The Art Scene: 04.09.15
Group Show at Ille Arts
Ille Arts in Amagansett will present “Ubiquity,” a group exhibition organized by Saskia Friedrich, from Saturday through April 27, with an opening reception set for Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. Participating artists, who work in a variety of mediums, are Maeve D’Arcy, Jim Drain, Sabra Moon Elliot, Bill Saylor, and Ms. Friedrich.
According to Ms. Friedrich, “The show reflects the cultural, philosophical, and existential pluralism that exists today and invokes a simulacrum of the sublime within our consumerist society.”
New at Tripoli
Tripoli Gallery in Southampton will present “Memory Palace,” an immersive environment by Jonathan Beer, from Monday through May 25. The artist will be on site from Monday through May 1, transforming the gallery space with painting, sculpture, and installation. An opening reception on May 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. will mark the conclusion of his residency and the beginning of the completed exhibition.
The gallery has also announced the upcoming opening, on April 25, of Tripoli Gallery East Hampton, which will be located at 87 Newtown Lane. Glenn Horowitz Bookseller will continue to operate on the second floor of the building.
David Slater at Marcelle
“Something Old, Something New,” an exhibition of mixed-media works on canvas by David Slater, will open at the Peter Marcelle Project in Southampton with a reception on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. and will remain on view through April 26.
Because their imagery borrows from his wide-ranging life experiences, Mr. Slater, who has lived in Sag Harbor for more than 30 years, describes the works in the exhibition as “memoirs.” Each painting is packed with symbols, dreams, memories, and religious iconography.
A percentage of the proceeds from the exhibition will benefit the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum’s capital campaign.
Life of an Orchid
“Silent Journey,” an exhibition of paintings by Marissa Bridge, will open Sunday at Dodds and Eder Home in Sag Harbor and remain on view through June 15. A reception for the artist will take place May 2 from 4 to 6 p.m.
The exhibition will feature a series of 36 paintings that capture the development of a phalaenopsis orchid from beginning to end. Ms. Bridge, who lives in New York City and East Quogue, has written, “My reason for portraying the life cycle of the orchid is to understand life through observing nature.”
Farm to Canvas
Vegetables will be the subjects of an exhibition of paintings by Barbara Thomas that opens today at Estia’s Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor, where it will remain on view through June 1. An opening will happen Saturday afternoon from 4 to 6.
Ms. Thomas, who lives in Springs, has painted nature throughout her career, but she recently began to focus on vegetables grown in her garden, abstracting them by placing them against solid backgrounds rather than in a garden or landscape to make them stand out and give them a graphic look.
Art Groove at Ashawagh
The fifth annual Art Groove will take place at Ashawagh Hall in Springs from noon until 11 p.m. on Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
A reception from 6 to 11 on Saturday will feature a performance by Out East, a fusion rock band, and a dance party with music by D.J. G-Funk. “Hans Van de Bovenkamp: In His Own Words,” a documentary about the sculptor, will be screened Sunday at 3 p.m.
The exhibition will include artwork by Beth Barry, Laura Benjamin, Barbara Bilotta, Nadine Daskaloff, Anahi DeCanio, Pearl Golden, Eileen Hickey-Hulme, John Jinks, Geralyne Lewandowski, Michael McDowell, Joyce Raimondo, Charles Waller, and Mark Zimmerman.
Live Cinema at Parrish
Sam Green, a documentary filmmaker, and Brent Green, a visual artist who also works with film, will present a live cinema performance at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill tomorrow at 6 p.m. The evening of projected short films will include narration by each artist and music by Brendan Canty, James Canty, and Brent Green.
Both Mr. Greens (they are not related) consider the synthesis of two mediums — performance and traditional film — as a way to enhance viewers’ experience of both cinema and storytelling. Tickets are $10, free for members, students, and children.
The Parrish will offer four workshops for adults during April, beginning Monday with life drawing with Linda Capello, a four-session class that will meet Mondays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Other classes are Art of Fiction with Jennifer Senft, Materials and Methods with Eric Dever, and Drawing the Museum with Edgar Papazian. More detailed information is available at parrishart.org.
Abstraction in Southampton
“Audacity of Abstraction,” a group exhibition organized by Arlene Bujese, will open Tuesday at the Levitas Gallery at the Southampton Cultural Center and will remain on view through May 18. A reception will be held April 18 from 4 to 6 p.m.
The show will include paintings by Shari Abramson, Gerson Leiber, Roy Nicholson, and Dan Welden, and sculpture by Dennis Leri. According to Ms. Bujese, the exhibition’s title refers to the risk an artist takes when creating works that might contain references to reality but are essentially conceptual, intuitive, and non-objective.