Guggenheim Museum Hosts 2025 YCC Party Presented by LG

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This one night only dance party transformed the museum S
Rotunda, featuring immersive designs by artist Lejeune
Mcmillion ADJ set by Keto and a celebration of the 2025 LG
Guggenheim Award recipient AyyunKim.
On the evening of May 8th, the 2025 Young Collectors Council

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YCC Party convened artists and patrons for an exclusive
fundraising dance party at the Guggenheim New York.
This year, artist collaborator Legend Mcmillion transformed the
museum S iconic Rotunda into a lavender dreamscape that
captivated all the senses through her hybrid virtual
environment. The event began with a seated

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dinner in the museum S Rite restaurant for the YCC Cock Airs
event. Cock Airs host committee
members, presenting sponsor LG display artists, and other
esteemed guests throughout the night.
The museum welcomed hundreds of attendees from across the globe
who enjoyed cocktails, a DJ set by Kitto Mcmillion S captivating

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activations, and the Guggenheim S current Rotunda exhibition.
Rashi Johnson A poem for deep thinkers in celebration of the
2025 LG Guggenheim Award. Naomi Beckwith, deputy director,
and Jennifer and David Stockman,chief curator at the Guggenheim
New York Conceal Park, head of brand Management, LG Corp,

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raised a glass to this year S award recipient Hyun Kim.
Trained in motion graphics, Kim creates fantastical virtual
environments using emerging technologies such as VRAI and
live simulation to investigate contemporary issues.
Kim was selected by an international jury and is the

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first Korean artist to win this award.
She will receive the prize in celebration of her practice and
present a public program at Guggenheim New York on July 1st.
Throughout the evening, guests took part in the multi sensory
experience that Legend Mcmillioncurated.
Mcmillion is known for pushing boundaries with motion capture

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and gaming engines, and as the 2025 YCC Artist Collaborator,
she created an environment inspired by the idea of a
lavender dream that captivated all the senses.
Sound, sight, smell, taste, touch.
This included a performance thatdescended the Guggenheim Spiral

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and culminated on the Rotunda stage.
Featuring dancers, vocalists, electronics and
instrumentalists. The performance used motion
capture technology to include the performers digital avatars
on LG technology combining the digital with the physical
performers included Rena Annaqui, Zali Brown, Lamb,

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RAFIA, Santana, Marianne Talavera, Ronaldo, Maurice and
Ruby Gaskins. Guests were invited to interact
with a scent based activation onthe Rotunda floor.
Aura and tarot card readings throughout the evening,
specialty cosmic cocktails, mocktails and craft sliders.

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The party committee included YCCcock airs Hannah Gottlieb
Graham, Alyssa Yoon and Tiffany Zabludowis.
Honorary cock heirs Sophia Cohenand Alexandra Economu. 2025 YCC
Party Cock airs Jess Fan, OliviaFialkow, Phillips Alexander
Hankin, Lucas Hoffman, Natalie Jackson, Chloe and Dylan Lawson,

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Johnston, Quinn Martinelli, Shabalala Self and Moses Sumney.
2025 YCC Party Host Committee members Ciuna Voderin, Ella
Imhoff, Justine Fisher and Theo Osborne, Mason Gooding, John
Gray, Casey Kohlberg, Melissa Mathias, Deidre A Miller,

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Pollyanna Monkton and Casey Bergen.
Money. I fought Harris Nance, Kevin
Reveny, Gabrielle Richardson, Paula Sanders, Dakota Sikka,
Anastasia Ciro, Collie Steinman,Cecily Wad and Eden Sue
Martinez, and YCC 2025 Artist collaborator Legend Mcmillian.

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Funds raised from the evening will benefit the Guggenheim New
York and the Young Collectors Council Art Fund, which supports
emerging and established contemporary artists.
Contributions directly impact the museum S permanent
collection, groundbreaking exhibitions and education
initiatives. The YCC Party is presented by LG

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Display. The YCC 2025 artist
collaboration with Legend MC Millian is supported by LGOLED
sponsors. The 2025 YCC Party is presented
by LG Display. The YCC 2025 artist
collaboration is supported by LGOLED.

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Additional support for the 2025 YCC Party is provided by Mind
Games Fragrance. About the YCC The Young
Collectors Council YCC is a dynamic group of young
professionals, ages 21 to 40, who seek to further their
understanding of contemporary art through a dedicated calendar

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of curator LED programs and special events such as curator
LED tours, artist interactions, private collection visits and
more. Members convene for the unique
opportunity to participate in a biannual meeting to further the
Yccs mission of acquiring emerging contemporary art for
the museum S permanent collection and supporting are

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groundbreaking exhibitions and education initiatives.
About the LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative The LG
Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative is a five year
multifaceted collaboration between the Guggenheim and LG
designed to research, honor and promote artists working at the

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intersection of art and technology.
Unique in its areas of concentration and approach, the
initiative is an unprecedented investment in technology as an
artistic medium. It enables the Guggenheim to
broaden its investigations into this innovative field, providing
essential support to the visionary artists who inspire

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new understandings of how technology shapes and is shaped
by society. As part of the initiative, Noam
Siegel joined the Guggenheim NewYork in 2023 as LG Electronics
Associate Curator, focusing on research.
Siegel holds an active role in developing the museum S

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engagement with technology basedart producing, scholarship and
public facing content that will strengthen the goals of the
multifaceted initiative across the museum S departments.
Building on this collaboration, LG will sponsor the Guggenheim
SYCC Party through 2027. Through its sponsorship of the

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Party, the LG Guggenheim Art andTechnology Initiative sustains
the Museum's mission to collect,preserve and interpret the art
of our time and expands the Yccslong standing history of
supporting pioneering artists. Each year, the YCC Party
features activations and performances devised by rising

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stars of the art world. These artists will incorporate
LGS groundbreaking OLED technology into their
engagements with the Guggenheim S landmark building.
In February 2025, Guggenheim NewYork and LG proudly announced
Iyun Kim as the 2025 LG Guggenheim Award recipient.

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For more information, visit guggenheim.org.
Initiatives LG Guggenheim Art and Technology Initiative LG and
the YCC Party, Two additional artists will be recognized with
the LG Guggenheim Award through 2027.
About LG Founded in 1947, LG is a technology innovator and

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global leader in consumer electronics, automotive
components S and organic light emitting displays.
OLEDS. LG Corporation LG Corp is the
holding company for industry leading LG subsidiaries such as
LG Electronics, LG Display, LG Energy Solution and LG Chem

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among others. The LG Group of Companies
employs over 270,000 people across more than 60 countries,
generating 140 billion U.S. dollars in annual revenue.
For more information about the LG Group of Companies, please
visit lgcorp.com. About The Solomon R Guggenheim

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Foundation The Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation was
established in 1937 and is dedicated to promoting the
understanding and appreciation of modern and contemporary art
through exhibitions, education programs, research initiatives,
and publications. The international constellation
of museums includes the Guggenheim New York, the Peggy

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Guggenheim Collection, the Guggenheim Bilbao, and the
future Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, a temple of spirit where radical
art and architecture meet. The Guggenheim New York is among
a group of eight Frank Lloyd Wright structures in the United
States designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
To learn more about the Guggenheim New York and the

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Guggenheim S activities around the world, visit guggenheim.org.
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