And The Art Award Goes to...

Art went glam officially last night when Rob Pruitt's First Annual Art Awards took place at the Guggenheim Museum, which is certainly celebrating its 50th anniversary in style. Calvin Klein being a co-host, the affair turned out fashionable celebrities (Julianne Moore, Kylie Minogue, James Franco) alongside art stars (Cecily Brown, Nate Lowman, Daniel McDonald) as presenters, and art world big whigs (Tony Shafrazi, Mary Heilmann, Kasper König) who were also the big winners of the night. The man behind it all, Rob Pruitt presented his namesake award to the legendary Cynthia Plaster Caster, and the Delusional Downtown Divas kept the night rolling as the MCs with an intermission performance by The Fiery Furnaces. Congrats to all!

* Artist of the Year: Mary Heilmann
* Curator of the Year: Connie Butler
* Exhibition Outside the United States: Jeff Koons, Versailles, Château de Versailles, France
* Group Show of the Year, Gallery: Who's Afraid of Jasper Johns? Tony Shafrazi Gallery
* Group Show of the Year, Museum: The Pictures Generation, 1974-1984, Metropolitan Museum of Art
* New Artist of the Year: Ryan Trecartin
* The Rob Pruitt Award: Cynthia Plaster Caster
* Solo Show of the Year, Gallery: Manzoni: A Retrospective, Gagosian Gallery
* Solo Show of the Year, Museum: Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Museum of Modern Art, New York
 * Writer of the Year: Jerry Saltz

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