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Images of From the Desert to the City, Ballroom Marfa’s 10 Year Benefit Auction and Dinner from Hanuk.

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Fairfax Dorn. Photograph by BFANYC.COM

“New York gallerygoers, on-the-cusp artists and fashion notables flooded Chelsea’s Center 548 on Monday for a night of performances—both musical and non—and art auctions to benefit Ballroom Marfa, the highly-esteemed nonprofit space for contemporary art, film and music based in Marfa, Texas. Over 40 artists, including Liz Cohen, Solange Azagury-Partridge and Maryam Amiryani, participated in the silent and live auctions held during cocktails and dinner, respectively—some creating new pieces for the event.

The gallery celebrates 10 years of supporting exceptional artists, filmmakers and musicians, but the benefit (which raised $765,000 this year) extends beyond Texas’ art scene: Fairfax Dorn, Ballroom Marfa’s co-founder and executive director, told DuJour before dinner, “We’re going to continue doing what we’ve been doing, but also expand our Marfa dialog,” the forefront of which is a focus on climate change and environmental issues through programs involving grants and partnerships in New York this fall.”

Read more and peruse the photo gallery at DuJour.

In the above video, Saheer Umar of House of House* appears to be having a very enjoyable night out in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Umar follows YACHT this Monday night at Ballroom Marfa’s Benefit Auction After-Party in New York City.

*If you can find a copy of the 2010 House of House mix from Resident Advisor, consider yourself lucky.