Kaia Gerber, Cindy Crawford, Salma Hayek and Demi Moore sparkled at the event honoring Mary Corse and Ryan Coogler
LACMA’s annual Art+Film gala presented by Gucci always promises to be a starry — and fashionable — affair. This year’s 14th event also set a record by raising $6.5 million in support of LACMA’s efforts to make film more central to its programming and overall mission.
Gucci has partnered with LACMA on the event since its beginning in 2011, and proceeds support LACMA’s film initiatives and future exhibits, acquisitions and programming.
Last night’s gala, co-chaired by LACMA trustee Eva Chow and actor Leonardo DiCaprio, united 600 guests from the film, art and fashion worlds — including Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, Angela Bassett, Lorde, Tessa Thompson, Lauren Halsey, Finneas O’Connell, Jon M. Chu, Joel Edgerton, Benito Skinner, Kathryn Hanh, Kerry Washington and Elle Fanning — to honor artist Mary Corse and filmmaker Ryan Coogler.
Honoree Mary Corse, wearing Gucci, Michael Govan, CEO, LACMA, wearing Gucci, Eva Chow, 2025 Art+Film Gala Co-Chair, wearing Gucci, Leonardo DiCaprio, 2025 Art+Film Gala Co-Chair, Zinzi Coogler, wearing Gucci and honoree Ryan Coogler, wearing Gucci Credit: Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA
“Mary Corse and Ryan Coogler have each forged a singular path in their fields, showing us the power of visual experimentation and exquisitely crafted storytelling to shift our perspectives,” said Michael Govan, LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director.
Wemimo Abbey, Taylor Abbey, guest, guest, Mellody Hobson, George Lucas, Stephanie Bongiovi, Mark Bradford, Eboni Nichols and Queen LatifahCredit: Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for LACMA
Notable figures from the art world and L.A. community included 2023 Art+Film Gala honoree Judy Baca, 2017 Art+Film Gala honoree Mark Bradford, West Hollywood Councilmember John Erickson, Honor Fraser, Charles Gaines, Ann Goldstein, Todd Gray, Lauren Halsey, Amy Homma, L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, Alex Israel, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Shio Kusaka, Emma McIntyre, L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, Jarl Mohn, Youssef Nabil, 2018 Art+Film Gala honoree Catherine Opie, Marion Peck, Paul Pfeiffer, Calida Rawles, Harmonia Rosales, Sonya Roth, Zoë Ryan, Mark Ryden, 2019 Art+Film Gala honoree Betye Saar, Director of LA County Dept of Arts and Culture Kristen Sakoda, Kenny Scharf, Tavares Strachan, Walter Timoshuk, 2015 Art+Film Gala honoree James Turrell, Emma Webster, Christopher Williams, Jonas Wood and L.A. City Councilmember Katy Yaroslovasky.
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Michael Govan, CEO, LACMA, wearing Gucci, Katharine Ross, Honoree Mary Corse, wearing Gucci, James Turrell, and Kyung-Lim LeeCredit: Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA
The arrivals — photographed in front of Chris Burden’s 2008 Urban Light installation — amount to one of the year’s glitziest fashion shows.
Emma Roberts and Angela Bassett, wearing GucciCredit: Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA
Among the Gucci-clad guests making the biggest splash: Elle Fanning, Angela Bassett, Emma Roberts, Salma Hayek Pinault and the mother daughter duo of Kaia Gerber and Cindy Crawford.
Kaia Gerber and mother Cindy Crawford, both wearing GucciCredit: Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA
After posing for the press line, guests continued into the cocktail party on the Smidt Welcome Plaza — where they sipped Justin wine (Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc and Rose) and featured cocktails (including the Lychee Martini, Sparkling Penicillin and the Refraction, with Tequila Don Julio Reposado, creme de cacao and lemon).
Cynthia Erivo, Demi Moore, and Tessa Thompson, wearing GucciCredit: Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA
Inside, a sparkly Moore chatted with an equally sparkly Thompson (both were wearing Gucci). Nobody Wants This star Justin Lupe looked red-hot alongside husband Tyson Mason.
Tyson Mason and Justine Lupe Credit: Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for LACMA
Queen Latifah caught up with Quinta Brunson. Elle Fanning made the rounds in a pale-blue dress — trailed by a fuzzy coat and several photographers.
Elle FanningCredit: Getty Images for LACMA
Dustin Hoffman, accompanied by his wife, jokingly helped himself to an empty hors d’oeuvres tray. And Cynthia Erivo arrived fashionably late — just as dinner was getting started — but made it up for it with the grand entrance she made in a voluminous gray tulle number.
Nnamdi Asomugha, Kerry Washington, Salma Hayek, wearing Gucci, and François-Henri Pinault Credit: Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA
After moving into the Art+Film pavilion overlooking Michael Heizer’s Levitated Mass (2012), guests enjoyed dinner by chef David Shim of Simon Kim’s COTE New York (America’s only Michelin-starred Korean steakhouse) served on Ginori 1735 Oriente Italiano porcelain.
Honor Fraser, Kenny ScharfCredit: BFA
2015 Art+Film Gala honoree James Turrell honored Corse before introducing a short film about the artist directed by Alysa Nahmias, titled Mary Corse: Let Everything In.
“It’s such an honor to be working with this museum, which really supports artists who have a new way of seeing,” said Corse, whose recent exhibition Mary Corse: A Survey in Light, was presented at LACMA in 2019.
Judy BacaCredit: BFA
Bassett then presented a tribute to the night’s other honoree, writer, director and producer Coogler (2025’s Sinners, 2018’s Black Panther).
“I think art is one of the things that makes us human,” Coogler said. “It’s incredibly important in helping people perform the practice of empathy.”
Delfin Finley, Todd Gray, Kohshin Finley and Lauren Halsey Credit: Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA
Afterward, Doja Cat — dripping in diamonds and draped in blue fur — closed the night with a sultry performance of hits including “Paint The Town Red.”
“Baby, just play your cards,” she crooned over dessert.
Doja Cat, wearing Gucci, performs onstage Credit: Photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for LACMA
