File photo: Denis Villeneuve, left, at a Dune trailer launch in Los Angeles on March 16, 2026. This is not a photograph of the gala. Photo: SkywalkerEccleston / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
By Tito Baron Media News Desk
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art honored artist Vija Celmins and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve at its 15th annual Art+Film Gala on November 7, with ROSÉ performing for an audience of more than 600 guests, the museum said.
In a November 8 report, LACMA said the event raised nearly $7 million for its film programming and broader work. Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio returned as co-chairs. Gucci presented the gala, continuing a partnership that the museum dates to the event’s launch in 2011, with additional support from Audi.
Two honorees, two creative worlds
Haute Living’s account of the evening said novelist Rachel Kushner introduced Celmins before a film about the artist directed by Alison Chernick. Celmins discussed the influence of Los Angeles and its coastal landscape on her work.
Nicole Kidman paid tribute to Villeneuve before a presentation of scenes from his films, according to the magazine. The director spoke about the significance of an art museum recognizing cinema.
ROSÉ performs as Chow announces a change
Haute Living reported that Chow announced this would be her final year as co-chair. The magazine said Paris Hilton introduced ROSÉ, whose set included the live debut of New Trick, Number One Girl, a cover of The Killers’ Read My Mind and APT.
The museum confirmed the performance in its own post-event report. The gala brought visual art, filmmaking and popular music together for a fundraising event whose proceeds, LACMA says, will support its programming and wider mission. The nearly $7 million total is the museum’s reported figure.
Sources: LACMA’s November 8 gala report; Haute Living’s November 9 event coverage.
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