The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) hosted its 15th annual Art+Film Gala on November 7, honoring artist Vija Celmins and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve. The event, co-chaired by LACMA trustee Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, welcomed more than 600 guests and raised nearly $7 million, a record for the event. These funds will go towards the museum’s film initiatives and broader programming. The evening featured a performance by musical guest ROSÉ, including the live debut of her new single “New Trick.”
“It was a privilege to recognize the extraordinary careers of Vija Celmins and Denis Villeneuve, whose work can alter our perception of the visual world or transport us to worlds of the imagination,” said Michael Govan, director of the museum. Celmins, accepting her honor, reflected on how Los Angeles shaped her meticulous renderings of oceans, deserts, and night skies. “Los Angeles had a big influence on me. I had never lived next to the ocean, and I had never seen the land, and it sort of crept into my work,” she recalled. Villeneuve, introduced by Nicole Kidman, said, “When a museum, a temple for artists, welcomes a filmmaker and puts the spotlight on cinema, it means a great deal to me. Especially this museum, because LACMA has already given me so much.”
Chow, who has co-chaired the gala for all 15 of its editions, used the evening to announce that this would be her final year in the role. “Seeing the gala become one of Los Angeles’s most celebrated traditions has been one of the great privileges of my life,” she said. “I leave this chapter with tremendous pride, and above all, gratitude. I hope the gala will continue to grow and inspire future generations, bringing together the world of art and film for many years to come.” Govan paid tribute to Chow ahead of the announcement, crediting her with bringing together “so many artists, filmmakers, designers, and creatives.”
Guests arrived against the backdrop of Chris Burden’s Urban Light (2008)—the museum’s iconic outdoor installation of a forest of streetlights—for a cocktail reception before dinner overlooking Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass (2012). Govan also used the evening to announce the installation of Shio Kusaka’s Beam, a new public sculpture on the museum’s terrace, made possible by the trustees’ support. Artists in attendance included Ed Ruscha, Catherine Opie, Jacqueline Humphries, Kenny Scharf, Mickalene Thomas, Lauren Halsey, Refik Anadol, and Christina Quarles. Other celebrities at the event included Timothée Chalamet, Kim Kardashian, Viola Davis, Andrew Garfield, Salma Hayek Pinault, Olivia Munn, Al Pacino, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Emma Watson, and Paris Hilton, among hundreds of others from film, fashion, and music.
The red carpet brought its own share of standout fashion, with Gucci—the night’s presenting sponsor—turning out custom looks for model Alex Consani, in a sculptural black gown; model and musician Soo Joo Park, in a feathered dress; and writer and curator Antwaun Sargent, in an intricately detailed ensemble. Kylie Jenner wore a brown-and-silver deer-print gown from Ashi Studio’s spring/summer 2026 couture collection, while ROSÉ performed in custom Saint Laurent.
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