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Pioneer Works Toasts “Brand New Heavies” With a Star-Studded Benefit

On June 2, the creative cognoscenti flocked to Pioneer Works in Red Hook, Brooklyn, for the Brand New Heavies Benefit, held in support of the cultural nonprofit’s residency program. The event also celebrated “Brand New Heavies,” an immersive exhibition that brings together monumental, site-specific work by artists Abigail DeVille, Xaviera Simmons, and Rosa Johan-Uddoh curated by Racquel Chevremont and Mickalene Thomas of Deux Femmes Noires. Lush arrangements by Asmite Floral festooned the former industrial iron factory and its gardens to complement the evening’s apropos dress code of “spring maximalism.” Guests enjoyed cocktails and a DJ set by TYGAPAW, an intimate performance by Meshell Ndegeocello inside DeVille’s sculptural installation, and a meal prepared by chef Kia Damon before the evening closed with a performance by Sneaks. Heavy hitters from the creative spheres including Gabriela Hearst, Jacolby Satterwhite, Maggie Gyllenhaal, David Byrne, and Darren Aronofsky showed up to enjoy the evening’s festivities. Photos by Da Ping Luo and Walter Wlodarczyk.
BY RYAN WADDOUPS June 04, 2021
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Mickalene Thomas and Abigail DeVille. Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Marquise Stillwell, Stephanie S. Simon. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Gabriel Florenz, Austin Hearst, Seth Berman, Gabriela Hearst. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Maxine Petry, Dustin Yellin. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Kia Damon. Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Racquel Chevremont, Mickalene Thomas. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Darren Aronofsky, Alice Lloyd George. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Peter Sarsgaard, Dustin Yellin, Maggie Gyllenhaal. Photo by Da Ping Luo. courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Eric Mack, Abigail DeVille, Stephanie Ingrassia, Racquel Chevremont. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Karen Wong, David Byrne. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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TYGAPAW. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Meshell Ndegeocello. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Sneaks. Photo by Walter Wlodarczyk, courtesy Pioneer Works.
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Abigail DeVille's installation. Photo by Da Ping Luo, courtesy Pioneer Works.

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