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July 22, 2024

LongHouse Reserve’s 2024 Summer Benefit IMAGINATION

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LongHouse Reserve held its summer benefit on Saturday, July 20th. The benefit was a beautiful garden party showcasing the reserve’s beauty. Guests were greeted by performers dressed as flourishing plants and butterflies with live music by Certain Moves. Aphrodise sparkling rosé was handed out from white-gloved hands through a lush garden wall. Dinner was the most radical reimagining of all; seven buffets, a raw bar, dinner under the stars (instead of a tent), and a quick program with speedy remarks. The table’s floral arrangements and bouquets for the honorees were hand-clipped by the LongHouse Board of Trustees, from the estate of Alexandra Munroe, on the morning of the benefit. LongHouse’s 16-acre garden was adorned with Paola Lenti luxury Italian furniture – armchairs, sofas, poufs, tables, and parasol umbrellas.

 

“Tonight, we honor artists Kenny Scharf and Tony Bechara for careers of work that are imaginative”, said Director Carrie Rebora Barratt at LongHouse Reserve’s 2024 Summer Benefit. “LongHouse Founder, Jack Lenor Larsen, was so creative. Our favorite quote of his is ‘be relevant, not reverent’, and I often think, what does change look like here? As I stand here looking at Kenny, I think ‘just don’t be dull’”.

 

“Today, like every day at LongHouse, honors and extends Jack Larson’s enduring inspiration to live with art in all forms”, said Alexandra Munroe. “So thank you Carrie, President Nina Gillman, LongHouse Trustees, Benefit Chair Anne Erni, emcee Machine Dazzle, and all of you for bringing such life, beauty, and honor to our beloved LongHouse. I’ve been asked to speak about Yoko Ono because IMAGINE is the theme of this evening’s gala. I first learned about Yoko Ono from my sister Victoria. She’d come back and forth from her ongoing schooling in New England, always bringing a new song from this group called, The Beatles. The words ‘Yoko Ono’ were the first words I learned in the Japanese language, which as some of you know, has become my life’s work. It was sort of the origin of so much in my work, but also it was the origin story of what became the history of the avant-garde in America, Japan, and around the world. John Lennon once remarked that Yoko was ‘the most famous unknown artist in the world’. Now, I often tell Yoko, as she reaches higher and higher recognition in this century, we have come a long way, baby! Yoko’s brilliance eluded the art establishment for a long time. One reason for that was her radical fluency in making art in so many different media. She broke a lot of rules, something she shared with Jack. Yoko’s generosity and optimism to make beauty and life is of course is why Jack and Yoko became friends. Yoko gave LongHouse a gift of the fantastic Play It By Trust giant chess set. She made all the pieces and squares white. What does that mean? What kind of chess player can remember that many spaces and plays? Ultimately, the opposition dissolves. Ultimately, the real victory is unity. That too is very much like Jack. LongHouse also has Yoko’s Wish Tree. A work that invites people, in Japanese Shinto Shrine tradition, to write a wish and wrap it around a branch. Yoko and Jack continue to remind us of the highest power of art; to shape our world, to make peace, to overcome opposition through beauty.”

 

Philanthropist Estrellita Brodsky presented the award to Tony Bechara. “Tony is an accomplished painter, who over the past nearly five decades, has devoted himself to the seemingly random but meticulously programmed language of color exploration. His paintings are reflections of an incredibly intellectual understanding of the traditions of weaving, of phenomenological theories across art histories, and ultimately succeed in challenging our very understanding of visual perception destabilized through a prescient pixelated field…He has been a dear friend, mentor, and advisor, guiding my many decisions, always telling me to say yes, with my best interest at heart. And with the great desire to pursue our common goal, to advocate and to further the arts from Latin America and its diaspora.”

 

Tony, accepting his award, shared “I have always loved LongHouse because it’s a perfect blend of nature and art. We all should support a place like this. It’s a treasure, not only for East Hampton, but for New York. It’s a treasure. The word magical has been used several times tonight, and I repeat it. It’s a magical place.”

 

“Kenny Scharf is a seriously accomplished artist and a fine human. His work is accessible to pretty much any human living. His projects are generous and inclusive, from his Brooklyn day-glo parties, to phantasmagorical parade vehicles, to KARBOMBZ, that are never for profit. He loves art and humanity, and has always had both feet in the regular world, even with dazzling art world success”, said artist Randy Polumbo. Kenny, in brevity, shared “I just love what I do. Thank you for this honor!” Kenny’s totem sculpture, TOTEMIKON, is currently on display at LongHouse.

 

The after-party, led by Junior Chair Emma Wrazej, featured dessert tables, and DJ Kristaval kept everyone dancing.

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