"The rain came down like a like a curtain of sequins, and we simply moved the stage. Inside MoMA, the Black Arts Council gathered in high spiritssilk skimming terrazzo, umbrellas parked like orchids at the thresholdwhile the drumline of the African beat threaded through a room of patrons, artists, editors, and elegant troublemakers. It was luxury with a heartbeat: conversations about legacy and newness, about patronage as praxis, about the art that keeps New York up past midnight."
"We toasted what would have unfolded outdoorsthe Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Gardenand honored its mythology. Since 1939, that garden has been MoMA's roofless room, conceived as an outdoor gallery where nature, architecture, and art conspire in public view. On view this season in the Sculpture Garden is Oasis in the City (July 3, 2025May 2026),"
"Last season's installation, Figures and Forms, welcomed Simone Leigh's Sentinel (2022)a monumental presence standing over sixteen feetre-scaling the space and, frankly, the conversation. Together, these chapters underline the garden's role as a living archive: a site where forms are tested against weather, time, and us. What made the night sing wasn't just the playlistit was the choreography of community. A curator's question found a young painter's answer;"
The Black Arts Council gathered at MoMA to celebrate the Sculpture Garden installation despite rain, moving the event indoors where music and fashion animated the crowd. Umbrellas and silk skirts complemented a drumline that threaded through patrons, artists, editors, and collectors. The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, established in 1939, functions as a roofless room designed for changing installations and public engagement. Current exhibition Oasis in the City (July 3, 2025–May 2026) emphasizes modernism as an active climate. Last season's Figures and Forms featured Simone Leigh's Sentinel, a more-than-sixteen-foot presence that re-scaled the space. The evening emphasized community, collaboration, and patronage as praxis.
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