By 7:05 PM, just when a “Fountain of Color” explosion event was planned to surprise guests at the cocktail hour and art viewing at LongHouse Reserve’s gala on Saturday, organizers had to announce instead that because of extremely dry weather conditions, Cai Guo-Qaing’s artistic contribution would not occur. Of course the irony was not missed: by dinner time it had begun to rain—lightly—and umbrellas were distributed as Cai, game and animated, displayed his designs for the explosion.
Boom! The Cosmic LongHouse Benefit also celebrated founder Jack Lenor Larsen’s 90th birthday. Attendees included Laurie Anderson, Robert Wilson, Ralph Gibson, Florence Fabrikant, Fern Mallis, Nicole Miller, Susan Wood Richardson, and April Gornik, chair of a committee raising funds to rebuild the Sag Harbor Cinema. They raised $5 million for a new Sag Harbor Cinema Arts Center, she said, and feels confident they will raise the rest.
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