Elevator Tequila Bar, Biennial Art, Katie Holmes Help Whitney Museum Get Social
- Real-estate investor Neil Bluhm feted for work as trustee
- Gala raises $5.1 million with Biennial artists at VIP tables
The party at the Whitney Museum of American Art Tuesday night started on a long blue carpet outside the building, a nod to Hollywood that reached its apotheosis over dinner with a pre-taped ceremony -- complete with reaction shots of Matt Damon at the real Oscars -- honoring trustee and real-estate investor Neil Bluhm.
Also spliced in, applauding the Chicagoan who helped relocate the Whitney to a new building downtown: President Donald Trump, Michelle Obama and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.