Overview
- Vanity Fair says it will stage its 31st annual Oscar Party inside the still-unopened David Geffen Galleries at LACMA.
- The publication reports the galleries will open to the public this month, with the party occurring beforehand.
- The $720 million project, designed by Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor, is described as his first building in the United States after sustained local debate.
- Director Michael Govan led the redevelopment and is credited with selling the director’s traditional residence during COVID to free funds.
- Vanity Fair plans heightened privacy for the event, including stickering guests’ cameras, and signals interest in future collaborations with the museum.