Connie Fox at Tripoli
“Connie Fox: Understanding,” an exhibition that spans over 50 years of the artist’s career, is on view at the Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott through June 18.
With the assistance of Levin Chaskey, the artist’s grandson, the gallery is featuring a selection of paintings intended to further illuminate Fox’s complexities, with aid from publications and studio visits facilitated by Mr. Chaskey.
Fox, who died in 2023, continued painting through her last days. She painted intuitively, says the gallery, “seeking visual solutions to inquiries often pursued by Abstract Expressionists,” and was “not afraid of occasional moments of representation.”
A Legendary Community
Prudence Peiffer, the author of “The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever,” will speak at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton on Saturday at 4 p.m. Her talk will focus on Lenore Tawney’s role on that street -- Coenties Slip -- and an important visit to Tawney’s studio by Jack Lenor Larsen, founder of LongHouse.
Coenties Slip was a neighborhood of dilapidated warehouses in Lower Manhattan that from 1956 to 1967 was home to a group of talented and innovative artists, among them Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, James Rosenquist, Delphine Seyrig, Jack Youngerman, and Ms. Tawney.
“The Slip” won the New York City Book Award, was longlisted for the National Book Award, is a finalist for the Gotham Book Prize, and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
Tickets are $35, $25 for members.
Leiber Collection Reopens
The Leiber Collection in Springs opens for the season on Saturday, with two new exhibitions and a celebratory tea party from 2 to 5 p.m.
“Judith and Gerson Leiber -- Over the Top” will feature a new installation in the museum of Judith’s handbags and minaudieres and Gerson’s paintings.
In the sculpture garden, the fifth annual “Garden of Friends” exhibition includes new work by Monica Banks, Scott Bluedorn, Perry Burns, Philippe Cheng, Jennifer Cross, Eva Faye, Donna Green, Sandi Haber Fifield, Candace Hill Montgomery, Laurie Lambrecht, Jill Musnicki, Bastienne Schmidt, Sabina Streeter, Amy Wickersham, and Almond Zigmund.
Sculpture in the Meadow
“Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales,” four large-scale sculptures in red, blue, yellow, and green, will be on view in the South Meadow of Water Mill’s Parrish Art Museum from Saturday through Dec. 8. Herrera (1915-2022), a Cuban-born American abstract artist, is known for hard-edge paintings, prints, and sculptures, often representing geometric shapes.
The four works in the meadow include “Angulo Azul” and “Angulo Amarillo,” both from 2017; “Estructura Verde,” originally conceived in 1966 and executed in 2018, and “Gemini (Red),” (1971/2019). The sculptures play on the relationship between positive and negative space, with sharp, wedge-shaped cutouts that emphasize the contrast between their bold, monochromatic forms and the surrounding landscape.
The exhibition was organized by Corinne Erni, the museum’s chief curator, with support from Kaitlin Halloran, assistant curator.
Three Dozen at Harper’s
Harper’s Gallery in East Hampton will open “36 Paintings,” a group show, on Saturday, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. It will continue through June 26.
The show encompasses gallery artists, friends, and new faces, according to the gallery, among them Marcus Brutus, Hyegyeong Choi, Andie Dinkin, Shyama Golden, Charles Ly, Joanna Logue, Deja Patterson, Joani Tremblay, and Frederic Tuten.
Plein-Air Painting
Barbara Thomas, a Springs artist whose work is inspired by the natural world, will teach workshops in plein-air painting starting next Thursday at Bridge Gardens in Bridgehampton, and on Friday, May 31, at LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton.
The Bridgehampton workshop will focus on using gouache watercolor, mixing the colors of the floral garden, and rendering the flora. At LongHouse, participants will learn about composition, rendering, mixing color, and capturing light and shadow.
Both workshops are for both beginners and experienced artists, ages 15 and up. Students will take their own supplies; supply lists will be provided in advance. Each workshop will run for four sessions and cost $375, $350 for members of each organization. Registration is on the websites of Peconic Land Trust and LongHouse Reserve.
Tactility on Canvas
“Poetry and Punk Rock,” a solo show of work by Linda Colletta, an abstract artist, will open at the J. Mackey Gallery in East Hampton on Saturday, with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. It will remain on view through June 15.
Ms. Colletta has said her work begins with pooling paints onto multiple layers of unsized raw canvas, stretched flat onto large-scale tables. Using both sides of the canvas, the underpaintings evolve over months, collecting extraneous effects of other processes. She then draws, paints, tears, weaves, sews, staples, tapes, collages, and composes the final work.
Symbols, Logos, Images
“Truth Be Told,” a show of new works by Peter Buchman, will open on Saturday at the Sara Nightingale Gallery in Sag Harbor, with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.
Using symbols, logos, images, and texts, the works tackle a variety of subjects, from expanded expositions contemplating truth, luck, time, and love, to short phrases that are playful and clever. Mr. Buchman uses neon, wood, plastic, and paper to convey his ideas, and the works range from sculptures to drawings.
The exhibition will run through June 25.
Launching Summer in Sag
“Summer Kickoff,” a group show, is opening tomorrow at the Romany Kramoris Gallery in Sag Harbor.
The show features work by more than 35 artists, among them Adriana Barone, Linda Capello, Barbara Groot, Ruby Jackson, Lutha Leahy-Miller, Peter Lipman-Wulf, Veronica Mezzina, and Christina Schlesinger.
A reception will take place on Saturday from 5 to 6:30 p.m. The show can be seen through June 13.
Group Show in Montauk
484 Gallery will open its second season at 484 West Lake Drive, Gosman’s Dock in Montauk, tomorrow, with “I Know What You Did Last Winter,” a show of work by more than 30 artists. A reception will be held on Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Participating artists include Scott Bluedorn, Idoline Duke, Kara Hoblin, Stephanie Brody-Lederman, Jane Martin, Paton Miller, Dalton Portella, Sally Richardson, Randall Rosenthal, Matthew Satz, and Peter Spacek. The exhibition will run through June 9.
Depot Gallery Reopens
Also opening for the season today is the Depot Gallery in Montauk, the showplace for art by members of the Montauk Artists Association. The inaugural exhibition features work by more than 50 member artists, including paintings, ceramics, glass, and photography.
A reception will be held on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m., and the show will continue through June 3.
