Cultural Cachet and Institutional Clout Converge at Dia Beacon’s Spring Benefit

Dia Art Foundation must hire an absolute army of photographers to document its Spring Benefit, which this year brought more than 550 artists, patrons, museum directors, curators and luminaries from architecture, film and fashion to Beacon, New York. Yes, it’s a fundraiser, but no, it doesn’t feel like one—whether thanks to the cavernous and beautiful interiors of Dia Beacon or the convivial company.

This year’s guests included the always-fabulous Julianne Moore, Gen Z Pinault heir François Louis Pinault...