Smoky Weather Couldn’t Stop MoMA’s Packed Garden Benefit

On June 6, heavy hitters from New York City’s cultural sphere braved the smoky forecast and headed to the Museum of Modern Art for the annual Garden Benefit. This year’s festivities honored blue-chip artists Barbara Chase-Riboud and Ed Ruscha—both of whom have exhibitions at the museum slated for the fall—as well as philanthropists Marlene Hess and Darren Walker. After a seated dinner inside, guests flocked to the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden to sip on cocktails by Maestro Dobel Tequila and enjoy DJ sets by Coco & Breezy and Romy before dancing the night away to a special performance by queer indie-pop band MUNA. Notable attendees include Derrick Adams, Jeffrey Deitch, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Rashid Johnson, Simone Leigh, Julie Mehretu, Hugh Hayden, Anna Weyant, Dasha Zhukova, Thelma Golden, and more. Photos by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty.