Salon Art + Design Draws an Energetic Crowd

On Nov. 8, Salon Art + Design celebrated its opening night at New York City’s Park Avenue Armory with an exclusive champagne preview. More than 2,000 visitors flowed into Upper East Side landmark throughout the evening to preview a selection of the world’s finest blue-chip 20th-century art and vintage, modern, and contemporary design from 50 leading galleries. Bold-faced names from the art, design, fashion, and culture spheres headed uptown for the vernissage, yielding a multitude of high-profile sales that set the tone for another successful edition. Notables in attendance included Jeremy Anderson, Lisa Perry, Anna Karlin, Colin King, Amy Lau, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, Holly Hunt, Wes Gordon, Christine Gachot, Martin Brudnizki, Samuel Amoia, Emma Scully, Giancarlo Valle, Robert Stilin, and more. Photos by Matt Borkowski/BFA.