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At the New Museum Spring Gala, the Art World Turned Out for Lisa Phillips

Cultural icons, art world power brokers and one punk rock legend turned out to celebrate a woman who spent three decades making the institution one of the most adventurous institutions in contemporary culture.

After nearly three decades at the helm of the New Museum, former director Lisa Phillips deserved a sendoff worthy of the institution, and in late April, at Cipriani South Street, she got one. At the New Museum’s Spring Gala, following a cocktail hour featuring sets by DJ Stretch Armstrong, former Whitney director Adam Weinberg and artist Maya Lin spoke to Phillips’ singular contributions to the art world, and then the legendary John Waters (yes, that John Waters) led the packed room in a toast. After remarks by artistic director Massimiliano Gioni, auctioneer Phyllis Kao led a lively paddle round—lots included work by Jack Pierson and Billy Sullivan and editions by Rashid Johnson and Cindy Sherman—that helped raise a substantial sum that will go toward supporting the museum’s mission.

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