American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s Gala 2007 Celebrating Art & Architecture May 10, 2007

American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
2007 Gala Art Auction & Dinner Celebrating Art & Architecture
Honoring

Jeff Koons, Artist of the Year
Preston Scott Cohen, architect, Visionary Award
Janet Inbar, Outstanding Service Award

Gala festivities include silent and live auctions featuring over 25 works by artists including Alexander Calder, Adi Nes, Yigal Ozeri, Donald Sultan, Boaz Vaadia, and Weegee, and architects including Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, Richard Meier, Rafael Moneo, and Moshe Safdie, among others.

The American Friends of Tel Aviv Museum (AFTAM) is a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to raise funds for the Tel Aviv Museum of Art (TAMA) in Israel and to seek notable works of art for its collections. AFTAM hosts a year-round calendar of events, including gallery visits, art lectures, and private tours of art collections. In conjunction with the Gala, AFTAM has organized a Weekend of Art (May 11 and 12) featuring architecture walking tours, visits to art galleries, artists’ studios and private art collections.

WHEN: Thursday, May 10, 2007
6:30 pm: Cocktails and Silent Auction.
7:30 pm: Dinner Dance and Live Auction with Jamie Niven, Vice Chairman, Sotheby's

WHO: Gala Chairs: Amalia Dayan and Adam Lindemann.
Guest of Honor: Professor Mordechai Omer, TAMA Director and Chief Curator. Honorary Committee Members: Herta and Paul Amir, Isabelle and Scott Black, Leon and Michaela Constantiner, Larry Gagosian, Ambassador and Mrs. Dan Gillerman, Arne and Milly Glimcher, Mayor and Ms. Ron Huldai, Tel Aviv, Menashe Kadishman, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Senator and Mrs. Frank R. Lautenberg, Virginia and Herbert Lust, Sammy and Aviva Ofer, Simon de Pury, Dina Recanati, Samantha and Aby Rosen, James Rosenquist and Mimi Thompson, Alexander S.C. Rower and Bethany Ritz Rower, Senator Charles E. Schumer, and Marion and Eli Wiesel. Dinner Committee Chairman: Michael A. Nachman.

TKTS: $1,000; Tables $10,000, proceeds support the Tel Aviv Museum of Art’s exhibitions and public programs.

RSVP:Sarah Weinstock, 212.319.0555 sweinstock@americanfriendstelavivmuseum.org

MUSIC: The Peter Duchin Orchestra

MENU:Dietary Laws Observed

DRESS: Black Tie

American Friends of the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Weekend of Art, Friday, May 11 and Saturday May 12, 2007
Friday, May 11h

10:00 A.M.
Tour Chelsea galleries with Paul Morris, Co-Founder of the Armory Show.

NOON
Visit the private collection of noted philanthropist, social worker and collector, Henry M. Buhl in Soho. Mr. Buhl was inspired to begin his collection after purchasing Alfred Stieglitz’ s iconic photograph of Georgia O’Keefe’s hands.

1:00 P.M.
Lunch at Mercer Kitchen at the Mercer Hotel/Soho.

3:30 P.M.
Visit Studio of Boaz Vaadia in Brooklyn.

Vaadia is an internationally known sculptor who works primarily in stone and bronze. Vaadia’s sculptures are found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY; Norton Gallery of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; the Jewish Museum, NY and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel. Permanent outdoor installations include the Time Warner Building at Columbus Circle, NY; Berkeley Square, London, England and Ravinia Sculpture Park in Chicago.

4:30 P.M.
Visit Studio of Yigal Ozeri in Long Island City.

Ozeri’s recent paintings successfully evokes a variety of sensations achieved through photography. Ozeri’s works are part of the permanent collection of The Kennedy Center for the Arts, DC; the Jewish Museum, New York and the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, among others.

6:30 P.M.
Shabbat Dinner at a private home.

Saturday, May 12th
(Bus Transportation Not Provided)

10:00 A.M.
Architectural walking tour of the Seagram Building, Lever House, Pepsi-Co Building, Louis Vuitton Building, and private tour of interior of Austrian Cultural Forum by architectural historian, theorist and critic Daniel Sherer, Professor of Architecture, Columbia University.

Noon
Lunch at the Brasserie, Seagram Building. Interior designed by architects Diller & Scofidio.

1:30 P.M.
Continuation of Walking Tour.
Architectural History of Central Park.

2:30 P.M.
Visit private Contemporary Art Collection of
noted New York collectors.

4:30 P.M.
Cocktail reception in a private home to view notable private cutting-edge Contemporary Art Collection.

TKTS: $500 for each day; $1,800 for Gala Package: Weekend of Art plus ticket to May 10 Gala. Proceeds support the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.

RSVP: Sarah Weinstock at 212-319-0555 or by email: sweinstock@americanfriendstelavivmuseum.org

About the Tel Aviv Museum of Art:

First opened to the public in 1932, the Museum has grown to become an international cultural center with an extensive series of exhibitions that attract over half a million visitors and education programs that serve over 90,000 adults and students each year. Slated for completion in 2009, ground breaking will commence this Spring on the Museum’s new addition, The Herta and Paul Amir building designed by Preston Scott Cohen Inc.

The Museum organizes roughly 25 new temporary exhibitions yearly of Israeli and international art, permanent and loan collections spanning the major movements in international Modern art, Israeli art from the 1920s on, and a selection of 16th through 19th century art.

A leading advocate for Israel’s artistic legacy, the Museum’s Israeli Art Collection constitutes the largest collection of Israeli art in the world. The Museum’s permanent collection and long-term loans focus on the major trends of modernism, from Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, through to the main avant-garde streams of the early 20th century, the School of Paris, and the New York School, and up to the art of the 1960s.

Official Website: http://www.americanfriendstelavivmuseum.org