Andy Warhol, Lou Reed, Nico and Jim Morrison were alive and well on September 23rd, at the Players Theater in New York City, through rare footage in Danny Fields’ new documentary Danny Says. Gillian McCain and Legs McNeil, the authors of Please Kill Me, The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, hosted the private screening for over 200 guests with director Brendan Toller and producer Pamela Lubell alongside. Danny was the brilliant agent, editor, and provocateur who worked with and inspired Morrison, Iggy Pop, MC5, The Ramones, and many more. 
 
In her welcoming remarks, Gillian mimicked her dedication in Please Kill Me, how Danny inspired the book and was “forever the coolest guy in the room.” Danny, who could not be there, wrote to Gillian of the coincidental date the screening fell on, as it was the same day, many many years ago, that the Stooges and MC5 were signed and that it was also his parents anniversary, for which none of this would be possible without.
 
Guests attended include David Cook, Sophia Coppola and Thomas Mars, Vincent and Shelly Fremont, Janeane Garofalo, Anthony Haden-Guest, Duncan Hannah, Richard Hell, Glenn Horowitz and Tracey Jackson, David Ilku, Phoebe Legere, Richard Lloyd, Kurt Loder, James Marshall, Thurston Moore, Anita Sarko, Anna Sui, and Steven Van Zandt.
 
Following the screening, Wild Restaurant catered a variety of gourmet pizzas to the after-party at 49 Grove and guests were able to relive their era with music by DJ Freddie. 

Photos Credit: Patrick McMullan Company

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) honored cultural patron, collector, and journalist Barbara Tober for her 35 years of commitment to the Museum, and Vacheron Constantin, the world’s oldest watch manufacturer, on Monday, September 28, 2015 at the LOOT 2015: MAD ABOUT JEWELRY gala benefit.  The evening began with a preview of 50 emerging and acclaimed artists’ jewelry at LOOT, the annual one-of-a-kind jewelry exhibition and sale and a cocktail party.  Guests enjoyed four hours of shopping with the designers, along with gourmet sushi, a variety of Baked by Melissa Cupcakes, wine was provided by l’Escargot Sauvignon Blanc and Tre Vini. Dinner followed at the Robert Restaurant, upstairs at MAD, overlooking Columbus Circle.  Guests dined on, a Goat Cheese and Papaya Salad, a main course of Beef Tenderloin Au Poivre, and a Chocolate Cake for dessert.

MAD’s Nanette L. Laitman Director, Glenn Adamson, wore a black and white Cor Sine Labe Doli ceramic bow tie and welcomed shoppers to LOOT 2015.  Honoree, Barbara Tober wore a Sylvie & Christophe Tissot necklace that she purchased at the event. Michele Cohen, LOOT’s Chairman, wore an amazing felt necklace from designer Gori-Montanelli.  Bryna Pomp, LOOT’s Curator, wore a beautiful set from Finnish designer Chao-Hsien Kuo.

The Honorary Dinner Committee Chairs were Iris Apfel, Corice Arman, Susan Gutfreund, Patricia Pastor, Deborah Roberts, Malini Shah, Liz Smith, and Isabel Toledo. 

Guests that attended included: Susan Ach and Larry Ach and Sylvia Lavietes, Muna Rihani Al-Nasser, Edgar Batista, Thomas Bell, Beth Rudin DeWoody, Bonnie Comley, Joanne Brecker, Vincent Brun, Aileen Brunner, Marian and Rusty Burke, Giosetta Capriati, Michael Cestone, Michele and Marty Cohen, Michael and Nick Cohn, Talea de Freese, Barbara de Portago, Philippe Delouvrier, Jacqueline Weld Drake, Anita Durst, Michael Dweck, Patti Dweck, John Eason, Lisa Eatroff, Sarah L. Elson, Emily Cutler, Dorit Engel, Helen W. Drutt English, Susan Falk, Elizabeth Falk, Patricia Falkenberg, Fe and Alessandro Fendi, Patricia and John Forelle. Michelle Gerber Klein, Karyn Gershon, Amy Gold, Marjorie Reed Gordon, Boo Grace, Maria Eugenia Maury Haseltine, Lillian Heidenberg, Jana Jaffe, Howard and Judy Karasik, Karen Klopp, Stewart Lane, Marcia Levine, Nancy Jane Lowey, Betsy McCaughey, Gillian Miniter, Sadie Mitnick, Marsy Mittlemann, Satoru and Hiroko Murase, Maureen M. Nash, Pamela J. Newman, Nicole Dicocco, Allison Niles. Nana Onishi, Rafael Ortiz, Bryna and Martin Pomp, Judy and Peter Price, Deborah Roberts, Bette Saltzman, Edwina Sandys, Sara Sant'Ambrogio, Randi Schatz, Jean Shaffiroff, Dorothy Sprague, Valerie Steele, Clarice Oliveira Tavares, Pat K. Tigrett, Barbara and Donald Tober, Kay Unger, Adrienne Vittadini and Gianluigi Vittadini, and  Alessandra Zorgniotti


LOOT: MAD About Jewelry is the Museum of Arts and Design's annual six-day exhibition and sale featuring designs from emerging and acclaimed jewelry artists. Championing the vision and craftsmanship of international studio and art jewelers—many of whom have never before shown work in the US—LOOT often serves as a launch pad for the next generation of designers. Since its launch, LOOT has become a premier pop-up shop for contemporary art jewelry, offering the public a rare opportunity to meet and acquire pieces directly from some of the most skilled creators in the field. With over 50 designers on-site throughout the exhibition and sale, LOOT offers one of New York's most unique shopping experiences. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Museum's exhibition and education programs. LOOT: MAD About Jewelry is a striking example of the enduring vitality and evolving possibilities of jewelry as an art form.

The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) champions contemporary makers across creative fields, presenting artists, designers, and artisans who apply the highest level of ingenuity and skill to their work. Since the Museum's founding in 1956 by philanthropist and visionary Aileen Osborn Webb, MAD has celebrated all facets of making and the creative processes by which materials are transformed, from traditional techniques to cutting-edge technologies. Today, the Museum's curatorial program builds upon a rich history of exhibitions that emphasize a cross-disciplinary approach to art and design, and reveals the workmanship behind the objects and environments that shape our everyday lives. MAD provides an international platform for practitioners who are influencing the direction of cultural production and driving 21st-century innovation, fostering a participatory setting for visitors to have direct encounters with skilled making and compelling works of art and design.