The Art Scene 06.23.16
Two at Drawing Room
The Drawing Room in East Hampton will present concurrent solo exhibitions of work by Mel Kendrick and Thomas Nozkowski from tomorrow through July 25.
Mr. Kendrick’s recent cast-paper drawings share the structural integrity and abstract vocabulary that have informed his sculpture in wood, bronze, and concrete over four decades. Mr. Nozkowski’s fascination with the juxtaposition of visual properties is evident in his innovative paintings and works on paper.
East Enders Down Under
“Cloud 9: Perspectives From Another Hemisphere,” an exhibition of photographs and illustrations by Martin and Mankiewicz, will be on view at Ashawagh Hall in Springs on Saturday and Sunday, with a reception Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Martin, who lives in East Hampton, will show photographs on metallic pearl paper, taken in Australia. Mankiewicz, who is based Down Under, will exhibit illustrations influenced by years as a printmaker in Japan.
Camille Perrottet at Art Space 98
Art Space 98 in East Hampton will present “Ocean en Péril,” an exhibition of photography, video, and installation by Camille Perrottet, from tomorrow through July 18, with a reception set for Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.
Ms. Perrottet, who lives and works in East Hampton, is comfortable in a variety of mediums, including painting and collage. The Art Space 98 show draws attention to ocean pollution, which she is dedicated to eliminating.
Mixed Media at Markel
An exhibition of recent mixed media works by Marilla Palmer opens today at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in Bridgehampton and continues through July 10.
Ms. Palmer’s works, which at first glance resemble botanical drawings, incorporate dried flowers, foliage, prints of spores, sequins, and other elements, both organic and synthetic, that embellish her delicate renderings of found branches and plants.
Claudia Aronow at Marcelle
The Peter Marcelle Project in Southampton will present paintings by Claudia Aronow from Saturday through July 3. A reception will take place Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m.
Ms. Aronow’s large-scale works feature a recurring theme of circles and curves, whose swirling, colorful dynamism is constrained by the rectangular confines of the canvas. Classically trained, she shifted from representation to gestural abstraction in 2000.
Resika’s Maritime Paintings
“Boats and Sails,” an exhibition of paintings by Paul Resika, will open today at Lawrence Fine Art in East Hampton and remain on view through July 14. A student of Abstract Expressionism under Hans Hofmann, Mr. Resika eventually developed a representational abstraction that moves back and forth between loose brushwork and rigid geometry.
Panel on East End Art Colony
Art Hamptons, which opens today and continues through Sunday, will present “The Allure of the East End,” a panel discussion about the region’s importance as a gathering place for artists, on Sunday at 2 p.m. on the fair’s grounds, 900 Lumber Lane in Bridgehampton.
Panelists are Helen A. Harrison, director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center; Christina Strassfield, museum director of Guild Hall, and Dawn Watson, a journalist and photographer. Pat Rogers, publisher of hamptonsarthub.com, will moderate.
Vincent Pepi Retrospective
The Quogue Gallery is presenting “Vincent Pepi: Over 50 Years of Painting,” a retrospective look at the career of the Hampton Bays artist, through July 14. A reception will take place on Saturday, the artist’s 90th birthday, from 4 to 7 p.m.
After travels to Mexico and Africa and two years in Rome, Mr. Pepi returned to New York and became an integral member of the first generation of Abstract Expressionists. He followed his own path, however, bringing bold gesture to the more intimate medium of watercolor.
Two Realists at Grenning
Paintings by Sarah Lamb and Thomas Cardone will be on view at the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor from Saturday through July 10, with a reception set for Saturday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
While both painters are realists, their work differs in style and subject. Ms. Lamb’s meticulous still-life paintings reflect a mastery of craft that testifies to her classical training, while Mr. Cardone’s scenes of East End boatyards have a more impressionistic quality.
Speed Painting
For the second year in a row, East End artists responded to an unusual self-imposed challenge — to paint 30 paintings in 30 days. The result is “Best of 30 Squared,” an exhibition of more than 100 works, on view at the Water Mill Museum from today through July 17. A reception will be held Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m. The paintings and photographs on view range from postcard to poster size, and from realism to abstraction.
Todd Merrill Reopens
The Todd Merrill Studio in Southampton has opened for the summer season with exhibitions of work by two artists new to the gallery, Ezra Cohen and Chris Rucker.
Mr. Cohen applies the golden ratio of 60-by-72 inches to his canvases, then pushes the boundaries of that infrastructure with expressive abstraction. Mr. Rucker uses unusual materials, among them plywood and packing blankets, to create furniture whose sleek minimalism belies their materials.
Photography in Cutchogue
The Alex Ferrone Gallery in Cutchogue will open the “Abstraction Exhibit” with a reception tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. The show will continue through Aug. 7. The three participating artists, Alex Vignoli, Christine Matthai, and Scott Farrell start with everyday scenes and from them create new images that discard the original setting, leaving behind little or no representational reference.
Art With a Water View
Harbor Bistro, a waterfront restaurant on Three Mile Harbor in Springs, is showing paintings by Scott Hewett, a Sag Harbor artist, through next Thursday. Mr. Hewett’s vividly colored paintings of scenes and subject matter from the East End combine realism with a Pop sensibility.
Ed Ruscha Drawings
Casterline/Goodman Art Advisors has announced the appointment of Douglas Clarke, the former owner of Bridgehampton Fine Art, as the senior art advisor in its East Hampton gallery at 46 Newtown Lane. The venue, which exhibits original works by important 20th-century artists, has a show of early drawings by Ed Ruscha on view through July 15.
AbEx Women
“Women of Abstract Expressionism,” on view through Sept. 25 at the Denver Art Museum, includes more than 50 important paintings by artists working on the East and West Coasts during the 1940s and 1950s. Among the East End painters included are Mary Abbott, Perle Fine, Helen Frankenthaler, Grace Hartigan, Elaine de Kooning, Lee Krasner, and Joan Mitchell.