To Infinity & Beyond: Locust Projects’ Annual Benefit Dinner at The Rubell Museum
Miami, FL – February 10, 2022 – On February 10, Locust Projects — Miami’s leading alternative art space — hosted its Annual Benefit Dinner honoring the Knight Foundation’s transformative impact on the arts in Miami and celebrating internationally renowned food and art pioneer Antoni Miralda at the Rubell Museum East Wing. For more than sixty years Miralda, who has been based in Miami since the 80s, has explored connections between art and food culture in exhibitions and major events across the globe. Last night, bathed in magenta light, guests got a taste of his vision, as the dinner took place in INFINITY, a dazzling immersive and performative environment created by the artist for the event. The multi-course meal — inspired by the cultural and culinary influences found in Miami cuisine — was inspired by Miralda and longtime partner and chef, Montse Guillén, and prepared and presented by Le Basque Catering.
The sold-out event was co-chaired by Debra Scholl, Munisha Underhill, and Susan and Richard Arregui. Major sponsors include Richard and Susan Arregui, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Diane and Alan Lieberman and Craig Robins. The convivial gathering included artists, Locust Projects board members and a wide array of Miami’s art collectors and patrons, including Micky Wolfson who supported Miralda’s first of many projects in Miami in 1982.
Antoni Miralda
Richard Arregui, Paul Jacober, & Maurizio Del Villa
Lorie Mertes
Debra Scholl
Lorie Mertes
Richard Arregui
Antoni Miralda & Mera Rubell
Antoni Miralda, Mera Rubell, & Mario Cader-Frech
Robert Chambers & Antoni Miralda
Lorie Mertes & George Sanchez Calderon
Elizabeth Simonton & Teresa Salcedo
Debra Scholl & Lorie Mertes
Micky Wolfson & Antoni Miralda
Beatriz Chachamovits, Lauren Shapiro, & Christina Peterson
Don & Mera Rubell
Sandra Santiago, Rachel Gomez, & Amani Lewis
Luis Vargas
Antoni Miralda
Cornelius Tulloch, Karen Boyer, & Amani Lewis
Rachel Gomez, Amani Lewis, & Sandra Santiago
Lorie Mertes, Robert Chambers, & Francine Birbragher
Lorie Mertes, & Richard & Susan Arregui
Antonia Wright & Jane Wooldridge
Alan & Diane Lieberman
Kate Fleming, Carlos Betancourt, & Mera Rubell
George Lindemann, Josh Krens, & Ariel Penzer & Jeremy Milgroom
Robert Wennett, Mario Cader-Frech, Adrienne bon Haes, & Marvin Ross Friedman
Alfredo & Silvia Karman Cubiñá, & Candise & Justin Shanbron
Munisha Underhill, Debra Scholl, Antoni Miralda, Lorie Mertes, & Richard & Susan Arregui
Adrienne bon Haes, Marvin Ross Friedman, & Munisha Underhill
Micky Wolfson, & Mera & Jason Rubell
Micky Wolfson & Mera Rubell
Mario Cader-Frech, Debra Scholl, & Robert Wennett
Cornelius Tulloch, Rosie Gordon-Wallace, Lauren Snelling, Amani Lewis, & Robert Chambers
Richard Arregui, Dora Cortiñas, & Tony Molina