MoMA threw its annual "Party in the Garden" benefit last night in the museum's elegantly minimalist sculpture garden. As we mentioned back when we were encouraging you to buy tickets, this is one of the best parties of the year—at $150 admission isn't cheap, but you get three hours of top shelf open bar plus a live open-air concert in one of NYC's most iconic locations. (You may remember this from Woody Allen's Manhattan.) Last year Kanye provided the entertainment, this year it was Santigold, who got the sold-out party jumping with her adventurous blend of pop-rap-electro funk. Here's video taken shortly after she invited audience members to dance up on stage:
There was also a DJ set from the lovely Solange Knowles, preceding Santigold. We're told the museum raised $3.8 million last night for the maintenance of the garden and its educational programs, among other things. Surprisingly, nobody slipped and fell in the reflecting pools or accosted intensely shy artist Cindy Sherman, who stood with PS 1 curator Klaus Biesenbach coolly surveying the scene. (Both politely declined to be interviewed.) Sherman's latest exhibit is still up and running at MoMA through June 11th—we highly recommend it.
