The Art Scene: 06.04.15
Bartos and Youngerman
Concurrent shows of work by Adam Bartos and Jack Youngerman will open tomorrow at the Drawing Room in East Hampton and remain on view through July 6.
Mr. Bartos will exhibit new large-format photographs taken at Louse Point in Springs, which is bordered by the broad stretch of Gardiner’s Bay to the east and the wetlands of Accabonac Harbor to the west. As in much of his work, the artist is drawn to elements such as a pickup truck and its tire tracks on the beach as much as to the landscape itself.
Mr. Youngerman’s sculptures in Baltic birch plywood explore varied degrees of torsion, “with volumetric contours that wind into helixes, spirals, and gentle twists of form as they radiate outward from a central axis,” according to the gallery.
New at Harper’s Books
Harper’s Books in East Hampton will open solo exhibitions of work by Margo Wolowiec and Travess Smalley with a reception Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will run through July 7.
Ms. Wolowiec uses a traditional loom to weave handmade canvases on whose individual strands are printed pixels from digital images. The works derive from anonymous tourist photographs of the Louvre and Disneyland, which are transformed by her process into images that resemble static on a screen, bringing two different technologies — hand-weaving and digital imaging — into alignment.
The transformation of images and files as they are copied, printed, scanned, or backed up interests Mr. Smalley. His letter-size works on paper highlight moments when new images, patterns, and textures emerge from the various reproductive methods.
Nautical Show at Nightingale
Sara Nightingale Gallery in Water Mill will present “Reinventing the Helm,” a group show that asks contemporary artists to “pirate” the genre of traditional maritime art, from Saturday through Aug. 3. A reception will take place Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.
It was only a matter of time before Ms. Nightingale, a serious sailor since childhood, would ask artists such questions as, “Will a siren’s call land in a text-based work? Will there be paintings, cakes, clouds, sculptures, and photographs of boats? Sharks too?”
Among the artists who will try to answer these and other questions are Dalton Portella, Darius Yektai, Christa Maiwald, Lucy Winton, Peter Sabbeth, Ross Watts, Erica-Lynn Huberty, Rossa Cole, Scott Bluedorn, Alexis Martino, Perry Burns, Elizabeth Dow, and many more. Ms. Nightingale has suggested nautical attire for the opening reception.
American Painting in Sag
The Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor, in conjunction with MME Fine Art in Manhattan, is presenting “American Paintings: 1820-1941” through June 14, with an opening reception set for Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Among the artists whose work is on view are Irving Ramsey Wiles, who built a home and studio on the North Fork in 1898 and worked mostly en plein air; Clarence Kerr Chatterton, who studied with William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri and was a friend of Edward Hopper and George Bellows, and Guy C. Wiggins, an American Impressionist who worked in Lyme, Conn.
John Ferguson Weir, Charles Henry Ebert, and Jean Wechsler Knapp are also represented in the exhibition, as is an unknown painter whose portrait of a young boy from 1820 is a fine example of early American portraiture.
Cornelia Foss at Marcelle
The Peter Marcelle Project in Southampton will open a show of new paintings by Cornelia Foss on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition will be on view through June 21.
A painterly realist who has been at it for more than 50 years, Ms. Foss is known for her fresh and personal vision, with intense emotion sharing the canvas with the formal constraints of design and painting.
Featured in numerous solo and group shows both nationally and internationally, her work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Museum for Women, and the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., among many other public and private collections.
Big Show at Little Estia
Estia’s Little Kitchen in Sag Harbor is having a big show and auction of work by 44 artists today through June 28. The exhibition is a benefit for Springs Seedlings and Project Most, an afterschool program for East Hampton students from kindergarten through eighth grade.
Bidding will start online at Paddle8.com on Friday, June 12, but works can now be previewed on the website. The show will culminate with a live auction and party in the restaurant’s garden on June 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. Food and beverages will be provided by local restaurants, caterers, wineries, and other producers. Tickets to the party are $150 and can be purchased at projectmost.com.
Among the artists who have donated work are Ross Bleckner, April Gornik, Mary Heilmann, Bryan Hunt, Steve Miller, Dan Rizzie, David Salle, Cindy Sherman, Lucy Winton, and Almond Zigmund.
Southampton’s Art Legacy
In conjunction with Southampton’s 375th anniversary, the Southampton Cultural Center’s Levitas Gallery is presenting “Artists and Southampton: A Living Legacy” through Aug. 3. A reception will happen Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m.
Organized by Arlene Bujese, the center’s curator, the show will include work by 19 artists ranging from such seminal figures as Jane Freilicher, Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, and Jane Wilson to contemporary artists, among them Carol Hunt, Paton Miller, and Jeff Muhs.
Paintings and Jewelry
Zoe Pennebaker Breen, an abstract artist from East Hampton, and John Mutch, a jewelry designer, will be showing their work at SpaUnique and Jeunesse Skincare in Southampton on June 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and a portion of each sale will be donated to Last Chance Animal Rescue.
A Correction
Last week’s Art Scene item concerning “Sculpted Images,” an exhibition at the Eastville Community Historical Society, gave incorrect information about the screening of “Stonefaced,” a film by Vivian Ducat, and the panel discussion to follow. The screening and panel will take place on June 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.