Where’s Leo?

Leonardo DiCaprio got to Miami late and did not show up until 10:45 p.m., after the auction and dessert. But that did not dampen spirits at the 175-person dinner for Core, a charity started by Sean Penn and Ann Lee to help Haiti and other Latin American countries.

Occasion: The rare benefit party at Art Basel, which raised $1.6 million on Wednesday night.

The Room: A giant tent erected on the beach in front of the Soho Beach House, with about 20 burlap-covered dinner tables.

In Attendance: Mr. Penn, his daughter Dylan Penn, Mr. DiCaprio, Mark Anthony, Antoine Arnault, Delphine Arnault, Serena Williams, Craig Robins and Alan Faena.

The Food. Family-style plates of burrata, tuna tartare, meatballs, rigatoni, grilled branzino and beef tenderloin.

Moment of the Night: Reka Nyari, a photographer, auctioned off a selfie with the night’s V.I.P.s that was turned into an NFT. It sold for $200,000. And this was before Mr. DiCaprio showed up, in a black baseball cap and large gray mask.
The Mood: “I collect one artist named Gottfried Helnwein, simply because I came onto it before it cost too much,” Mr. Penn said. “I’m always doing movies that I want to do, that therefore pay less than my colleagues’. I’m an appreciator..."