Market Art + Design opens tonight (July 7, 2016) with a VIP Preview and continues on view through July 10, 2016 on the grounds of the Bridgehampton Museum. Before the doors open, Hamptons Art Hub surveyed some of the galleries exhibiting and asked gallerists to pick artworks that shouldn't be missed and queried what they will be presenting and how their booth relates to their gallery program. Selections ranged from cutting edge contemporary to second generation Abstract Expressionism. In all cases, gallery booths at Market Art + Design offer a survey of artists featured recently in exhibitions or is representative of their gallery programs.
Keep reading for an early look at art exhibited at Market Art + Design 2016.
Avikzer Roman - East Hampton
"Our booth reflects the eclectic nature of the work we will exhibit once Avikzer Roman opens this fall," said gallery director Damien Roman. "We will be adding other artists to our program down the line, but these artists in our booth are part of the first wave. We will feature work by Tim Conlon, Gentleman's Game, Grant Haffner, Elektra KB, Dan Sabau, Sarah Slappey, SWOON, Mary Theinert and Dean West."
Their call out artworks? Paintings by Sarah Slappey, a new artist with the gallery, and photography by Dean West.
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"Palm Springs #1" by Dean West, 2015. Photography.
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"Forest" by Sarah Slappey, 2016. Oil on canvas, 72 x 72 inches.
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VICTORI + MO - Brooklyn
"This year in the Hamptons we will be exhibiting gallery artists Brian Willmont, Langdon Graves, and Eric Standley," wrote managing partner Ed Victori. "Brian's expansive solo at the gallery took place in February-March and was coupled with our solo presentation of him at VOLTA NY '16. Langdon's solo was among the highlights of our spring calendar taking place over May-June and received some wonderful press. Lastly, Eric Standley has just come off of a full year of museum exhibitions ranging from solos at VA MOCA, the Sharjah in Abu Dhabi and the CODA in the Netherlands, to recent/current installation projects at the Taubman Museum."
"These three artists represent the bridge across thoughtful conception and exhaustive process-oriented execution that the gallery prides itself on presenting through immersive exhibitions," he continued. "Whether through the use of layered exacted painting (Willmont), intensely narrative-based graphite drawings & sculpture (Graves) or hundreds of finely cut layers of paper (Standley), these artists, to us, represent the pinnacle of their respective crafts and visions."
With a concentration on three artists, all three are already favorite picks by the gallery.
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"Become Wild Again" by Brian Willmont, 2016. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 22 inches.
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"Home Circle" by Langdon Graves, 2016. Wood, vinyl, acrylic paint and pearl, 37 x 30 x 30 inches.
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Lawrence Fine Art - East Hampton
Lawrence Fine Art is presenting sought-after gallery artists and a selection from the current exhibition, "Paul Resika: Boats and Sails," said gallery director Howard Shapiro. The gallery will also present early modernism works, recently acquired, by John Marin, Charles Burchfield and Wolf Kahn.
"They just walked into the gallery and are really special if you like early modernism," said Shapiro.
Their picks for a preview? Art by Marjorie Strider and Paul Resika
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Marjorie Strider, "Jump In" by Marjorie Strider, 2010. Acrylic on canvas, 54 x 60 inches.
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"Provincetown Pier, Lavender Day," by Paul Resika, 1998. Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches.
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Quogue Gallery - Quogue
"Our booth features, for the most part, abstract and figure expressionists. We're exhibiting Vincent Pepi, Raymond Hendler, Jay Milder and Marsha Crossman, all of who had major shows at the gallery and is in keeping with our program," said gallery co-director Chester Murray. "We're also featuring Liz Sloan, a collage and assemblage artist whose work fits in with the other work we are showing."
The gallery's featured artist? Vincent Pepi, whose work is the subject of current solo show at the Hamptons gallery. The centerpiece of Pepi's work is the painting, 845, 1987.
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"845" by Vincent Pepi, 1987. Oil on Canvas, 50 x 48 inches. Photo courtesy of Diane Pepi Stott.
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Walker Waugh Art - Brooklyn
Walker Waugh Art features Hector Leonardi, a second generation American Abstract artist, who is now based in Bridgehampton. Leonardi's work was the subject of a recent solo show (May 31 - June 30, 2016) presented at Peninsula Art Space by Walker Waugh Art. The gallery hosts a Studio Tour to the painter's studio on Sunday, blending the art fair experience with a personal one with the artist.
"Stylistically, Leonardi's work blends European Modernism with Abstract Expressionism, and reflects a synthesis of diverse influences including Albers, Gustav Klimt, Paul Signac, and Jackson Pollack," according to the gallery. "Over the past decade, working from his studio in Bridgehampton, Leonardi has been in a sustained period of creativity and experimentation. During this time, he has developed an innovative technical approach to his paintings, incorporating the application of strips of acrylic paint onto the canvas to produce some of the most elegantly restrained, intricately layered color field abstractions of his 45 year career."
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"Untitled" by Hector Leonardi, 2015. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 36 inches.
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Mindy Solomon Gallery - Miami
"My intention in the exhibition of works presented for Market Art and Design is to create a vibrant visual conversation between lively, colorful wall works and a variety of objects," wrote gallerist Mindy Solomon. "The intersection of 2 and 3 dimensional works is of great interest to me and has broad implications in collecting contemporary art and interior design."
The gallery will exhibit 3-dimensional works by Andrew Casto, Lauren Mabry, and Lee Kang Hyo. Two-dimensional works by artists: Glauko Alizara, Ryota Unno, and Pablo Griss.
Their artist selection? A ceramic sculpture by Linda Lopez.
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"Salmon Dust Furry with Hole" by Linda Lopez, 2016. Glazed ceramic, 19 x 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches.
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Eckert Fine Art Gallery + Consulting - Connecticut
Eckert Fine Art Gallery is featuring Eric Forstmann, a realist painter the gallery represents exclusively. They will also present four original works by Robert Rauschenberg from a private collection.
"Eric Forstmann's work is in many important museum collections, including the Norman Rockwell Museum, Mattatuck Museum, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, to name a few," wrote gallery president Jane Coats Eckert.
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"This Week's Flavor" by Eric Forstmann, 2016. Oil on Board, 23 x 14.5 inches. Photograph by Eckert Fine Art.
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Around 50 galleries will present contemporary and modern art at 2016 Market Art + Design. For a full line up, click here.
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BASIC FACTS: Market Art + Design takes place from July 7 to 10, 2016 with a VIP Preview on July 7 , 2016. The fair is located at the Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY 11932. Visit www.artmarkethamptons.com for exhibitors and programming.
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