PaperLove At Luminare
Art Basel Opening Night Reception
Vivian Pfeiffer of Christie's
Nargis Kassamali
Nadia Swarovski and George McNeilly of Christie's
Bill Costa and Sarah Hummins of Swarovski
Rene Gonzalez and Asther Schaetam
The Campana Brothers and Nasir Kassamali
Chad Oppenheim & Michelle Oka Doner
German fashion designer Elke Walter with her Paperlove submission'
Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, MD – Dean of the Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami
Sharon Goodwin, Dr. Jarrard Goodwin and Nargis Kassamali
Barbara Havenick and Dr. Jarrard Goodwin, Director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Interior of Paperlove exhibition at Luminaire Lab
Exterior of Luminaire Lab at 3901 NE 2nd Avenue in the Design District
With titles such as “Paper Vase,” “Kiss,” “Just a Moment,” and “Recycle Me,” the creations of dozens of artists were displayed for Luminaire PaperLove on Thursday evening, December 4. While the online bidding is still being tallied, the live art auction, created by Luminaire founders Nargis and Nasir Kassamali, raised more than $240,000 for cancer research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Among the estimated 400 of South Florida’s art elite who attended the cocktail reception was Ivana Trump. Art lovers mingled with designers, artists and architects who brought their creativity together for this philanthropic art event. For PaperLove, artists were invited to create a one-of-a-kind work of art using paper as the primary medium. More than 50 artists translated their vision into a creation to meet that challenge.