Surreal Visions in Montauk

Mon, 10/30/2023 - 16:28

Svetlana Vasina's painting "Creation of the World" can be seen at the Lucore Art Gallery in Montauk.

By Mark Segal

November 1, 2023

"Visions," an exhibition of paintings by Svetlana Vasina, a Russian artist now based in New York City, opens Thursday at the Lucore Art Gallery in Montauk and will run through Nov. 28.

Classically trained, Ms. Vasina will show elaborate surrealistic paintings, some of which are inspired by old Russian fairy tales and legends. At the center of the desolate landscape of "Emptiness," for example, sits a large figure that is both a female body and a structure, with stairs leading up to an open doorway at its center. In "Amid the Sand Castles," massive faces emerge from detailed architectural structures.

A reception will be held on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m.

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Self Provisions, a storefront attached to Cavaniola’s Gourmet Cheese in Sag Harbor, is “always open,” as is proclaimed by an illuminated sign on the wall at the entrance. Two large, brightly lit vending machines dominate the space, with offerings ranging from sea salt crackers and slabs of French butter to jars of caviar and curated gift boxes — and, of course, cheese.

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Almond restaurant in Bridgehampton will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a locally sourced five-course prix fixe dinner that will include party favors and a champagne toast.

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