The Parrish Art Museum has added two new exhibitions, both devoted to artists with deep ties to the East End.
"Ralph Gibson -- Nature: Object" features photographs by Mr. Gibson from a series based on the relationship between shapes found in nature and human constructs, suggesting that nature is visually evident in all genres of industrial design. The works on view highlight the relationship among perspective, color, and proportion.
The 35-millimeter Leica format and optical glass are essential components of the photographs, and the dimensions of the frame are based on the ancient Greek "Golden Ratio."
Mr. Gibson's photography has earned him France's highest order of merit, Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honor, which was presented to him by that country's Minister of Culture. He has published more than 40 monographs, received countless awards, including several honorary doctorates, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and induction into the International Photography Hall of Fame in St. Louis, and seen his photographs enter more than 200 public collections.
"Ralph Gibson -- Nature: Object" has been organized by Corinne Erni, the museum's chief curator of art and education, with additional support from Kaitlin Halloran, assistant curator and publications manager.
"Charlotte Park: The Life of Forms in Color," organized by Klaus Ottmann, the museum's Robert Lehman Curator, with support from Ms. Halloran, features more than 70 paintings and works on paper, drawn exclusively from a 2017 gift to the Parrish by the James and Charlotte Brooks Foundation.
Color and form, often related to the living environment that surrounded the studio Park shared with Brooks, her husband, were constant forces in her work. The exhibition follows her abstractions of color and form inspired by organic life, from her tentative use of color in the early to mid-1950s to her assertive compositions of the 1980s.
Park was a pivotal figure in Abstract Expressionism, though her significant contributions gained wider recognition only later in her career. Known for her vibrant and dynamic canvases, she received renewed attention following a 2010 exhibition.
Roberta Smith of The New York Times praised Park as "a natural painter and a gifted colorist," noting her work's parity with that of her more celebrated peers, both male and female, represented in major art institutions. Her work can be found in prestigious collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Yale University Art Gallery, and the Telfair Museums.
Both exhibitions will continue through March 2.
Film and Panel Discussion
"Queen of Hearts: Audrey Flack," Deborah Shaffer's documentary about the life and career of the trailblazing artist, who died in June, will be shown at the Parrish tomorrow at 6 p.m. A conversation between Ms. Shaffer and Ms. Erni will follow the screening.
Tickets are $20, $18 for senior citizens, $15 for members' guests, $13 for members, $10 for students, and $5 for children.
A panel discussion and book signing of the museum's just-released publication "Artists Choose Parrish" will take place Saturday afternoon at 3. The catalog highlights the 41 artists who took part in last year's exhibition of the same name, their selections from the museum's collection, artists' statements, and photographs of the exhibition. The conversation will feature two of the participating artists, Alice Aycock and Nanette Carter, and be moderated by Ms. Erni.
Tickets are $20, $18 for senior citizens, $15 for members' guests, $13 for members. There is no charge for students and children.
