am with Marina wearing…pinkyotto black dress, pour la victorie black boots, assorted laura michaels vintage sterling silver key necklaces

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i’m really into six word stories for my titles…super busy day today. sonne in the am (i really need a dog trainer, i can’t run around the roof anymore!, dalton where are u!!!!) biz dev lunch, jewelry district for a custom order, banking, more biz dev, shoot for marina abramovic (exclusive invitation only fundraiser private dinner at my loft on Feb 9th, her retrospect is at the MOMA next month) dinner with K at da umberto—my daughter is truly amazing…what am i wearing today…theory black satin dress (a little chilly for today), jcrew black tights, harley davison motorcycle boots, free people washed wool jacket with hood (my favorite), assorted vintage sterling silver laura michaels key necklaces with stones, vintage jewel box key 4, vintage jewel box key 7, vintage skeleton key. clock key, … today rocked…