PHOTOS: Inside MoMA’s 2025 Party in the Garden

Mark Bradford, Darren Walker, Thelma Golden and Komal Shah. Getty Images for MoMA

With Glenn D. Lowry, the longest-serving director of the Museum of Modern Art, retiring this fall after 30 years, what better way to honor him than at one of the art world’s swankiest springtime parties? A definite highlight of the increasingly packed soirée season, MoMA’s Party in the Garden (and its storied afterparty) always attracts an eclectic crowd of not only philanthropists, financiers and patrons of the arts but also artists, collectors, celebrities, art world wonks and sundry socialites. This year’s vibe was clearly laid out in the dress code—“Festive”—which manifested in an array of bright summer shades and modern prints and patterns on the guests and in the decor.

To start, revelers gathered in the museum’s celebrated Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden for cocktails before making their way to a sit-down dinner in the lobby, where Sarah Arison, Marie-Josée Kravis and, of course, Mr. Lowry shared wise words. Spotted at the sold-out affair were some of New York’s shiniest stars in the arts. Tory Burch, who sponsored the 2025 Party in the Garden, dressed best-selling author Sarah Hoover and multihyphenate Colby Mugrabi. Unsurprisingly, the list of artists in attendance was long and included a heady mix of established names and rising stars, from Doug AItken, Glenn Ligon, Mark Bradford and Brian Donnelly (better known as KAWS) to Rashid Johnson, Cindy Sherman, Firelei Báez and Marina Abramović, among many others.

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As the evening wore on, philanthropic powerhouses like Michael Bloomberg, David Booth, Agnes Gund and David and Susan Rockefeller mingled with FLAG Art Foundation’s Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman, The Studio Museum in Harlem director Thelma Golden, Pace founder Arne Glimcher, arts equity champion Darren Walker and the inimitable Larry Gagosian. Also spotted were actors Stephanie March, Sam Waterston and Delaney Rowe and models Alex Consani and Gabrielle Richardson.

Role Model performs. — Role Model at the Party in the Garden afterparty. Jason Lowrie/BFA.com

After dinner, a new round of revelers made their way to the sculpture garden for the aforementioned afterparty, where singer-songwriter Role Model took the stage before DJs Rae Sada and Gale Scott started spinning sets.