The Hirshhorn’s Melissa Chiu and Imani Greene Join CULTURED‘s Julia Halperin in Miami Beach for a Luck-Filled Evening

Miami Art Week is back again, and the Lucky Cat was certainly feeling the moment last night. 

CULTURED’s Editor-at-Large Julia Halperin joined forces with Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden Director Melissa Chiu and trustee Imani Greene to celebrate the annual art-world rendezvous at Gordon Ramsay’s South Beach hotspot. 

The co-hosts gathered cultural insiders like curator Estrellita B. Brodsky, Colombian journalist and film producer Isaac Lee, and model and strategist Kai Milla Morris, kicking off the evening with mezcal and oolong mango lassis before sitting for an intimate dinner immersed in the restaurant's smoky decor. One by one, Asian-inspired delicacies—from elaborate omakase boxes and wok-fried buchu to charred robatas and ceviche—were passed around with an assortment of specialty cocktails.

Guests exchanged the latest art-world news, fair-floor takeaways, and plans for the week, filling the Lucky Cat with energy and excitement. Although the Hirshhorn calls Washington, DC, home, its patrons sure know how to make a splash in Miami!

Rodner Figueroa and Ernesto Mathies

Tedd Bernard and Chad Millard

Guadalupe and Imani Greene

Melissa Chiu

Sonya Singh and Chris Kennedy

Melissa Chiu and Estrellita B. Brodsky

Natalija Dedic Stojanovic, Aleksandra Dinic, John James Muller, and Sigal Cohen

Isaac Lee and Melissa Chiu

Rose Marie Cromwell, Jillian Mayer, Marina Isgro, and Alex Nogueira

Michael and Allison Bucheleres

Julia Halperin and Emma Gilhooly

Sydney McClain, Melanie Cabassol, and Maggie O’Neill

Jeanine Liebird, Charlotte Reid, and Michelle Rice

Jefferson Jong, Emi Eu, and Aaron Seeto

Phaan Howng and Clare Kambhu

Mahy and Katerina Polymeropoulos