The who's who in art, music and fashion came out to the seventh annual Brooklyn Artists Ball on April 3, 2017. The Brooklyn Museum event honored Brooklyn Museum trustee and music producer Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and artist and activist Alicia Keys for their outstanding commitment to art in all its forms.
The fundraiser featured artist collaborations, transformative décor by David Stark Designs, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, dinner, and an after party with Swizz Beatz on the turntables.
Brooklyn Museum Trustee Kasseem Dean (Swizz Beatz) is an internationally acclaimed producer and global entrepreneur. A Grammy ® Award–winning musician and producer. In 2014, he launched the Dean Collection, which houses his ever-growing collection of contemporary art and creates learning opportunities for young art enthusiasts. He has forged successful partnerships with Reebok, Christian Louboutin, Aston Martin, Lotus, and Audemars Piguet, among others. Dean received the prestigious Gordon Parks Foundation Award in 2013. He is currently enrolled at the Harvard Business School and works closely with many charitable causes, including Keep a Child Alive, co-founded with his wife, Alicia Keys.
Alicia Keys is a 15-time Grammy ® Award–winning singer-songwriter-producer, an accomplished actress, a New York Times best-selling author, an entrepreneur, and a powerful force in the world of activism. On November 4, she released her critically acclaimed sixth studio album, Here, on RCA Records. The album shines a light on the sonic soulfulness of New York. She also released a short film, The Gospel, inspired by her songs.
In 2014, Keys launched We Are Here,
a global movement aimed at building a better world where all people
are respected and treated with dignity. In 2003 she co-founded Keep
a Child Alive, an organization that provides HIV treatment to children
orphaned as a result of AIDS. Keys and Dean live in New York with their
two children. Both are integrally involved in many charities focused
on children, including the Bronx Charter School for the Arts, the NYC
Health and Hospitals Corporation, the Gordon Parks Foundation, and the
organization Children’s Rights.
All Photos taken in New York City, April 3, 2017 at Brooklyn Artists Ball at Brooklyn Museum by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Brooklyn Museum |