The Hamptons Art Scene Pops Up in NYC

DISPATCH - JAN 5, 2013 (9:30 a.m.)

NEW YORK CITY, NY-

With the Hamptons art scene ebbing from its high season, it's no surprise to see Hamptons artists and galleries in New York City. Here's where to find Hamptons-related exhibitions and events in January in New York City. They are listed according to opening dates:

JAN 4 (Friday)

"TAMAR ZINN Still / Dancing" opens at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in Chelsea. The solo exhibition remains on view through Feb 2. The exhibition features geometric abstractions inspired by music and movement. Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is located at 529 West 20th, Suite 6W, New York, NY 10011. www.markelfinearts.com. Kathryn Markel Fine Arts has a gallery in Bridgehampton, NY which presents exhibitions from June to December.

JAN 5 (Saturday)

"KEITH SONNIER 68 to 70" opens at Mary Boone Gallery in Chelsea on Jan 5. The exhibition runs through Feb 23. The exhibition features Sonnier's early works, including pieces from the "Ba-O-Ba" and "Neon Wrapping Incandescent Series." Sonnier is based in NYC and has a home in Sagaponack, NY. Mary Boone Gallery is located at 541 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011. www.maryboonegallery.com

"The Origin of Nymphs” – a solo show by Jeff Muhs opens at Lyons Wier Gallery in Chelsea with a reception on Jan 5 from 3 to 6 p.m. The opening will be streamed live from the gallery’s website. The exhibition remains on view through Feb 9.  The show include new paintings plus concrete corseted sculpture. Muhs is a Southampton-based painter. The Lyons Wier Gallery is located at 542 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011.  www.lyonswiergallery.com.

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"Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne (After Ingres)" by Jeff Muhs, 2012. Oil on canvas, 62 x 74 inches. Courtesy of Lyons Wier Gallery, New York.

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JAN 10 (Thursday)

"HOME SLEEP HOME" - A solo show by Molly Morgan Weiss opens at Greenwich House Music School in Greenwich Village opens on Jan 10 with an artist reception plus music and sound performances. The opening will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. with performances taking place from 8 to 10 p.m. Performers are Katya Grokhovsky, Hannah Townsend and Andrina Smith. The exhibition continues through Feb 4. Greenwich House Music School is located at 46 Barrow Street, New York, NY (W4 subway stop). Molly Weiss is from Sag Harbor, NY and frequent presents art events in the Hamptons.

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Photograph by Molly Morgan Weiss.

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"THE BEACON" opens at Salomon Contemporary in Chelsea with a reception on Jan 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. and continues through Feb 16. The group show includes work by Meghan Boody, Joe Bradley, Phillip Estlund, John Gordon Gauld, April Gornik, Alexis Rockman, Michelle Stuart, Spencer Tunick and Lawrence Weiner. April Gornik is based in North Haven, NY. Salomon Contemporary is located 526 West 26 Street, #519, New York, NY 10001. www.salomoncontemporary.com

"Syd Solomon - Abstract Paintings of the 1960s and 1970s" opens at Spanierman Modern in Midtown on Jan 10 and continues through Feb 9. The show includes gestural abstract paintings from 1965 to 1985. Syd Solomon (1917-2004) painted in East Hampton, NY and Sarasota, FL. Spanierman Modern is located at 53 East 58th Street,New York, NY 10022.spaniermanmodern.com‎

"Abstract Strength" opens at Spanierman Modern in Midtown on Jan 10 and continues through Feb 9. The show includes abstract paintings by Mary Abbott, Charlotte Park (1918-2010), Gertrude Green (1904-1956), Perle Fine (1905-1988) and Judith Godwin. Mary Abbott divides her time between Southampton, NY and NYC. Charlotte Park's studio was in East Hampton and Perle Fine worked in Springs, NY.  Spanierman Modern is located at 53 East 58th Street,New York, NY 10022.spaniermanmodern.com‎

"The New Fauves" opens at Tria Gallery in Chelsea with a reception on Jan 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. The show continues through March 30. The show features work by Franklin Hill Perrell, Sebastien Aurillon, David Collins and Chris Piazza.

Collins has exhibited in the Hamptons since the late 1990s. Perrell is the Executive Director for the Roslyn Landmark Society and was formerly the Chief Curator of the Nassau County Museum of Art. Tria Gallery is located at 531 West 25th Street, Ground Floor #5, New York, NY 10001. www.triagallerynyc.com.

JAN 16 (Wednesday)

"Lola Montes Schnabel | Within Reach" opens at Tripoli Gallery's temporary Pop Up gallery at 980 Madison with a reception on Jan 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. The show continues through Feb 11. The show presents new oil and watercolor paintings by Lola Montes Schnabel. Tripoli Gallery is based in Southampton, NY. "Within Reach" will be the fourth solo show by Schnabel presented by the gallery. The show takes place a 980 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10075.

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"Boundless" by Lola Montes Schnabel, 2012. Oil on linen, 28 x 32 inches. Courtesy Tripoli Gallery Of Contemporary Art.

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"Film Noir" - New Works by Susan Grossman opens at Birnam Wood Galleries in Chelsea on Jan 16. It remains on view through Feb 18. This is Grossman's 11th solo show in New York City. The exhibition features large-scale works in charcoal and pastel. Birnam Wood Galleries is located at 514 West 24th Street, New York, NY 10011. The gallery opened in Chelsea in September 2012. Birnam Wood Galleries is also located in East Hampton, NY. www.birnamwoodart.com

JAN 17 (Thursday)

"Randall Rosenthal" opens at Bernarducci Meisel Gallery in Midtown on Jan 17 with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition continues through Feb 9. The exhibition features painted wood scultpure. It is presented by the BMG First Look series. Rosenthal is based in East Hampton, NY. Bernarducci Meisel Gallery is located at 37 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019. www.bernarduccimeisel.com

JAN 26 (Saturday)

Artist Talk by Tamar Zinn on Jan 26 from 3 to 4 p.m. in conjunction with "TAMAR ZINN Still / Dancing" at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in Chelsea. The solo exhibition remains on view through Feb 2. Artworks are geometric abstractions inspired by music and movement. Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is located at 529 West 20th, Suite 6W, New York, NY 10011. www.markelfinearts.com. Kathryn Markel Fine Arts has a gallery in Bridgehampton, NY which presents exhibitions from June to December.

JAN 28 (Monday)

"Artists on Film: Motion and Emotion" screens at Stony Brook Manhattan on Jan 28 from 6 to 8 p.m. A discussion and refreshments follow the film. Admission is free. Stony Brook Manhattan is located at 101 East 27 Street at Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016. The event is a reprise of the Fall 2012 Film Series held and sponsored by the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs (East Hampton), NY. sb.cc.stonybrook.edu/pkhouse

Films screening in "Artists on Film: Motion and Emotion" are "Jackson Pollock," 1951, by Hans Namuth and Paul Falkenberg (10 mins, color), "Day of the Painter," 1960, by Robert P. Davis (14 mins, color), "At Land," 1944, by Maya Deren (15 mins, black and white), and "Works of Calder," 1950, by Herbert Matter (20 mins, color).

BASIC FACTS: This is the first post in the Hamptons @NYC series.

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