Launched in 2012, the Parrish Road Show is the Parrish Art Museum's off-site exhibition series that invites artists to create new work and provides viewers opportunities to experience art in unexpected places.
Its 12th season will feature a site-specific outdoor sculptural installation by Hiroyuki Hamada, an East Hampton artist, at the South Fork Natural History Museum in Bridgehampton. Set to open Saturday with a free public reception from 3 to 5 p.m., "Matter on Ground" shows off three new or repurposed large-scale sculptures.
Mr. Hamada often uses unconventional materials such as enamel, tar, wax, burlap, plastic, and pigmented resin to create abstract works with finely textured surfaces, both geometric and organic in form. The installation, his first work created specifically for the outdoors, continues his exploration of the parallels between nature and art.
"This is my first attempt in making works intended for an exhibition in an open space, with the sky as a ceiling and the ground as a floor," Mr. Hiroyuki says in a statement. "How does the work look under the natural light with the wind, the rain, the smell of soil and plants, the presence of animals, or under the moonlight?"
"I strive to capture the mystery and the essence of the unknown in recognizable and meaningful ways. I attempt to feel what is in front of me as the material for expressing what is not obvious in our daily routines in the social framework."
Mr. Hamada has had solo exhibitions at the Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs, Guild Hall in East Hampton, Bookstein Projects in New York City, the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston, S.C., and Gana Art Bogwang in Seoul, South Korea, among others. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2018 and twice received fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts.
"Matter on Ground," on view through Oct. 10, was organized by Kaitlin Halloran, the museum's assistant curator and publications coordinator, and Brianna Hernandez, assistant curator, under the supervision of Corinne Erni, chief curator of art and education. A conversation between Mr. Hamada and Ms. Erni will take place at the museum on Sept. 29.
Art History Trivia
Martha Stotzky, the Parrish's deputy director of education, will host an Art History Trivia Night tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. Participants will compete with friends, family, and colleagues with questions that delve into art historical movements, periods, and specific artists and artworks. Prizes will be awarded.
Tickets are $18, $12 for senior citizens, $10 for members' guests, $8 for members and students, free for children. More details are on the museum's website.
