Michael Chow Celebrates 50th Anniversary of MR. CHOW

Los Angeles – Restaurateur, artist & collector Michael Chow hosted an evening of dinner and dancing to celebrate MR CHOW’s 50th Anniversary. The celebration, held at Chow’s 60,000 sq/ft. artist studio in a converted warehouse in downtown Los Angeles, landed on the Chinese New Year and included a surprise traditional dragon dance.

​Michael’s children Asia, China and Maximilian Chow and their aunt Adelle Lutz danced to music by DJ Cash and enjoyed dinner prepared by Michael’s chefs who flew in from his restaurants from around the world. The party started with cocktails in the “​art gallery”​ which featured 7 of his most recent large painting as well as an Urs Fischer “Michael Chow” full size wax sculpture​ that burned during cocktails.

Other attendees included:

Actors: Al Pacino, Adrien Brody, Chris Rock, Camilla Belle, Anjelica Huston, Jerry Hall, Olivia Wilde, Tatum O’Neal, Mickey Sumner & Fuschia Kate Sumner, Mickey Rourke, Zoe Cassavetes, Miranda July, Jerry O’Connell & Rebecca Romijn, Sophia Bush, Ben Robson, Julian Sands, Mia Maestro, Lorraine Nicholson, Mia Maestro, Danny Huston

Artists: Alex Israel, Paul McCarthy, Sterling Ruby, Niki Haas & Simon Haas, Aaron Young & Laure Heriard Dubreuil, Kenny Scharf, Yi Zhou, Doug Aitken, Larry Bell, Rosson Crow, William Thomas Eggleston III, Piero Golia, Konstantin Kakanias, Bruce Wagner, Kulapat Yantrasast, Willo Perron, Sam Falls, Shio Kusaka, RETNA

Art World: Robbie Antonio, Maria Bell, Simon Castets, Benedikt Taschen, Nicolas Berggruen, Joanne Heyler, Jeffrey Deitch, Silas & Celia Chou, Cliff & Mandy Einstein, Theo Niarchos, Timothy Potts, Howard & Cindy Rachofsky, Eric Shiner, Philippe Vergne & Sylvia Chivaratanond, Derek & Christen Wilson, PC Valmorbida

Hollywood: Gus Van Sant, Jason Blum, Clarence & Jacqueline Avant, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Mitch Glazer & Kelly Lynch, Howard & Susan Becker, Irving & Jackie Blum, James Crump & Ronnie Sassoon, Liz Goldwyn, Kimberly Ovitz, Chip & Kathleen Rosenbloom, Jim Berkus, Wendy Stark, Kathy & Richard Hilton, Joyce & Michael Ostin, Gelila Puck, Emile Haynie, Jane Semel, Bryn Mooser

Music: Quincy Jones, Ricky Martin, Marc Ronson, Mia Moretti, Lyor Cohen, Rick Rubin, Billy Idol, Lil Buck, Stevie Wonder, Lyor Cohen, Jeff Magid, Maurice de la Falaise, Scooter Braun

Fashion: Dee Poon, Heidi Klum, Misha Noonoo, Victoria Brynner, Eric Buterbaugh, Io Bottoms, Greg Chait, Maryam Malakpour, Stephanie Danan & Justin Kern, Rebecca de Ravenel, Garance Dore, Jasmin Shokrian, Cyril Duval, Jeanne Yang, Tania Fares, Johnson Hartig, Nicholas Kirkwood, Arianne Phillips, Shiva Rose, Jessica Paster, Chloe Bartoli, Maxwell Osborne, Dao Yi Chow

…Among many others!