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Thursday, February 4th marked the annual Young Associates winter fund raising party at the Chelsea Art Museum. Wicked evil, probably not, but wicked awesome it was. Being a CAM Ambassador, I got to move around the admission line (that was out the door on a freezing night!) and glide into the party guided by Depeche Mode and fueled by loads of free booze!
Slipping down onto the first floor, squeezing through the crowds of hotties to get a breathing spot, I hit a graffiti artist painting an elephant head on the wall. The gorgeous Ganesh (maybe?) was en route to the interactive light show on the back wall. There were adults jumping wildly and working their best Matrix moves to get floating bars of light to jump wildly on the wall. Heading to the top floor, the a psychedelic rose menagerie projection on the wall stopping folks and inspiring shadow puppetry! Turn the corner and Sobin Park’s monumental fairy tale drawings bring me back to the moment as Hercules and Love affair coming from the DJ was trying to send me somewhere else (dancing?). Sobin herself was hanging out in the crowd. Even security was excitedly telling people that they “should meet the artist.” She was damn cute in her Gucci tunic and fanny pack slung over her shoulder.
Trapped on the 3rd floor for a bit since I couldn’t head down the stairs with my drink, I got a chance to wonder around and small chat with awesome folks. Turns out that off to the side, another artist was running a contraption of bottles and paint over canvas creating beautiful striped patterns.
Cute guys in suits (or halfway in suits as ties and shirttails had been set free) and lovely ladies in their coolest after work gear hung around, enjoyed their cocktails (some more than others) and viewed the creations that they had a hand in making happen. Back on the first there were more graffiti artists Logik One and Rimx working the walls with their ultimate coolness. –Jeff
More info on the Young Associates here: http://www.chelseaartmuseum.org/YA/index.htm
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