Hundreds of people arrived to celebrate the event.
On Saturday, May 11, 2024, more than 550 artists, philanthropists, museum directors, curators, and luminaries from the art, film, and fashion industries gathered in Beacon, New York, to celebrate Dia Art
Foundation’s Spring Benefit. The event, supported by Bottega Veneta, paid tribute to Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Maren Hassinger, Mary Heilmann, Rita McBride, Steve McQueen, and Meg Webster on the occasion of the recent opening of six exhibitions of artists’ work at Dia Beacon, and also to commemorate Dia’s 50th anniversary.
The guests in attendance got to view a new immersive commission by Steve McQueen, titled ‘Bass’ (2024). All proceeds from the gala went towards supporting Dia’s innovative programs, including its long-term installations, commissions of ambitious new projects, publications, public lectures and readings, and educational initiatives.
The event began with a morning reception held in the Richter gallery. Following it, the guests made their way to an elegant lunch in the newly installed Felix Gonzalez-Torres galleries by Olivier Cheng. At the meal, there were remarks from Dia’s Board Chair, Nathalie de Gunzburg, and Dia’s Nathalie de Gunzburg Director Jessica Morgan, who paid tribute to the honorees and reflected on Dia’s achievements in the last fifty years. There was also a special children’s program held in the Serra galleries while lunch was going on.
The 2024 Spring Benefit Co-Chair line-up consisted of Matthieu Blazy, Charles de Gunzburg, Maja Oeri, and Paul Pfeiffer. Cait & Jules handled event design and production, while Hyo Kwon was in charge of printed materials.
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