For the Kitchen

Mary-Kate Olsen ... Lex Sidon, Matt Kliegman of the Smile, and Evan Koga of Chief ... Mia Jung and Kitchen board member Scott Lawin

The kitchens New Yorkers cook in will forever be small, but the Kitchen, the experimental arts space in Chelsea, keeps on growing. Its annual gala on Wednesday at Capitale had all the fabulous marks of a well-supported cultural institution in New York: two media sponsors (Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg), some famous people (Josh Hartnett, Mary-Kate Olsen, Cindy Sherman and David Byrne), heaps of cannolis, well-credentialed indie bands on the bill via Brooklyn (The Dirty Projectors) and Santa Monica (Chief)... and happy bartenders serving strong drinks with admirable efficiency. Itineraries included a little dancing, lots of schmoozing.

Richard Chai and artist Mika Tajima ... Andrea Glimcher and Nicola Vassell of Pace ... Evan Schayegh and Emily Leonardo ... David Byrne

The crowd was dotted with big donors as well as artists who have presented at the Kitchen. Katie Hand and Richard Chai ate cupcakes, David Byrne graciously signed copies of his "Bicycle Diaries," and Mary-Kate Olsen swayed to the mellow folk-rock, harmonizing music of Chief before having a power, and security-guarded moment with CBS chief Les Moonves and Julie Chen. All in a night for the Kitchen.

Irene Huotman, Judith Sanchez Ruiz, David Neumann ... Chris Ahearn of Thomson Reuters, board member Tracey Ryans, Kyle DeWoody ... Victoria Rowan and Euan Rellie ... an intern from the Kitchen

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