Annie Leibovitz, Anitta, and more came together to celebrate Sotheby’s inaugural Impact Gala honoring Sebastiao Salgado.
Last night, highly poufed hair and jewel-adorned earlobes filled the Sotheby’s headquarters on the Upper East Side. So too did sharp tuxedos, which stood in contrast to the stark walls of the auction house, where Sotheby’s inaugural Impact Gala was set. Camera flashes erupted, Champagne glasses clinked, and enthusiasm for the night to come thunderously echoed. The evening’s co-chair, Annie Leibovitz, arrived in an Armani suit, ready for the evening ahead.
Like all good galas, the pomp and circumstance are not futile. Sotheby’s inaugural Impact Gala was thrown in support ofto aid the fight against Brazilian climate change and reforestation. On the second floor of Sotheby’s lies a selling exhibition of photographer Sebastião Salgado’s work that guests of the evening were lucky enough to view before dinner. From observation, it was clear that Leibovitz’s sentiments were deeply shared with others.
At dinner, conversations about Salgado’s work and other art-related topics were had over delicate slices of beef, followed by sweet chocolate mousse and Brazilian delicacies. But, the true excitement was during the auction. In total, guests were able to bid on five lots. But there were two lots coveted most: a private visit to David Hockney’s studio in Provence and a commissioned portrait by Annie Leibovitz herself. When the time came, price tags for Leibovitz’s lot rocket fired. Back and forth, from the front and the back, attendees waged a philanthropic war against one another. Then, the photographer offered to match the same price for anyone else who wanted the portrait.
Easing the competitive edge from guests, Brazilian pop-sensation Anitta took the stage and performed three of her hit songs clad in a green Roberto Cavalli dress. As her melodic voice and upbeat tunes began to waft around the room, attendees got up from their chairs and moved next to the stage to dance the night away, joyful that all the proceeds made in the evening would go directly to Instituto Terra.
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