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Gala Lumière at the Blanton Museum of Art
The Blanton Museum of Art looked stately, formal, luminous. The dreamy blue atrium swam with late afternoon light. Four virtually still Robert Wilson video portraits stood guard over the lower galleries, its dinner tables strewn with orchids.
Jack and Ginger Blanton
Upstairs, the pre-party had begun. Major patrons, including eponymous Jack Blanton and family, milled around a darkened gallery as an enormous Wilson black panther mesmerized guests from one wall. The Kleins, the Butlers and other Austin art luminaries carried on vigorous conversations.
Ned Rifkin and Jeanne Klein
Talked with genius Graham Reynolds about his evening, which would include three sets at the Continental Club after his Blanton gig (more on that in a later post). Didn’t meet Wilson this time around, who was late arriving from Santiago, Chile and whose luggage was lost or delayed in Houston.
Charles and Tamara Dorrance
This party was just Act 1 in a 3-act social pilgrimage this night, so it made sense, on the way out, to wander the upper galleries, which have been discreetly rearranged during director Ned Rifkin’s short tenure. A few minutes of reflection among the Blanton’s treasures — some now old, old friends — helped recharge those social batteries.
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