On Tuesday, May 9, 2023, the international 501(c)3 nonprofit organization Faena Art committed to commissioning, producing, and housing cross-disciplinary artistic experiences held Sonnet 18: Fundraising Spring Dinner, hosted by Alan Faena and featuring a special performance by John Legend, among other surprises.
Guests enjoyed a cocktail hour and seated dinner prepared by chefs Francis Mallmann, Paul Qui, and Frederic Monnet as well as an artistic intervention by land artist Jim Denevan. Guests were also invited to interpret the theme “Shakespearean Love” through their outfits, and Alan Faena awarded artist and fashion designer Anabella Bergero—whose exhibition Heart of Community is currently on view in the Faena Art Project Room—as best dressed, winning a two-night stay at Faena Hotel Penthouse as her prize.
Notable attendees included Alan and Grace Faena, Mayor of Miami Beach Dan Gelber, fashion designer Carolina K, Broadway producer Stacey Mindich, entrepreneur Magnus Resch, Nutrafol co-founder Roland Peralta, Diesel SVP of Brand Marketing Rita Shukhman, former Carnival Corporation President & CEO Arnold Donald, model Zita Vass, political analyst & CNN commentator Cornell Belcher, interior designer Peter Mikic, Ximena Caminos, artists Juan Gatti, Alexandre Arrechea, Jim Denevan, and Sebastian Errazuriz, as well as Faena Art Project Room artists Anabella Bergero, Kelly Breez, Beatriz Chachamovits, Christina Pettersson, and Cornelius Tulloch, among many other cultural tastemakers.
