The Art Scene 09.08.16
Women Artists on Film
The Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs will present “Women Artists as Victims,” a series of four films organized by the film historian and art critic Marion Wolberg Weiss, starting tomorrow at 7 p.m. with “Frida,” Julie Taymor’s film about the turbulent relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina star.
Other films in the series, which highlights women in the arts who faced adversity and emotional and physical suffering, are “Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus,” with Nicole Kidman as the influential and provocative photographer (Friday, Sept. 16); “Big Eyes,” Tim Burton’s film about the painter Margaret Keane, whose husband, Walter, took credit for her popular paintings of big-eyed waifs (Sept. 23), and “Camille Claudel,” in which Isabel Adjani plays the would-be sculptor who became the assistant and lover of Auguste Rodin, played by Gerard Depardieu (Sept. 30).
All screenings are at 7 p.m. and are free; reservations are not required. Ms. Weiss will introduce each film and lead a discussion afterward.
From Cuba to Gansett
“Cuban Arts,” a group exhibition organized by Pamela Ruiz, will open at Ille Arts in Amagansett with a reception Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. and continue through Sept. 27.
Ms. Ruiz first visited Cuba 20 years ago, when she met Damian Aquiles, a Cuban artist who is now her husband, and since then has traveled back and forth between the two countries. She met Sara DeLuca, the gallery’s owner, several years ago, and the exhibition is a result of their decision to do a project together.
The show includes photographs by Liudmila & Nelson, a team, and Jennifer Jimenez Rico, and a wall installation and several pieces of sculpture by Mr. Aquiles. Ms. Ruiz has also brought objects from Cuba to display in the gallery.
Charles Ly at Guild Hall
“Charles Ly: Humans and Hides” will open tomorrow in Guild Hall’s education corridor and remain on view through Nov. 5. A reception will take place next Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m.
Mr. Ly, who grew up in East Hampton and studied at the Laguna College of Art and Design, has spoken of his admiration for Jan van Eyck, Odd Nerdrum, Andrew Wyeth, Howard Pyle, and other “masters of illustrating a narrative.” His work combines the centuries-old tradition of design patterns based on natural forms with imaginative, fantastic compositions created with a meticulous drawing and painting technique.
Mr. Ly divides his time between Brooklyn and East Hampton, where he is likely to be found when the surf is up.
Art Talks in Amagansett
Art/History/Amagansett, a series of Saturday conversations and Sunday seminars about art and artists, will kick off at the Amagansett Library this weekend with programs about the LongHouse Reserve and artists’ rights.
“The House That Jack Built: LongHouse Reserve” will focus on Jack Lenor Larsen’s East Hampton utopia for creative living in a discussion with Matko Tomicic, its executive director, and Dianne Benson, its president, on Saturday at 6 p.m. Joan Baum will moderate.
Carol Steinberg, an attorney specializing in issues relevant to art and artists, will lead a seminar on “Copyright and Collaboration 101.5,” in which she will cover 10 things artists should know about those issues. The seminar will be held Sunday at 6 p.m.
Subsequent programs will take place weekly through Oct. 1. Admission is free, but reservations are necessary and can be made by calling 631-267-3810.
Handmade Furniture
At Ashawagh
“The Second Annual Handmade Furniture Show” will open at Ashawagh Hall in Springs today and continue through Tuesday. A reception will be held Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m.
The exhibition includes pieces by James DeMartis, Max Philip Dobler, Nick and Nancy Groudas, Marcie Honerkamp, Gary Schatmeyer, Silas Seandel, and Nico Yektai, and photographs by Carolyn Conrad. The gallery will be open from noon to 5 p.m., except for Saturday, when the hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Group Show for Project Most
Project Most Gallery in East Hampton will open “Community,” a group exhibition organized by Julie Keyes and Pamela Willoughby, with a reception on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will run through Sept. 29.
Participating artists are Nathan Slate Joseph, Anne Elisabeth Kiaer, Evan Lagasse, Hush, Martine Langatta, and Nicole Nadeau. A portion of proceeds from sales will be donated to Project Most, which runs after-school programs for students at the Springs School and the John M. Marshall Elementary School.
Toni Ross in Chelsea
“The Presence of Absence,” an exhibition of sculpture by Toni Ross, will open today at Ricco Maresca in Chelsea with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. It will remain on view through Oct. 15.
The exhibition includes steles, cubes, and strata, all made of unglazed stoneware, slip, and, in some cases, hemp or cotton thread. The new pieces address exteriors, especially the materiality of clay, and frontality. The steles are vertical, while many of the cubes are tilted, seeming jammed into the surfaces on which they sit as if they have crashed there.
According to Ms. Ross, “My art seeks symmetry between the temporal and the timeless. Moving from inwardness to architectural facades, pivoting cubes and sculptural collage, my recent work is fixed in action and contemplation.”
Typology by Schmidt
Bastienne Schmidt, a mixed-media artist from Bridgehampton, will talk about and sign copies of her new book, “Typology of Women,” on Saturday at 5 p.m. at BookHampton in East Hampton. The book consists of a series of hand-painted orange cutouts of different types of women as they have been represented in different historical periods in both popular culture and literature.
Ms. Schmidt’s installation “Archaeology of Time” was recently on view at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum as part of the Parrish Road Show.