Interview Magazine honors Luca Di Montezemelo

Photography by Nathan Valentine on November 29th, 2011 in Celebrity, Music, Musicians, Nightlife, Parties

Marco Mattiacci & Janelle Monae

Miami Beach, FL – November 29, 2011 – Ferrari North America along with the legendary Interview Magazine hosted guests from around the world, celebrating Ferrari‘s heritage and Luca di Montezemolo‘s 20th anniversary with Ferrari on Tuesday, November 29^th. Ferrari hosted the private party for visitors who were in town for the Art Basel Miami Beach show.

Joining the event hosts for the evening were guests from the art, fashion, design and music worlds including: Peter M. Brant, Sotheby’s Tobias Meyer, Val Kilmer, Damien Hirst, Brett Ratner, Jane Seymour, Solange Knowles, Flo Rida, Macy Gray, Bob & Eva Shaye, Stephanie Seymour, Aby Rosen, Dasha Zhukova, Tico Mugrabi, Domenico De Sole, Ugo Colombo, Vito Schnabel, Marina Abramovic, Mia Moretti, Aaron Young, Jane Holzer, Jenny Saville, Nate Lowman, Neville Wakefield, Pablo Alfaro, Jorge Perez, Yvonne Force Villareal, Jane Seymour, Alberto Mugrabi, Stellan Holm, Joyce Varvatos, Jeffrey Deitch, Simon de Pury, Fabien Baron, Wendi Murdoch, Princess Elisabeth von Thurn Und Taxis, Mikael Jansson, Max Levai, Tracy Mourning, Ramdane Touhami, Pearl Lam, Tony Shafrazi, Andrea Rosen, Dylan Brant, Christopher Brant, Ryan Brant, Carol Mack, Alexia Niedzielski, Kadee Robbins, William Acquavella, Alexander Acquavella, Maria Bell, Ginevra Caltagirone, Brooke Davenport, Gianpaolo De Felice, Roberto De Guardiola, Sante D’orazio, Todd Eberle, Asher Edelman, Caryl Englander, Waldo Fernandez, Michael Fuchs, Liam Gillick, Tom Healy, Kim Heirston, Paul Kavanos, Samuel Keller, Shareef Malnik, Colette Nahmad, Thaddeaus Ropac, Patrick Seguin, Franklin Sirmans, Per Skarstedt, Benedikt Taschen, Elizabeth Von Guttman, Princess Elizabeth Von Thurn Und Taxis, Guy Dellal, Alan Finkelstein, Doreen Remen, Michael Chow, Mickey Grendene and Lyor Cohen.

The event included the U.S. debut of the new 2012 Ferrari 458 Italia Spider, a 562-horsepower 4.5-liter V8-powered vehicle as well as a showcase of several vintage Ferraris.

The occasion also included a screening of RPM, a new 3D video installation by Milan-born video artist Marco Brambilla. Commissioned by Ferrari, RPM was photographed by Brambilla at the Italian Formula One Grand Prix in Monza, Italy. The video contains archive images from Ferrari’s racing team division, Scuderia Ferrari as well as race broadcasts and film clips which were all sampled to create what the artist calls a compelling psychological portrait of a Formula One driver’s point-of-view during a race.

In addition there was a special performance by American recording artist Janelle Monae, whose singles include 2010 “Tightrope” and “Cold War”.

The private affair took place at 11 11 Lincoln Road, the iconic structure situated at the gateway to Lincoln Road’s pedestrian promenade. The exclusive space was designed by the Pitzer-prize winningSwiss architecture firm Herzog & de Neuron.