The Art Scene: 07.26.18

Steinberg at Drawing Room

“Saul Steinberg: Drawings, Constructions, and Objects,” an exhibition organized in collaboration with the Saul Steinberg Foundation, is on view at the Drawing Room in East Hampton through Aug. 26.

The show includes works in wood and on paper from the artist’s own collection. Cityscapes and still lifes from the 1950s and ’60s, composite watercolor skyscapes, cubistic drawings with collage, and wood constructions from the iconic 1970s and ’80s “Table Top” series highlight Steinberg’s originality and refracted humor, as well as his particular world view.

The exhibition catalog includes reminiscences by Francoise Mouly, the art editor of The New Yorker since 1993, and by Art Spiegelman, the cartoonist and graphic novelist.

Group Show at Steele 

“Desire in the Bangles,” a group exhibition organized by Janet Goleas and Russell Steele, will open tomorrow with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at R.E. Steele Antiques at the Red Horse Plaza in East Hampton and continue through Sept. 3. The exhibition will include work by Amanda Church, Brian Gaman, William Graef, Virva Hinnemo, Laurie Lambrecht, Christa Maiwald, Riad Miah, Linda Miller, Curtis Mitchell, George Negroponte, Toni Ross, Bonnie Rychlak, Almond Zigmund, and Ms. Goleas.

A selection of midcentury furniture, lighting, décor, and collectibles will provide a context for the commingling of contemporary art and design.

Honor for Alice Hope

Alice Hope, an East Hampton artist, has been selected as the greater New York region’s representative for “Heavy Metal: Women to Watch 2018,” an exhibition on view through Sept. 16 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C. Shannon Stratton, chief curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York City, chose Ms. Hope for the show, which features artists who investigate the physical properties of metal in sculpture, jewelry, and conceptual forms.

At East Hampton Shed

“Tiny People,” a show of work by Abby Lloyd and Chris Retsina, will open at East Hampton Shed at 30 Blue Jay Way with a reception tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. and continue through Aug. 19.

Ms. Lloyd’s doll-like “Little Lady” sculptures, with their exaggerated features and blank expressions, strike a balance between innocence and maturity. White horses, mushroom houses, and seemingly happy people populate Mr. Retsina’s landscapes, but there is a suggestion of the sinister lurking in the brightly colored paintings.

Max Blagg at Parrish

Max Blagg, a poet and performance artist who has worked with a number of celebrated visual artists, will be at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill tomorrow evening at 6 to read from an autobiography-in-progress of Keith Sonnier, on which he is collaborating with the artist, whose retrospective is on view at the museum through Jan. 27. Tickets are $12, free for members and students.

New in Southampton 

“Water’s Edge: Reflections and Refractions,” a show of work by Barbara Vaughn, Rex Ashlock, and Hans Van de Bovenkamp, is on view through Aug. 7 at Noted Gallery, a venue in Southampton launched in June by Liz Fraser Murray and Carl Murray.

Ms. Vaughn is showing large color photographs of reflections in moving water, while Mr. Ashlock’s paintings depict the world of water from a bird’s-eye view. Mr. Van de Bovenkamp’s sculptures “arguably serve as accolades to metaphysics,” according to the gallery.

Land Art and Painting

In June 2017, Jane Weissman, a mural artist, historian, and curator, traveled to the places that inspired Michael Heizer’s “Double Negative,” Nancy Holt’s “Sun Tunnels,” Robert Smithson’s “Spiral Jetty,” and Walter De Maria’s “The Lightning Field,” four important examples of land art in the American Southwest from the 1970s. Ms. Weissman will present “Isolation and Light,” a free illustrated talk on her trip, on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Montauk Library.

Also at the library, a solo show of paintings and book illustration work by Jane Breskin Zalben will be on view from Tuesday through Sept. 1. Ms. Zalben’s abstract paintings, some of which are based on the grid, use a variety of materials, including acrylic, oil, and metallic paints, automotive lacquer, twine, knitted copper, and gauze bandage.

Christopher Engel in Sag

“Memory of Language,” a show of recent work by Christopher Engel, will open today at the Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor and remain on view through Aug. 16. A reception will be held on Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

The simple lines of Mr. Engel’s abstract paintings bend into patterns of multiple colors reminiscent of hieroglyphics. His figurative work includes references to artists such as Picasso and Basquiat, both of whom “understood the meaning of symbols,” according to the artist. 

N.Y.F.A. Studio Tour

The New York Foundation for the Arts will hold its annual East End studio tour on Friday, Aug. 3. Led by Andrea Grover, the executive director of Guild Hall, the group will visit the studios of Ross Bleckner, April Gornik, and Hiroyuki Hamada. The tour will be followed by lunch with the artists at a private residence in Bridgehampton.

Tickets are $350. Reservations are no longer being taken, but those who would like to be placed on a waiting list can email [email protected] or call 212-366-6900. Proceeds will benefit N.Y.F.A. programs throughout Long Island and New York State.

East End Photographers

“True Focus,” an exhibition of work by members of the East End Photographers Group, will be on view at the Water Mill Museum from today through Aug. 19. A reception will be held on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m.