The 2022 Guggenheim International Gala annual fundraising event in tandem with Dior took place at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
Prior to dinner, guests were invited to discover the exhibition Alex Katz: Gathering, on view through February 20, 2023, followed by a performance by multi-Grammy-winning singer and pianist Norah Jones. The benefit dinner, menu by chef and entrepreneur Rōze Traore, was in honor of Richard Armstrong and Dior.
Norah Jones, Alexandra Daddario, Thuso Mbedu, Rachel Brosnahan, Isabela Merced, Christian Serratos, Nina Dobrev, Maye Musk, Amelie Zilber, Nicole Warne, Leandra Medine, Rōze Traore, Mickalene Thomas, Derek Blasberg, and more wore Dior and Dior Men.
Notables in attendance also included Richard Armstrong, Shaun White, Wendy Fisher, Jeff Koons, Marc Glimcher, Christopher Wool, Peter Marino, Rashid Johnson, Nick Cave, and more.
Proceeds from the GIG contribute to the Guggenheim Museum’s general operating fund, which advances a range of internationally acclaimed exhibitions and educational programs, supports stewardship of the Guggenheim’s unparalleled collections of modern and contemporary works of art, and provides for the care of the museum’s landmark Frank Lloyd Wright–designed building.