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The American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery
Foundation
First Annual Tretyakov Ball
Metropolitan Club, NY
NOV 28TH 2005
Pier 94, New York
On
Monday November 28th, the First Annual Tretyakov Ball organized by The
American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery Foundation was hosted at one
of the oldest and the most exclusive private clubs of Manhattan on Fifth
Avenue.
The evening was a glamorous Black Tie night of celebrating the works of
Russian art from the State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. The Ball had brought
together a mix of government officials, patrons, artists and entertainers
to honor Valentin Rodionov, General Director of The State Tretyakov Gallery
and Thomas Krens, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and
to raise money for The American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery Foundation.
The Tretyakov Gallery is the largest museum in Moscow which houses a vast
collection of Russian masterpieces from the 13th to the 21st centuries.
Many of the paintings in the exhibition entitled “Russia!”
currently held at the Guggenheim Museum entitled are from the Tretyakov
Gallery.
Alexandre Gertsman, President of The American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery Foundation, was Benefit Chair (Mr. Gertsman is also Head of the International Foundation of Russian and Eastern European Art, sponsor of the “RUSSIA!” exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum), Lynda Baquero, Anchor of NBC4 News, was Host, and Dr. Eda Ellis was Benefit Committee Chair.
Over 200 people attended a sold-out Ball, elegantly and exquisitely designed by Troy Maximus Galy of max.g Design Studio, with many prominent Russians, Americans and Europeans from the arts, business, government and foreign affairs; as well as interested patrons, socialites, celebrities, and artists.
In attendance were New York’s socialites and philanthropists Denise Rich, Bella and Zina Sapir, Inga Rubinstein (all were also on the Committee for the Ball), London’s socialite Ella Krasner (Vice-Chair of the Ball’s Committee), Award-winning architects Massimo and Lella Vignelli; Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Belotserkovsky, Principal Dancers of the American Ballet Theater; Oksana Baiul, Olympic Champion Figure Skater; Vassily Gerello, Soloist of the Metropolitan Opera and Bolshoi Theater; Jacob Arabo, known as Jacob the Jeweler; and the Tretyakov Gallery Directors Lidia Iovleva, Nina Divova, and Irina Lebedeva.
George Michael, Platinum Recording Artist,who was not able to attend but his representatives were there on hand., Jay Strongwater, Designer for the Jay Strongwater company, Barry Weissler, Tony Awards Winning Broadway Producer, Patti LaBelle, Grammy Award Winning Artist and Hollywood Walk of Fame Honoree, and Constantine Orbelian, Director of Moscow Chamber Orchestra, have all supported The Tretyakov Benefit Ball.
Margaret Morton, Deputy Commissioner of Cultural Affairs, the Mayoral office; Svetlana Ushakov, wife of His Excellency Yuri Ushakov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United States, The Honorable Sergei Garmonin, Consul General of the Russian Federation in New York, spoke in support of and welcomed the cultural and political Importance of such an endeavour.
Big Jazz Band with Valery Ponomarev and singer Hilary Gardner had entertained throughout the night, and Elena Evseeva, New York’s Metropolitan Opera and Bolshoi Theater star, also performed.
Paintings by major contemporary Russian artist Natalya Nesterova, Grisha Bruskin, and Komar & Melamid; cruise in Russia by Russian National Group; vacation package in Barbados by Sotheby’s Realty; jewelry by Chopard and Alex Soldier Design; furs by Helen Yarmak Fashion House and Dennis Basso; evening dress by Janine Dray; jewel-encrusted tableware by Jay Strongwater; appointments and dinners and with celebrities, performers and designers; luxury items by Valentino, Jimmy Choo, Christian Dior, Missoni Home, and Swarovski; dinners and spa treatments were all sold at the Live and Silent Auctions held by Benjamin Doller of Sotheby’s – with help of Erma Eliazov of FreeSTYLE and Alex Sapir - and which raised over $100000 for the Tretyakov Gallery exhibition projects.
The American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery Foundation presented a gift of works by major Russian-born artists-photographers Rimma and Valery Gerlovin for the permanent collection of the Sate Tretyakov Gallery.
It was a great event,the Russian art work on display was some of the most beautiful pieces I have ever seen,the people were great,I have to say this was one of the best Russian events we have covered in Liberty News Online Magazine,we like to thank Mr Alexandre Gertsman, President The American Friends of The Tretyakov Gallery,for his kind invite, for more info feel free to view their website @ www.intart.org/Tretyakov
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