CULTURED magazine celebrated the release of its second Hamptons issue of the summer with a garden party at the Montauk home of Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, founders of architecture and design studio Roman & Williams, who served as guest editors for the July/August issue. The event drew a star-studded crowd of East End regulars including Julianne Moore, Martha Stewart, Cynthia Rowley, Jenna Lyons, photographer Cass Bird, David and Monica Zwirner, Sotheby's CEO Charles Stewart, and many others, with drinks by Casa Dragones and a potluck spread by chef Chris Kronner.
This gathering matters because it highlights the intersection of art, design, and celebrity culture that defines the Hamptons summer scene, a key market for galleries, collectors, and art-world figures. The presence of major art dealers like David Zwirner and auction-house leadership like Charles Stewart underscores how social events in this region serve as networking hubs for the art trade, while the magazine's focus on East End art and design reinforces the Hamptons' role as a seasonal epicenter for the visual arts.