Special Thanks from TWO x TWO 2011

TWO x TWO gratefully thanks Janelle and Alden Pinnell, the 2011 Art Chairmen, for their assistance in securing some of the extraordinary works of art in the 2011 auction. We also thank Rob Teeters for his assistance. With resourceful and thoughtful ideas, their guidance and creativity during the development of the 2011 auction has engaged a new group of artists and galleries to join in our endeavor and further inspired our longtime supporters and collectors in Dallas. We are grateful to Janelle and Alden for their devotion to TWO x TWO and The Dallas Museum of Art, and for their efforts to engage the contemporary art collecting community in Dallas and worldwide.

We greatly appreciate the incredible generosity of each of our TWO x TWO 2011 sponsors. We extend sincere thanks to Moët Hennessy USA, Gold Sponsor, for generously providing the luxury Champagne and cocktails for the week of TWO x TWO events and for their longtime partnership.

We are deeply grateful to Todd Fiscus of todd. event design. creative services for lending his outstanding creativity to designing the décor for this event year after year and to Randi McBroom for her assistance.

Our sincere gratitude goes to Jennifer and John Eagle and Aston Martin of Dallas for their extraordinary commitment to TWO x TWO, year after year, and this year as the Valet Sponsor. We warmly recognize our friends at Waldman Bros./ Chubb Personal Insurance, Gold Sponsor, for their generous and continued participation as the TWO x TWO Art Sponsor. We thank Neiman Marcus for their generous contribution as the Dinner Sponsor and loyal support of this event. We are also grateful to Cartier, which has joined us this year as a Gold Sponsor.

Our sincere thanks go to GDT and Stephanie and John Roberts, Technology Sponsor, for their guidance and direction as TWO x TWO moves into the 21st century. Sincere thanks also go to Dr. Craig Schwimmer and The Snoring Center for sponsoring the Silent Auction. We also thank Unified Fine Arts Services for facilitating the TWO x TWO art installation at The Rachofsky House. We thank our friends at Dallas Art Fair and Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano for joining us as Silver Sponsors. Special recognition and heartfelt thanks to John Relton at Strait Capital Company Inc., Silver Sponsor, for generously participating as the Financial Services Sponsor again this year.

This year we are honored to welcome Design Within Reach to our TWO x TWO family as Design Auction Sponsor.

We thank Design Within Reach for assembling the extraordinary group of custom and classic design pieces. Catalogue photographs for the design auction were shot on location at the Rachofsky House for the first time in TWO x TWO history.

The 2011 luxury auction features a collection of extraordinary items, travel packages and experiences. We would like to thank the following donors for their incredibly generous contributions, imaginative ideas and resourcefulness: Audi of America/Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, Capella Pedregal, William J. Clinton Foundation, Dallas Museum of Art, Hadleigh’s, Hillstone/R + D Kitchen, Carol LeWitt and The LeWitt Foundation, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Talbots, and Thomas Keller/The French Laundry/Meadowood Napa Valley.

We offer sincere appreciation to Tim Headington and The Joule Hotel for their tremendous and loyal support as our 2011 Celebrity Travel Sponsor. We also thank the one and only Stanley Tucci, our dear friend and amfAR devotee, whom we adore and admire, for again joining us as TWO x TWO’s Honorary Chairman. It is our great pleasure to welcome Patti LaBelle to Dallas as this year’s featured gala entertainer.

We gratefully acknowledge MICHELE/Fossil for sponsoring Thursday’s sensational FIRST LOOK preview party. Warmest thanks to Charlotte and Shy Anderson for co-chairing the party and for their energetic creativity and devotion to TWO x TWO. We thank Kent Rathbun and his team at Kent Rathbun Catering for providing the delicious catering at FIRST LOOK. Thanks also to Belvedere for providing the mixologist sips. It is with exuberant applause that we thank the sensational Rob Pruitt for joining us in Dallas as the featured artist at FIRST LOOK and our friends at Gavin Brown’s enterprise for their assistance.

amfAR’s staff has provided hands-on leadership and vision for the successful realization of this event in Dallas. Special thanks to Gregory Lawrence Boroff, Carolyn Bachman, Anne MacGillivray, Wilson Alexander Aguilar, Cassandra Dawes, Niki Thomas, David Yu, Eric Muscatell, AnnMari Shannahan, Andrew McInnes, Bennah Serfaty, Natalie Jacobs and Jamie Abbell.

Without the dedication and hard work of Jeanne Lil Chvosta, Thomas Feulmer, Jodie Oliver, Anna Pates, and Abel Hernandez of The Rachofsky House, production of this event would not have been possible. We thank them each for their devotion and significant contributions.

The staff of the DMA has been invaluable, helping to organize the event and mobilizing the art community. We wish to recognize in particular Jeffrey Grove, the Hoffman Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, for his outstanding effort and leadership. We also thank Mandy Engleman for her contribution and creativity in designing the First Look invitation. Sincere gratitude and recognition go to Jessica Heimberg, Senior Web Developer, for her incredible talent and creative support in designing www.2x2online.org.

We also thank the many friends and volunteers who have facilitated the production of this event and insured its continued success. In particular we recognize John Runyon, whose brilliant connoisseurship and unparalleled commitment to TWO x TWO and The Dallas Museum of Art are critical not only to the success of the event each year, but also to the continued development of the art community in Dallas. With heartfelt thanks we recognize our dear friend Charlie Wylie, whose many years of devotion to TWO x TWO helped lay the foundation for its success and the cultivation of many new collectors in Dallas and friends of the Dallas Museum of Art. We also thank our wonderful friend Cindy Ferris who again this year coordinated the travel plans of our many TWO x TWO guests visiting from out of town. We are also eternally grateful to our dear friend Jeff Bogert, our beloved maître d’, for his poise and calm in the storm of TWO x TWO. To the many friends and volunteers who make this event possible, thank you.

