De Kooning and Haze
In 1971, when he was 10 years old, the artist Eric Haze and his sister sat for a portrait by Elaine de Kooning in her loft near Union Square. She gave him a set of paints to use while his sister sat for the portrait, and helped him at the time to create an abstract canvas.
In December 2019, Mr. Haze began a residency of several months at — drum roll — the Elaine de Kooning House in East Hampton. “Elaine de Kooning x Eric Haze: Memory Image,” an exhibition of works by both de Kooning and Mr. Haze, will open tomorrow at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs.
Presented in partnership with the de Kooning House, the show includes seven new compositions by Mr. Haze, the painting he collaborated on with de Kooning, de Kooning’s portrait of him and his sister, and a self-portrait by de Kooning.
The installation can be seen on March 15 during the Pollock-Krasner House’s Member’s Listening Party; on April 5 from 11:30 to 4:30, and by appointment. Mr. Haze will give a talk on April 5, and the show will be on view through April 12.
Linda Stein Prints
Twenty-six fine art prints by the East Hampton artist Linda Stein have been donated to the Georgetown University Art Collection by Donna L. Brazile, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and an adjunct lecturer in the women’s and gender studies program at Georgetown.
The donation encompasses a 2012 suite of prints titled “Gender Scrambling,” which explore themes of gender fluidity and body image stereotypes by juxtaposing figures in cross-gender clothing. The prints include political and pop cultural icons, feminist leaders, and friends of the artist.
An activist, educator, and writer, Ms. Stein came of age during the women’s movement of the 1960s, and later became a second-wave feminist herself.
Haim Mizrahi Solo
“My Life Your Life,” a solo exhibition of paintings by Haim Mizrahi, is at LTV Studios in Wainscott through March 10. A reception will be held on Saturday from 4 to 7 p.m.
The show includes 48 paintings by the Springs artist, poet, and musician, who says they express “a profound desire to capture the raw, steadfast, and primitive essence intertwined with the sophisticated and modern.”
A Valentine for Southampton
Last February, James Ding, an artist from North Sea, installed “XOXO Hugs and Kisses,” a six-foot-tall sculpture, on the grounds of the Southampton Arts Center in celebration of Valentine’s Day.
Mr. Ding is back this year with “Rainbow Heart,” the second in his “Inspired by Love” series. Eight feet high, eight feet wide, and over two feet thick, the sculpture started out as four large foam blocks, which were glued together and sculpted using a hot wire. The heart shape was then wrapped in fiberglass, the rainbow colors were hand-painted, and the piece was finished with a clear spray coating mixed with various colors of metal flake.
“Rainbow Heart” is on view now through February on the Job’s Lane side of the arts center.
