The Art Scene: 10.16.14
Judy Mauer at Lawrence
“Judy Mauer: NYC Dolls,” an exhibition of work by the New York City street photographer, will open at Lawrence Fine Arts in East Hampton Saturday with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. It will remain on view through Nov. 5.
Ms. Mauer photographs mannequins in store windows, concentrating as much on the reflections in the glass as on the “dolls.” Her complex layered images are created without double exposures or the use of Photoshop. Each image is exactly what she saw through the lens the moment it was shot.
Gornik at N.Y. Public Library
The New York Public Library will host a conversation between the artists April Gornik and Archie Rand on Wednesday at 6 p.m. in its Stephen A. Schwartzman Building at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue.
The free talk coincides with the recent publication of “April Gornik: Drawings,” which includes essays by Mr. Rand and Steve Martin, an interview with Ms. Gornik by Lawrence Wechsler, and a musical contribution by Bruce Wolosoff, a composer from Shelter Island.
A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow the conversation.
Eight at Drawing Room
The Drawing Room, on Newtown Lane in East Hampton, is opening a group exhibition tomorrow that presents a dialogue among eight noted artists. The show, on view through Dec. 7, will include paintings of the natural world by John Alexander, gouaches by the Argentine artist Antonio Asis, works on paper by Jennifer Bartlett, and new photographs by Mary Ellen Bartley.
Also on view will be articulated wall diagrams by Chuck Holtzman, wood sculpture by Mel Kendrick, graphic paintings on canvas by Dan Rizzie, and a classic painted lattice construction by Alan Shields.
Paintings at Kramoris
The Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor will present works by Joan Tripp and Lutha Leahy-Miller from today through Nov. 17, with an opening reception to be held Saturday from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Ms. Tripp’s vibrant paintings, which blur the boundaries between realism and abstraction, reflect her interest in space, planets, galaxies, and stardust. She was born in Sag Harbor.
Mr. Leahy-Miller migrated from his birthplace of California to the East End, where he surfs and paints. His work expresses the speed and flow of surfing in stylized, intensely colored two-dimensional images.
Birdhouse Auction
“Bye Bye Birdie,” the 10th annual artist birdhouse auction benefiting Lucia’s Angels, will take place at the Southampton Social Club on Saturday from 5:30 to 8 p.m. More than 100 artists have donated their time and talents to design unique birdhouses that will be auctioned to raise money for various cancer support programs.
This will be the final birdhouse auction, as reflected in its title. Karyn Mannix, who founded and continues to organize the event, said that next year’s would have a different theme.
Ingrid Silva Photographs
“Ingrid. Imagine. Image,” an exhibition of photographs by Ingrid Silva, will be on view at Be Unico Gallery, 3297 Noyac Road in Sag Harbor, tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. daily. A reception will take place Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m.
Ms. Silva has lived near water for most of her life, and her work reflects her experience. Her underwater photographs of female nudes, some shot by day, some at night, are dreamlike. According to the artist, “The water is meant to represent the womb or a space with no presets, where the thought of floating and falling at the same time is possible.”