Art Apart Returns
Last June, with life in lockdown, the East Hampton Arts Council launched Art Apart, a one-day roadside art exhibition that was open to anybody wishing to display their work in front yards, on driveways, and elsewhere on private property visible from the roadside.
Art Apart, which is open to all East Hampton Town residents, will return on June 19 (rain date June 20). Registration is open through June 15 at the Art Apart website, where detailed information and a map are available.
On the Grid
The Drawing Room in East Hampton will present "On and Off the Grid," an exhibition of work by artists for whom the grid served as a springboard for abstract imagery, from tomorrow through July 5.
Geometric works by Jack Youngerman and Antonio Asis, fiber works by Jack Lenor Larsen, and mixed-media pieces by Dorothy Ruddick and Alan Shields reveal the possibilities of experimenting with interlaced linear marks and materials.
Subtle variations on the grid can be seen in paintings by Vincent Longo, collages by Anne Ryan, and recent abstractions on Masonite by Gustavo Bonevardi. A painting by Jennifer Bartlett combines the grid with her iconic motif of the house, while Thomas NozkowskiÕs works are animated by drawing, notational systems, and colorful forms.
King on Aluminum
"Matthew King: Paintings on Aluminum" is on view at Harper's East Hampton through June 23. The works in the exhibition, which will be rotated throughout the show's run, continue Mr. King's investigations into the visual relationships between hard-edge abstraction and appropriated photography. His surfaces combine photographic images, often landscapes, with blocks of bright color, stripes, rectangles, and other geometric components.
French and Gaman
"Patterns and Perspectives," an exhibition of work by Christopher French and Brian Gaman, will open at Studio 11 at the Red Horse Plaza in East Hampton with a reception Saturday from 3 to 6 p.m. It will remain on view through July 5.
Inspired by the landscape, architecture, and literature of settings as diverse as Paris, Houston, and Long Island, Mr. French's paintings and abstract works on paper merge words, form, and color to create an intricate visual language.
The work of Mr. Gaman, who died in 2014, is at once seductive and unknowable. "His art implies that emotionally compelling meaning can reside in even the simplest of visual gestures," said Mr. French of his friend's work.
Yektai's Water Lilies
A solo show of work by Darius Yektai will open at the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor with a reception Saturday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and continue through June 20.
The exhibition highlights Mr. Yektai's water lily paintings, which bridge the gap between classical realism and contemporary abstraction, according to the gallery. A series of monochromatic paintings encourage the viewer to focus on each elemental brushstroke and the watery effect of resin, while other works juxtapose browns, greens, and blues abstracted from the artist's visits to local ponds.
Two Shows at Markel
The summer schedule of Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in Bridgehampton highlights two-artist shows by gallery artists on the ground floor and exhibitions organized by guest curators in the upstairs space.
On view downstairs through June 21 are geometric collages, assemblages, and sculptures by Conny Schmitt, and paintings by Antony Densham, which straddle representation and abstraction. Scott Bluedorn is the guest curator of an exhibition of five paintings and two sculptures by Alexander Perez, with his own drawings, paintings, and found wood.
"Hamptons Bohemia"
The East Hampton Historical Society will present a virtual discussion of Helen Harrison's "Hamptons Bohemia: Two Centuries of Artists and Writers on the Beach' next Thursday at 7 p.m. The book chronicles the evolution of the East End as an art colony, from pioneering artists of the 19th century to the present, with archival photographs, reproductions of artists' work, and portraits of cultural icons.
Ms. Harrison, who is the director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs, will participate in the discussion. Registration through the historical society is required.
Film and Talk at Parrish
The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill will present "The Proposal," a film by the artist Jill Magid about her engagement with the archive of the noted Mexican architect Luis Barragan, tomorrow evening on its outdoor terrace and lawn.
The program will begin at 7:30 with a conversation between Ms. Magid and Corinne Erni, the museum's senior curator; the film will follow at 8:30. Ms. Magid's work explores power systems; in Barragan's case the private corporation that owns his archives and controls the right to his name and work. The film depicts her struggle to make his archive publicly accessible.
Tickets are $15, $5 for members, and only available online in advance. Guests should bring their own seating.
New Gallery in Village
The J. Mackey Gallery, a new venue located at 62 The Circle in East Hampton, is featuring "The Deep End of Space," an exhibition of work by Phyllis Baker Hammond, Emily Brown, Don Swanson, and Lyndal Vermette through July 5.
Ms. Hammond creates abstract sculptures from sheets of metal that she bends, hammers, and coats with brightly colored paint. Working with bold colors and pure lines, Ms. Brown creates mixed-media abstractions. Mr. Swanson works in layers of glazes to create depth and ambiguous space. Ms. Vermette's favorite medium is alcohol ink, which she manipulates with drying techniques to produce a pop of color.
New at Keyes
"The Maker," a show of works by William C. Harrington, will open tomorrow at the Keyes Gallery in Sag Harbor with a reception from 4 to 8 p.m. and remain on view through July 10. Mr. Harrington, who died in 2020, was a prolific painter, sculptor, and collage artist. He was part of the iconoclastic Chicago Imagist movement that included Ed Paschke, Ray Yoshida, and Jim Nutt, among others. He also served on the Army's Combat Artist Team VII in Vietnam in 1967. Over the last decade his work became increasingly political, and he shifted to three-dimensional wall paintings.
Five at Kramoris
The Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor is presenting an exhibition of work by Linda Capello, Pingree Louchheim, Muriel Hanson Falborn, Christopher Engel, and Diana Malcolmson through June 10.
Ms. Capello, a master of figure drawing, has taught life drawing at venues all over the East End. A former graphic artist and photographer, Ms. Louchheim paints the flora, fauna, and landscape of the Twin Forks.
Ms. Falborn is known for her paintings of flowers and plants, while the work of Ms. Malcolmson, an equestrian, features horses and other animals. Mr. Engel paints faces, figures, and abstract works that draw upon the unconscious.
Three East Enders in Chelsea
An exhibition of work by Alice Hope, Toni Ross, and Bastienne Schmidt is opening today at the Ricco/Maresca Gallery in Chelsea; it will be on view through Sept. 11. Independently, all three selected as inspiration for the show a gridlike navigation chart from the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, made by a 19th-century artist in the Marshall Islands.
Leiber Opening Reset
Due to inclement weather last weekend, the Leiber Collection has rescheduled the opening of two exhibitions, "Centennial Legacy: A Celebration of the Life, Love, and Art of Judith and Gerson Leiber" and "The Garden of Friends," an outdoor sculpture show, for Saturday from 2 to 5 p.m.
