At the Pioneer Works Gala, Birthday Cake, David Byrne, and the Spector of Trump

At the Pioneer Works Gala, Birthday Cake, David Byrne, and the Spector of Trump

The Pioneer Works Village Fete, an exuberant herald for New York’s spring benefit season, began with a toast to patriotism—preceded by a re-contextualization of the term. “It was not good to be called a patriot when America was started because it meant that you did not want to be ruled by an autocrat” said Austin Hearst, filmmaker and grandson of the totemic media baron, and whose wife, Gabriela Hearst, was the benefit’s lead sponsor. He conti…

Pioneer Works Founder Dustin Yellin Turned 50. Then, He Raised $1.4 Million for the Arts.

Dustin Yellin’s own semi-centennial doubled as a party for Pioneer Works—co-hosted by CULTURED.