PHOTOS | SFMOMA’s Art Bash Draws Record-Breaking Crowd … Celebrities, Fashion

Event: SFMOMA’s Art Bash 2025
Date: April 23, 2025
Location: SFMOMA, San Francisco
Photos (110): Drew Altizer, Andrew Caulfield, Jessica Monroy, Katie Ravas and Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography

SFMOMA’s Art Bash on April 23, 2025, attracted record-breaking attendance of over 2,750 guests for an extraordinary, museum-wide event featuring installations by artists Firelei Báez, Masako Miki and Jeffrey Sincich as well as performances by Zack Fox, Martin Luther, DJ Lady Ryan and DJ Shortkut. The Art Bash dinner, party, and late-night party raised more than $3.7 million in total, including $1.35 million raised through a live artwork auction led by Sotheby’s auctioneer, Phyllis Kao.

An important, community-centered event, Art Bash directly supports SFMOMA’s education and family programs and community engagement events, benefiting over 150,000 people every year. This year’s Art Bash was sponsored by Bank of America, Bloomberg, and the official Fashion Partner was Valentino.

Notable attendees:
​Zack Fox – Art Bash headliner who performed a DJ set
​Martin Luther
​DJ Shortkut
​DJ Lady Ryan
​Art Bash Artists Firelei Báez, Masako Miki, Jeffrey Sincich, Franna Lusson, and Maria Radilla
​Artists Yves Béhar, Woody De Othello, Michael Jang, Marcel Pardo Ariza, Tabitha Soren, Kunie Sugiura, and Sarah Sze, Chelsea Ryoko Wong
​Christopher Bedford – Helen and Charles Schwab Director of SFMOMA
​Bob Fisher and Diana Nelson – SFMOMA Board leaders ​
​Daniel Paltridge – CEO Americas of Valentino
​Richard Dickson – CEO, Gap Inc.
​Zac Posen – EVP & Creative Director, Gap Inc. and SFMOMA Board member
​Ayesha Curry – Actress, chef, award-winning author
​Sherri McMullen – Fashion retailer
​Christian McCaffrey – San Francisco 49ers running back
​Daniel Lurie – Mayor of San Francisco
​Phyllis Kao – VP Client Strategy, Sotheby’s, and auctioneer for the SFMOMA’s Art Bash 2025

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