On Saturday, July 12, 2025 we had a beautiful day & night immersed in art, nature and celebration at the LongHouse Reserve’s 2025 Sold Out Summer Benefit LUMINOSITY in East Hampton honoring the incredible Vija Celmins, along with Mary Jane and Charles Brock. The event was a radiant tribute to creativity and community.
“The LongHouse benefit has raised enough to open Jack’s house to the public!” announced LongHouse Director Carrie Rebora Barratt, to resounding applause. “Thanks to the generous support of the Town of East Hampton—which voted to grant LongHouse $170,000 for critical repairs—and to a group of trustees who matched that amount, we’ve launched a capital campaign to continue this important work.” Guests were treated to a captivating video presentation by Gael Towey, offering an exclusive preview of what’s ahead for the historic residence of LongHouse founder Jack Lenor Larsen. Lending further gravitas to the vision was Paul Goldberger, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, professor, and acclaimed architecture critic for The New York Times and The New Yorker, whose insights framed the significance of preserving Larsen’s extraordinary legacy.
Strolling through the 16-acre sculpture garden at LongHouse Reserve, we took in an extraordinary curated selection of works by both renowned and emerging artists.
Cocktail hour on the lawn was pure magic — with artful appetizers, an open bar, and ethereal creatures weaving through the crowd, blurring the lines between performance and nature.
As twilight set in, guests indulged under the stars with a beautifully catered dinner by Hamptons Aristocrat, while enjoying a spirited benefit auction and the smooth sounds of live jazz.
The evening crescendoed with dancing beneath Buckminster Fuller’s iconic Fly’s Eye Dome, as the DJ carried us into the night.
Guests included Board Members Patrick Amato, Emma Clurman, Christopher Coy, Sherri Donghia, Maryam Eisler, Anne Erni, David Fink, Dr. Derick T. George, Michael Jones, Mark Levine, Deborah Nevins, Suzanne Slesin, Peter H. Olsen, and Linda Willett, as well as Peter Bickford and Greg McCarthy, Michele and Marty Cohen, Bonnie Comley, Michele Oka Doner and Fred Doner, Lee Fryd, Alexander Hankin, Mark Mitton, Lee Skolnick, Toni Ross, and Robert Wilson.
Benefit Art Chairs Pamela Willoughby and Dianne Benson gathered a monumental group of paintings and sculptures for the art auction, including works by Laurie Anderson, Daniel Arsham, Tony Bechara, Ross Bleckner, Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Francisco Daniel Cabrera, Parker Calvert, Vija Celmins, Philippe Cheng, Don Christensen, Liz Collins, Renee Cox, Robert Dash, Peter Dayton, Michael De Feo, Victoria de Lesseps, Maryam Eisler, Eva Faye, Eric Fischl, Caio Fonseca, Saskia Friedrich, Robin Gianis, Nina Gillman, Burt Glinn, John Haubrich, Mary Heilmann, Alice Hope Fitzhugh Karol, Donghwan Kim, Shradha Kochhar, Mary Lambert, Laurie Lambrecht, Joseph La Piana, Marc Leuthold, Christa Maiwald, Chuck Manion, Mark Mennin, Joel Mesler, Steve Miller, Oscar Molina, Lola Montes, Malcolm Morley, Betty Parsons, Richard Pasquarelli, Jill Platner, Dalton Portella, Martin Puryear, Gabriele Raacke, Marko Remec, Marcia Resnick, Brent Richardson, Ugo Rondinone, Toni Ross, Holton Rower, Mason Saltarrell, Kenny Schachter, Kenny Scharf, Bastienne Schmidt, Mark Seidenfeld, Cindy Sherman, Vadis Turner, Andy Warhol, Ross Watts Chuck Webster, Robert Wilson, Darius Yektai, and Almond Zigmund.
LongHouse thanks Hamptons Aristocrat as well as sponsors Bloomberg Philanthropies, Whitmores, Sunbrella, L’Oreal, Loro Piana, Northern Trust, Robert Brown Interior Design, Hamptons Magazine, Wölffer Estate Vineyard, The Colony Hotel, Café Aroma, Carissa’s Bakery, Stamford Tent, Fusion Lighting, Aristocrat Hospitality, Hampton Water Rosé, Macari Vineyard, Curamia Tequila, Altima Caviar Sagaponack Distillery, Hamptons Ice, Something Vintage Rentals, Mecox Bay Dairy, Balsam Farms, Veronica Beard, Yacht Kelpie, The Roundtree Hotel, PeoplePool Valet, and Diptyque.
The mission of LongHouse Reserve is to inspire living with art in all forms. The LongHouse vision is to serve as a living case study of the ever-changing interactions between nature, people, and art. The collections, gardens, art, and programs reflect world cultures and foster a creative life. Core values of creativity, resilience, and sustainability spell out LongHouse’s intentions in the years ahead and puts its visitors first with a pledge to inspire creativity, offering a place for respite and community in a garden that will forever flourish without chemicals or harm to nature.
Don’t miss next year’s LongHouse Reserve Benefit — the undisputed belle of summer in the Hamptons.
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