Gucci President and CEO Jean-Franvois Palus, left, joined Gucci Creative Director Sabata DeSarno, 2023 Art+Film Gala Honoree David Fincher, Art+Film Gala co-chair Eva Chow, honoree Judy Baca and LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan at the star-studded event. (photo by Billy Farrell/BFA.com)

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art hosted its 12th annual Art+Film Gala on Nov. 4, honoring artist Judy Baca and filmmaker David Fincher and featuring a special performance by Lenny Kravitz.

More than 650 guests from the art, film, fashion and entertainment industries attended the event, which was co-chaired by LACMA trustee Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, with Gucci creative director Sabato De Sarno serving as the Gala Host Committee chair. This year’s gala raised more than $5 million to support LACMA’s efforts to make film more central to the museum’s curatorial programming, as well as LACMA’s broader mission. Gucci, which has partnered with LACMA since the first Art+Film Gala in 2011, returned as presenting sponsor of this year’s event. Electric vehicle transportation and additional support was provided by Audi.

“It was a great pleasure to bring such an amazing group of people together to honor Judy Baca and David Fincher, while supporting our beloved museum,” Chow said.

“Judy Baca and David Fincher are both powerful storytellers whose bodies of work offer vital commentary on history and human nature, and it was wonderful to recognize their achievements with all of the other artists and friends from L.A.’s creative industries,” LACMA CEO and Wallis Annenberg Director Michael Govan said. “We owe the success of the Art+Film Gala, year after year, to the dedication of our co-chairs Eva Chow and Leonardo DiCaprio, and I’m deeply grateful for their ongoing support.’’

The 2023 Art+Film Gala was planned in alignment with SAG-AFTRA. Proceeds from the event support LACMA’s film initiatives and future exhibitions, acquisitions and programming.

Renowned artists, distinguished guests, and luminaries from the film, fashion, music, and entertainment industries arrived at the Art+Film Gala and took photos in front of Chris Burden’s “Urban Light” (2008) on Wilshire Boulevard. Following an outdoor cocktail reception, guests moved into the Art+Film pavilion overlooking Michael Heizer’s “Levitated Mass” (2012) for a special dinner by chef Mattia Agazzi of Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura in Beverly Hills, in collaboration with chef Joachim Splichal and Patina Catering.

After Govan and Chow welcomed the crowd, Eva Longoria gave a tribute to Judy Baca, accompanied by a short film by Alejandra Vasquez and Sam Osborn titled “Baca.”

Baca accepted the honor and spotlighted her many collaborators.

“There are hundreds, probably thousands, of people with me on the stage accepting with deep gratitude this acknowledgment of our work, often against all odds, to remember our stories and paint them on the walls of our communities around the nation and the world.,” Baca said.

Brad Pitt presented a tribute to Fincher.

After dinner, Govan invited guests back outside where Jennifer Lopez introduced Kravitz, who played “Fly Away,” “American Woman,” “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” “Dig In” and a moving rendition of “Here to Love.”

For information, visit lacma.org.