2025 Gala After Party
May 14, 2025
- Past
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Following the Annual Gala, join us for an unforgettable evening at our After Party conceived by DonChristian Jones. This celebration builds on Jones’s recent exhibition at PS1 as the inaugural Adobe Creative Resident at MoMA, DonChristian Jones: The Sumptuous Discovery of Gotham a Go-Go. The evening features a live performance by Demi Vee and Band and vinyl sets by Ms. Carrie Stacks and Persona La Ave, along with specialty cocktails are provided by Dobel Tequila, with wine by Dry Farm Wines, beer by Brooklyn Brewery, and snacks by Creative Edge.
When life’s a drag,
A velvet slipstream—
codified, performed,
too precious to touch,
too formed to feel.
Seek not old opulence,
but a bass note in the chest,
a shimmer slipping free
Fingerprints in dust
“A New Sense of Luxury”
Toward commotion,
toward rupture
& reversal
toward a room that glows.
—DonChristian Jones
Sponsors
Special thanks to Dry Farm Wines, Dobel Tequila, Brooklyn Brewery, Maison Perrier, and Essentia.
For more information, please contact: momaps1gala@moma.org.
Artists
Conceived by DonChristian Jones
DonChristian Jones is a New York–based artist, musician, and producer whose diverse artistic practice spans painting, music, film and video, time-based performance, and public murals, while blending genres of painting and performance installation.Working across media and modes, his work engages architecture, community, and futurity—often emerging from spaces shaped by surveillance, abandonment, or resistance. The inaugural Adobe Creative Resident at MoMA, Jones presented The Sumptuous Discovery of Gotham a Go-Go at MoMA PS1 earlier this year.
Performance by Demi Vee and Band
Demi Vee is a songstress born in Charleston, South Carolina. Her sound is a mix of R&B and neo-soul, drawing inspiration from artists such as Nina Simone and Jill Scott. Her lyrics reflect her story as she navigates dating and daily life in New York City.
Vinyl Set by Ms. Carrie Stacks
Ms. Carrie Stacks is a British-Ghanaian producer, DJ and songwriter who makes euphoric, chopped and screwed takes on R&B and pop classics.
Vinyl Set by PERSONA LA AVE aka DYLAN DAWKINS
Animator and designer by day, musical anthropologist by night Persona La Ave is an artist who strives to create a singular vision across all mediums of expression.
About the Annual Gala
The 2025 Annual Gala honors philanthropist Emily Wei Rales and artist Kara Walker. As the museum’s largest fundraiser of the year, all proceeds benefit the MoMA PS1 Annual Exhibition Fund, which supports our wide range of artist-centric and community-driven programming.
