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A live salsa band played at a nearby street festival, and people wandered back and forth.
The fairs founders, Tony Rodriguez and Daniel Baez, saw an opportunity for experimentation and community.
Biesenbach rallied politicians and celebrities to raise funds forMaria Fund, and organized a fundraiser at MoMA PS1.
They said, Were going to keep going, what else do we have?
And it was clear that they could put it on.
There are still towns with no electricity and thats really sad.
Many people were asking, Why are you doing an art fair when a hurricane just happened?
In the eye of chaos, the rich persons still going to be spending, says Baez.
(Baez once assisted Tiravanija).
Four delicate porcelain sculptures sat on vanities holding large red rose bouquets.
(They were priced at $7,500 each).
VIPs were also shuttled to the prominent collector Cesar Reyess countryside home on Saturday.
Everybody involved knows we have to be in it for the long game for it to succeed.
