Springs Invitational
The 57th Annual Springs Invitational exhibition will open at Ashawagh Hall on Friday with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. and continue through Aug. 11. The show, organized by Chris Lucore, owner of the Lucore Art Gallery in Montauk, includes work by 124 East End artists.
"I aim to inspire you with the quality, quantity, and passion of the works in this show while still bringing top tier installation and clear presentation," said Mr. Lucore, who will lead a tour of the exhibition on Saturday from 4 to 5 p.m.
"Inner Life" at Tripoli
"Inner Life," an exhibition of work by Ashley Bickerton, Katherine Bradford, Sabra Moon Elliot, Tracey Emin, Mary Heilmann, Yung Jake, Dan McCarthy, Miles Partington, Lauren West, and Lucy Winton, is at the Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott through Aug. 26.
" 'Inner Life' reflects on the constant battles and balancing acts we all find ourselves playing, maybe today more than ever," says Tripoli Patterson, the gallerist.
Among the artists, Mr. Bickerton (1959-2022) painted a portrait of his daughter beside him when he was experiencing late-stage A.L.S., knowing his time was very limited. Ms. Emin has accessed and revealed her private life in many canvases since the beginning of her career.
Heads of Stately Stone
Mark Mennin will be at LongHouse Reserve on Sunday at 3 p.m. to talk about "Interior Portraits," his exhibition of six sculptures on display in the East Hampton venue's sculpture court.
While the carved stone object is static and meditative to the viewer, who relates to its recognizable form, Mr. Mennin explained that quite by accident, he discovered that from a distance there is a "binocular depth inversion," an illusion that turns a hollow or concave face into a positive one. "This otherwise hugely static art historical still monolithic thing has all these kinetic undertones," he told The Star.
The talk is free with LongHouse admission.
Alice Hope on Film
"Ethereal," a 2023 documentary by Lana Jokel about the artist Alice Hope, will be shown at the Southampton Arts Center on Sunday at 6 p.m. Ms. Hope, who has an M.F.A. from Yale University, is a multimedia artist, one of whose signature materials is can tabs.
"In my work, I focus on the used can tabs as a relic of consumption and as a token for redemption," says Ms. Hope. The film includes extensive conversations with the artist, footage of several of her exhibitions, and interviews with curators and museum directors.
Ms. Jokel has captured innumerable artists and exhibitions on film during a career that spans more than 50 years.
Tickets are $10, free for members.
Artists on Film
The Artist Profile Archive is an ever-expanding multimedia archive of contemporary artists talking about their work in their own words. The premiere of its short film on Billie Zangewa will be shown with a short film on Sheree Hovespian on Sunday at 5 p.m. at Guild Hall.
The program will include a conversation with the artists on the subject of "Beauty and Politics in Art," which will be moderated by Sophie Chahinian, the founder of the archive. A reception will follow the talk.
Tickets are $20, $18 for members.