We thank the entire team at Texas Graphic Resource Inc. for their expertise and assistance in designing and producing the TWO x TWO invitations and auction catalogue. Their generous support and creativity have been instrumental in continuing the success of TWO x TWO’s highly anticipated and beloved printed materials. Special thanks to Michael Saint for his creativity and dedication in the graphic design production this year.

The Buzzell Company has been instrumental in managing the local press campaign. Our sincere thanks go to Barbara Buzzell, President, for her continued support. We also acknowledge PaperCity, Media Sponsor, for their generous support and coverage of the TWO x TWO events.

We also recognize the following companies that have generously made TWO x TWO a beneficiary of their own philanthropic events and efforts: Forty Five Ten, Nhã Khanh, Northern Trust and Elie Tahari.

We would like to thank and recognize our in-kind sponsors whose contributions are an integral part of TWO x TWO: The Buzzell Company, Cassandra Fine Catering, The Cultured Cup, Delta Air Lines, DFW Towncar, Displays Unlimited Inc., Empire Baking Co., Laura’s Event Services, Laurie Harper Calligraphy, Park Cities Hilton, Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, San Pellegrino / Acqua Panna, Sprinkles Cupcakes, Stageworks, Strong Travel Services, Suite 206, Switch Lighting, U.S. Art and Whitewall Magazine. Without the support of the Dallas community, this event would not be the spectacular success it is today.

Other vendors critical to the event’s success include Skyframe, New York, and 24FPS, Dallas, for framing; Safe Art SAT, Inc., New York, for art storage; Mike Sandone Productions for donating a portion of the tent; and Ducky-Bob’s Event Specialists for donating a portion of the tent rentals.

It is with deepest gratitude that we recognize the many art dealers and galleries who were crucial in securing the works in the 2011 auction: 303 Gallery, New York; ACME, Los Angeles; Alexander Gray Associates, LLC, New York; Alison Jacques Gallery, London; Altman Siegel Gallery, San Francisco; American Contemporary, New York; Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York; Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York; Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco; Anton Kern Gallery, New York; Balice Hertling & Lewis, New York; Barry Whistler Gallery, Dallas; Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York; bitforms, New York; Blum & Poe, Los Angeles; Bortolami Gallery, New York; CANADA, New York; Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago; Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York; Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles; CRG Gallery, New York; D’Amelio Terras, New York; David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles; DCKT, New York; Derek Eller Gallery, New York; Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, LLC, New York; Eleven Rivington, New York; The Estate of Jiro Takamatsu; Foxy Production, New York; Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York; Friedman Benda, New York; Gagosian Gallery, New York; Galerie EIGEN + ART, Berlin; Galleri Urbane, Dallas; Gallery Side 2, Tokyo; Gavin Brown’s enterprise, New York; The Gesso Foundation; Gladstone Gallery, New York; Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York; The Hannah Wilke Collection and Archive, Los Angeles; Harris Lieberman, New York; Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, New York; Hauser & Wirth, New York; Hedge Gallery, San Francisco; Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas; Holterman Fine Art, London; Inman Gallery, Houston; Jack Shainman Gallery, New York; James Fuentes, LLC, New York; John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco; Kate Werble Gallery, New York; Knoedler & Company, New York; Kuttner Siebert, Berlin; L & M Arts, New York; LARMgalleri, Copenhagen; Laurel Gitlen, New York; Lehmann Maupin, New York; Lisa Cooley Fine Art, New York; Marc Foxx, Los Angeles; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles; Marian Goodman Gallery, New York; Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York; Marty Walker Gallery, Dallas; McCaffrey Fine Art, New York; Michael Werner Gallery, New York; Miguel Abreu, New York; moniquemeloche, Chicago; Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York; Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London; Paula Cooper Gallery, New York; Peter Freeman Gallery, New York; Rachel Uffner Gallery, New York; Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Richard Gray Gallery, New York; The Robert Heinecken Trust, Chicago; The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, New York; Sadie Coles HQ, London; Sean Kelly Gallery, New York; Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago; Sikkema Jenkins, New York; Simon Lee Gallery, London; Simon Preston Gallery, New York; Sperone Westwater, New York; Standard Oslo, Oslo; Stephen Friedman Gallery, London; Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London; Talley Dunn Gallery, Dallas; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Taxter & Spengemann, New York; The Public Trust, Dallas; Untitled, New York; Victoria Miro Gallery, London; White Cube, London; Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York; Yumiko Chiba Associates, Tokyo; Zach Feuer Gallery, New York; and ZieherSmith, New York.

And finally, a project involving an auction of this magnitude is only possible because of the support of the artists whose extraordinary contributions this year and throughout the last decade have brought unprecedented success to TWO x TWO. Their commitment to the fight against AIDS and to the development of the DMA’s Contemporary Art Program demonstrates the generosity of the human spirit and the power it can have to make significant and positive changes in our lives. We are profoundly grateful for their exceptional goodwill, which is the foundation for the success of TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art.

Kevin Robert Frost
Chief Executive Officer
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research

Olivier Meslay
Interim Director
Senior Curator of European and American Art
Dallas Museum of Art