CULTURE

Photos: Battle of the Art Parties: Tribeca Ball vs. New Museum

by Ally Betker

New Museum Spring Gala: Sponsored by D K N Y

Blocks away from each other on Monday night, the New York Academy of Art and the New Museum held their annual fundraisers. Which downtown art establishment did it better?

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Michael Stipe at the New Museum Gala. Photo by BFA.

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Dustin Yellin, Swizz Beatz at the New Museum Gala. Photo by BFA.

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Rose McGowan at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball. Photo by BFA.

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Dao-Yi Chow, Maxwell Osborne at the New Museum Gala. Photo by Madison McGaw.

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Inside the New Museum Gala. Photo by Madison McGaw.

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Swizz Beatz and Arden Wohl at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball. Photo by BFA.

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Marina Abramovic and Nicolas Bos at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball. Photo by BFA.

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Naomi Watts at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball. Photo by BFA.

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Casey Fremont Crowe at the New Museum Gala. Photo by Madison McGaw.

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Eileen Guggenheim, Jeffrey Deitch, Eva Chow, Michael Chow, and David Kratz at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball. Photo by BFA.

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Tali Lennox and Zani Gugelmann at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball. Photo by BFA.

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Alissa Friedman, Yvonne Force Villareal at the New Museum Gala. Photo by Madison McGaw.

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Brooke Shields at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball. Photo by BFA.

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Canis Chow, Dao-Yi Chow at the New Museum Gala. Photo by Madison McGaw.

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Athena Calderone at the New Museum Gala. Photo by Madison McGaw.

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Dustin Yellin, Jeff Koons at the New Museum Gala. Photo by Madison McGaw.

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Vera Wang at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball. Photo by BFA.

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Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin at the New York Academy of Arts’ annual Tribeca Ball Photo by BFA.