What a PERFECT night! Friday, April 15th was HOT... WHITE HOT... at Downtown NYC's Capitale. The glitzy yet decidedly under the radar Bomb Magazine celebrated 30 years with dinner and silent auction. Bomb one of the most respected voices in Contemporary Art and literature welcomed much of the Contemporary Art world to honor artist Marina Abramovic, Director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Richard Armstrong; Art in America's Editor for almost four decades-- Elizabeth Baker, and author Francine Prose.

The evening was set, beginning with a killer cocktail reception that allowed for viewing of various artworks. Standouts included pieces by, Adam Fuss' photogravure from the series My Ghost, 2003; David Herbert's Pencil and Ink--Animal House, 2010; Carrie Mae Weems' Inkjet on Paper--Slow Fade to Black (Eartha Mae Kitt), 2009-2010; and famed sculptor Tom Otterness' Bronze Bomb, 2006. Guests in attendance included: Ross Bleckner, Arthur Danto, Elizabeth, Easton, Deborah Eisenberg and Wallace Shawn, Larry Gagosian, Barbara Gladstone, A.M. Holmes, Rachel Hovnanian, Joan Jonas, Ellsworth Kelly, Dorothy Lichtenstein, Patrick McGrath, Tim Nye, George Negroponte, Bruce Pearson, Sarah Paley + Bob Kerrey, Anne Pasternak, Ellen Phelan and Joel Shapiro, Elizabeth Sackler, David Salle, Laurie Simmons, Keith Sonnier, Mimi Thompson and James Rosenquist, Lynne Tillman, and Jamie Tisch.

Dinner, a creative and ingenious set up, keeping with the 30th Anniversary theme, allowed for each guest to be seated at a table of a different year. Actress Kim Cattrall was seated at table-2003, Fashion Journalist Derek Blasberg was seated at table 1983 and so on. Opening remarks came courtesy of the evening's hosts Klauss Kertess, Amy Phelan, Robert Duffy, Mary and Sean Kelly, Michele Gerber Klein and Michael Ward Stout. The dinner hour provided a tremendous retrospective of Bomb Magazine and all who have contributed in their own way over the years. Near the end of the dinner guests began to visit amongst themselves. Kim Cattrall was seen returning from the reception area to the seated dinner with Rocker Michael Stipe and Klaus Biesenbach, with Catrall graciously posing for a solo and then a group shot.

The evening came to a close over a dessert hour, where guests had a chance to do their final bids of the selected works on display. In all a grand evening of fine art, and fine people. So why do we LOVE Bomb? In the words of Bomb Magazine Founder and Editor, Betsy Sussler, "Bomb delivers the artist's voice by making the artist's voice an essential component of cultural discourse; Bomb humanizes intellectual ideas and give context to their origins."

Happy 30th Anniversary Bomb Magazine!