PUTTING DOWN ROOTS

British sculptor Antony Gormley was the guest of honour at a White Cube party, which toasted the opening of his exhibition

Art aficionados and VIPS gathered at Popinjays, the Murray’s newly opened rooftop bar and restaurant, for the annual White Cube Art Basel cocktail party, which celebrated British sculptor Antony Gormley’s second exhibition at the gallery, Rooting the Synapse. The series of Rooter iron sculptures, which Gormley made over the preceding two years, features plantlike branching systems to map a human body in space. Gormley, who flew in for the occasion, was joined at the party by old friends, including Kai-yin Lo and fellow British contemporary artist Tracey Emin.

Evan Lau-sarkis and Galuh Sukardi Kai-yin Lo and Antony Gormley Tracey Emin and Jay Jopling Shirley Hiranand and Jessica Zhang Vickie Li, Jonathan Kwok and Malti Dialdas Michele Mao, Shirley Li, Louise Kou and Monica Chen