Noel Yves Zheng

Noel

Aspen Art Museum: Art Crush Gala 2026
ft. Boris Acket

Project

Details

Role
U.S. Creative and Lead Scenographer

Client
Aspen Art Museum
Year
2026
Location
Aspen, CO
Program
Dinner

Aspen Art Museum’s 21st annual ArtCrush Gala brings together over 500 artists, collectors, and patrons in support of the museum and its arts programming. Set against the Aspen mountains, the evening consisted of a reception, dinner and auction, followed by an after-party, hosted within an environment built entirely from the ground up for the night.

The scenography embraced a surrealist sensibility through unexpected and mismatched pairings, larger-than-life installations, and playful details throughout. Developed in collaboration with artist Boris Acket, the set design also incorporated two of his kinetic sculptures, including a suspended work above the dinner setting. Beneath, tables radiated outwards, placing art at the heart of the evening’s architecture.
Team
U.S. Creative and Lead Scenographer: 
Noel Yves Zheng

For We Are Ona
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Founder: Luca Pronzato

Creative & Production
H.Q. Creative Team: Océane Omnès, Yoann Omnès
H.Q. EP: Anouk Fauveau Le Fers
U.S. Director: Alison Ambrosio
U.S. EP: Ilaria Cipriani, Kurt VanRaden
U.S. Production Team: Quentin Coste, Valentina Scarlata, Karen Saul
Graphic Designer: Hector Mosko

Culinary & Service
Chef: Caique Tizzi
F&B and Service Team: Gil Nogueira, Cristina Bianchi, Samuel Radisson, Nicolas Roché, Nathanaël Haury

Photographer: Laurent Gia

Special Thanks to:
Zegna
Bocci
Boris Acket & Team
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