document: Diane Gives a Party SHANGHAI -- Last December , the American fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg promised to give an outrageous Red Ball in China this year , just ahead of her retrospective art and fashion show , '' `` Journey of a Dress , '' '' which opens this Saturday at Pace Gallery in Beijing . That much-anticipated evening gala took place here on Thursday evening , with a black-tie affair that was attended by more than 600 guests , including artists , business tycoons , fashionistas and movie stars -- from East and West . Wendi Murdoch was there , talking about her new film , set partly in Shanghai , '' `` Snow Flower and the Secret Fan . '' '' Jessica Alba flew in from Hollywood . China 's own movie and fashion stars , Zhang Ziyi and Du Juan , were also on hand , as was the Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun and Pearl Lam , Shanghai 's most famous art and design connoisseur . Barry Diller , the American business tycoon and Ms. Von Furstenberg 's husband , was seen in the company of Chinese business tycoons , while Charlie Rose , interviewer of the powerful and interesting , milled around close by . The gala was unusual because it was held on the grounds on an old pipe factory outside of Shanghai . The massive complex is now the studio of one of China 's wealthiest and most celebrated artists , Zhang Huan . For one night , Mr. Zhang 's studio -- one of the world 's largest -- was draped in red curtains , bamboo scaffolding and battery operated LED lights , creating a sumptuous , glittering and even bizarre set of stages and evening lounges . Hundreds of red paper bags lighted by candles created a red-carpet effect near the entrance . Chinese lanterns had Ms. Von Furstenberg 's iconic design prints . And red jars were arranged on the grounds in the shape of the DVF logo . Organizers said the gala was largely the work of the French fashion and furniture designer Alexandre de Betak . Mr. de Betak used brick , bamboo , paper lanterns and even an authentic Ming Dynasty temple -LRB- once used for the set of an opera Zhang Huan directed -RRB- to serve as the set for a riveting dance performance arranged for the gala by the Chinese dancer and choreographer Jin Xing . Mr. Zhang , the artist , made his own contributions . He placed two of his massive Buddha-shaped sculptures at opposite sides of the main factory floor . And for much of the night , as the guests walked around , 100 young men dressed in black costumes and wearing masks waved laser lights to create a light-show effect . '' `` I had to train the guys to use those lasers , '' '' Mr. de Betak said after the show . '' `` It was all absurd in a way . But that 's what we wanted . '' ''
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