Members of the Vero Beach Museum Athena Society had a difficult decision to make at its annual dinner: choosing which of five outstanding works to purchase for the museum’s permanent collection.
The top tier membership of 148 households selected from four contemporary works and one 19th century painting. All had been on view for three weeks prior to the dinner, and guests had a chance to peruse the options one last time over cocktails before voting their choices.
That evening, the decision was made to acquire “Magenta, 2020,” a mesmerizing stainless-steel and lacquer sculpture by British-Indian artist Anish Kapoor. The compelling concave sculpture, measuring 63-by-63-by-9 5/8 inches, is unlike anything currently in the permanent collection…