Grace Wales Bonner Hosts ‘Togetherness’ on the Guggenheim Forward of the Met Gala

Not too way back, the Met Gala was largely contained to the primary Monday in Might. Prior to now couple of years, nevertheless, the annual occasion has bloomed right into a multiday affair of occasions and gatherings throughout New York that’s beginning to rival vogue week. Thursday night time noticed events for Prada, the King’s Belief and Cultured Journal, and on Saturday Olivier Rousteing of Balmain hosted a dinner with Johnnie Walker, and Grace Wales Bonner gathered a crowd on the Guggenheim for an occasion referred to as “Togetherness.”

Wales Bonner introduced its second “Togetherness” occasion late on Saturday night time, drawing everybody from Leon Bridges, Aurora James, Julez Smith and Keith Powers to Paloma Elsesser and Sage Elsesser (Navy Blue), Selah Marley, Ryan Future, Tanner Reese, Benito Skinner, Connor McKnight, Ibrahim Kamara and extra.

“Togetherness” is a gathering of dwell musical performances, artwork exhibitions and extra within the mission of “emphasizing a way of discovery, giving audiences an opportunity to expertise each new performers and new aspects of acquainted ones in nontraditional live performance settings,” the model stated. After kicking off final June as a part of Fête de La Musique in Paris, Wales Bonner introduced the occasion to New York on Saturday forward of her Met Gala debut on Monday.

Performances got by The Cavemen, Etran de L’Air, The Pleasure, Amaarae, Fireboy DML, Navy Blue, Sir Rashad Ringo Smith, keiyaA, Ade “Acyde” Odunlami and Akanbi. The night was introduced concurrently to “Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers,” on view at Guggenheim via Jan. 18.