Mountain Mayhem: The Next
Mountain Mayhem
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Marisa Hochberg, Alexander Hankin, Jayma Cardoso, Maria Perez.
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Writer Mark Seal with wife Laura Blocker and AAM Board co-president Paul Parise Paul Pariser.
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Aspen Peak magazine's editor in chief Etta McLendon with freelance writer Brooke Ely-Danielson.
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Timo Weiland, Madison McGaw, Alan Rish and Alexander Mason Hankin in artist Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room.
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Carey Dorman, Sterling McDavid, Ashley Wein and Michael Wein.
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DJ Timo Weiland sets the tone for the apres-ski extravaganza.
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Let it snow! Lauren Neinstein and Dr. Ryan Neinstein beside artist Oscar Tuazon's concrete fire pit, Fire Worship.
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Philly friends Nathan Tulcinsky, Regina Tuchinsky and Alexander Mason Hankin.
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The rooftop sculpture garden lit up for the evening.
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Ken Robeson welcomes guests to the rooftop ice bar sponsored by ROXOR Artisan Gin.
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ROXOR Artisan Gin's ice bar awash with color for the apres-ski event.
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The Aspen Art Museum (AAM) pinpointed Dec. 28 as the date for its winter benefit many years ago and it’s held court ever since as a holiday event that’s not to be missed. Always staying fresh and festive, it’s transitioned over time from a full-fledged fashion show and dinner at The St. Regis to a gala event at the AAM’s Shigeru Ban-designed building capped with fabulous musical acts (from the Flaming Lips to Grimes to Odesza). This year marked its second incarnation as The Next, an après-style reception on the rooftop of the museum, which took place on Saturday, Dec. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m.
The evening began with musical entertainment by Timo Weiland, an American fashion designer, disc jockey and entrepreneur. Guests bid on items in a silent auction of luxury experiences and items, and were welcome to enter the AAM’s presentation of acclaimed contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room Where the Lights in My Heart Go (2016).
Constanza Garza and Alexander Mason Hankin reprised their roles as co-chairs of the event, ushering in a younger generation of patrons and party guests. Hankin is a philanthropist and real estate developer from Philadelphia who currently serves as board co-chair of the Young Friends of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, co-chair of Museum of Art and Design’s (MAD) Luminaries and Whitney Contemporaries Executive Community, and is as an art columnist for Philadelphia Style Magazine. Garza is a curator, entrepreneur, jewelry designer, and co-founder of the Mexico City–based tattoo studio, Sigue Sigue Sputnik (Estudio SSS).
2019 event Host Committee members included Alexandra Sharps, Annabel Toole, Danielle Hankin, Elicia Evans, Jayma Cardoso, Justine Karp, Lauren Allday, Marisa Hochberg, Rachel and Reid Hansen, Rob Sheffield, Sterling McDavid and Vincent de Sarthe. Event attendees included a number of longtime AAM board leadership and National Council members: Bruce Etkin, Eleanore and Domenico De Sole, Erin and Paul Pariser, Allen and Kelli Questrom, Larry Marx, Marcy Edelstein, Michael Rudin, and Sally and Steve Hansen.
ROXOR Artisan Gin provided premium craft cocktails at their rooftop ice bar. Champagne paired well with Pearl Street Caviar, passed appetizers and a fondue bar. An exclusive after-party was co-hosted by Cultured Magazine at fellow co-sponsor’s retro-style Aspen venue, The Snow Lodge.
AAM benefits directly support the museum’s mission of presenting the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. Visit http://www.aspenartmuseum.org for AAM news, programs and membership information.
