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"   Erin Fetherston and May Andersen. Photo: Billy Farrell Agency  It&amp;#039;s been a huge week for the Whitney Museum of American Art. A slew of events led up to yesterday&amp;#039;s historical groundbreaking ceremony for the new Renzo Piano-designed location on Gansevoort right next to the Highline. Mayor Bloomberg stated at the celebration, &amp;quot;The Whitney started with the crazy idea that American art was significant.&amp;quot; Significant indeed! And if that weren&amp;#039;t a big enough day for the Museum&amp;#039;s events people, last night marked the annual Whitney Art Party and Auction at which New York&amp;#039;s most beloved artists, fashion designers, musicians and, yes, athletes, gathered to raise important monies to benefit the museum&amp;#039;s Independent Art Program and other initiatives that are vital to the institution and ultimately to the rest of the world.  Hosted by Eddie Borgo, Shala Monroque and Knicks superstar Amar&amp;#039;e Stoudemire, and supported by a host committee featuring Kate Lanphear and Dree Hemingway, the party was a hit. And that, my friends, is a huge understatement. The biggest draw was a massive wall mounted with the work of some of the art world&amp;#039;s most celebrated artists including Matt Keegan, Olaf Breuning, Michael Phelan and Tauba Auerbach (Phelan and Auerbach&amp;#039;s work sold before the auction even began).  ELLE asked Joe Sheftel, a prominent art advisor who sat on the auction committee what his favorite piece was. &amp;quot;The Auerbach is definitely the hottest in terms of the market but I find Dominic Nurre&amp;#039;s photos of sculptures incredibly romantic and subtle.&amp;quot; Kudos to the winning bidder! And an even bigger kudos goes to the Whitney on an incredibly successful day. And here&amp;#039;s to 2015, when the new building will be open to the public.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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