Attention to art in the Hamptons is heating up post-Memorial Day Weekend. Nevertheless, East End artists and works inspired by the East End can be found in New York City.
Following is this month's list of where to find art with a Hamptons connections in NYC. Information is updated as received.
OPENING
JUNE 2 (TUESDAY)
“BODIES” - A solo show by Setha Low has an Opening Reception on June 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gallery of Graphic Arts on the Upper East Side. Low will present abstract and figurative ceramic works. Setha Low is based in East Hampton and New York City.
The Gallery of Graphic Arts is located at 1601 York Avenue, New York, NY 10028. www.galleryofgraphicartsnyc.com.
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Artwork by Setha Low. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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JUNE 5 (THURSDAY)
“ANARCHY IN MY HEAD” - A solo show by Peter Dayton has an Opening Reception on June 5 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Winston Wächter Fine Art in Chelsea. Dayton will present paintings, collage, and sculpture examining aspects of the mainstream and cultural identities. Peter Dayton is based in East Hampton, NY.
Winston Wächter Fine Art is located at 530 W 25th Street, New York, NY 10001. www.winstonwachter.com.
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Artwork by Peter Dayton. Photo courtesy Winston Wächter Fine Art.
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“STARTING OUT: 9 ABSTRACT PAINTERS 1958-1971” opens June 5 at Tibor de Nagy Gallery in Hell’s Kitchen. Painters on view include Edward Avedisian, Darby Bannard, Friedel Dzuba, Paul Feeley, Helen Frankenthaler, Jane Freilicher, Ralph Humphrey, Kenneth Noland, and Kendall Shaw. Jane Freilicher is based in the Hamptons.
Tibor de Nagy Gallery is located at 724 5th Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10019. www.tibordenagy.com.
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"Normal Love #1" by Edward Avedisian, 1963. Liquitex on canvas, 67 1/4 x 67 1/2 inches.
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“SUSAN VECSEY & JAMES WALSH” - has an Opening Reception on June 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Berry Campbell in Chelsea. Vecsey will present minimal, abstract paintings with an emphasis on emotions or references to nature through shape and color. Preparatory charcoal drawings and color studies will also be on view. Vecsey lives and works part-time in East Hampton, NY. Walsh will present sculptural paintings that explore the material properties of paint.
Berry Campbell is located at 530 W 24th Street, New York, NY 10011. www.berrycampbell.com.
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"Untitled (Red Orange)" by Susan Vecsey, 2014. Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches.
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"Greenscape" by James Walsh, 2014. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 inches.
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"SUN, SAND, AND SEA" - opens on June 5 at Spanierman Gallery in Midtown. The 15 works on view communicate the appeal of the summer season in a variety of styles, sizes, and media. The Hamptons are featured in many of the works on view or were made by artists with East End ties including William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) and Ty Stroudsburg.
The Spanierman Gallery is located at 625 W 55th Street, New York, NY 10019. www.spanierman.com.
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"The Sea at East Hampton" by William de Leftwich Dodge.
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JUNE 9 (MONDAY)
“SUMMER” opens on June 9 at Danese Corey in Chelsea. Artists on view include Dove Bradshaw, Deborah Butterfield, Nicole Phungrasamee Fein, Connie Fox, April Gornik, Craig Kauffman, Susie MacMurray, Matthias Meyer, Larry Poons, Cheryl Ann Thomas, and Lynne Woods Turner. April Gornik and Connie Fox are based in the Hamptons.
Danese Corey is located at 511 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011. www.danesecorey.com.
JUNE 11 (WEDNESDAY )
"PAINTINGS BY EILEEN SERWER" opens on June 11 at Works Gallery on the Upper East Side. Eileen Serwer is based in the Hamptons.
Works Gallery is located at 1250 Madison Avenue, New York NY 10128. www.worksgallery.com.
JUNE 12 (THURSDAY)
“402 DOTS, LINE, AND THE ONE NOTE SAMBA” - A solo exhibition by Jonathan Horowitz, has an Opening Reception on June 12 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Karma in NoHo. The exhibition presents three artworks. One work is a single painting comprised of 402 canvasses painted with a single black dot, each by a different artist. The second piece makes use of a cathode ray tube television to study the use of interlaced lines to create an image. The third is an audio piece created with a Spotify playlist of 469 versions of the song, “One Note Samba.” Karma’s new publication, 402 Dots, will accompany the exhibition.
KARMA is located at 39 Great Jones Street, New York, NY 10012. KARMA has a seasonal location in Amagansett, NY. www.karmakarma.org.
JUNE 19 (THURSDAY)
"SOLO SHOW BY CORNELIA FOSS" opens June 19 at Gerald Peters Gallery on the Upper East Side. An Opening Reception will be held on June 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. Cornelia Foss is Hamptons based.
Gerald Peters Gallery is located at 24 East 78th Street, New York, NY 10075. www.gpgallery.com.
RELATED: "Art Review: Cornelia Foss Starts in the Heart" by Mike Solomon. Published July 3, 2013.
JUNE 26 (THURSDAY)
"DID I SEE YOU, SEE ME (IN A NEW LIGHT" by Jeffrey Cortland Jones opens on June 26 at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in Chelsea. This is the abstract painter's first solo exhibition.
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is located at 529 W. 201th Street, Suite 6W, New York, NY 10011. A second gallery is located in Bridgehampton, NY. www.markelfinearts.com.
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CLOSING
JUNE 7 (SATURDAY)
“ELEMENTS” – A solo exhibition by David Datuna closes June 7 at Birnam Woods / Galleries in Chelsea. The exhibition is Datuna’s first show of new work since his installation Viewpoint of Billions in February 2014 at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. The installation was the first artwork to integrate Google Glass, a wearable computer program that created an interactive experience for viewers.
Birnam Wood Galleries is located at 514 West 24 Street, 3W, New York, NY 10011. A second gallery is located in East Hampton, NY. www.birnamwoodart.com.
JUNE 15 (SUNDAY)
“TIME FRAMES MARKING TIME” closes June 15 at Westbeth Gallery in Soho. Participating artists include Mara Alper, Fran Beallor, Stefan Beltzig, Elisa Decker, Gwen Fabricant, Liza Folman, Tony Foster, Ellen Grossman, Valerie Huhn, Suzanne Kelser, Gwyneth Leech, Barbara Lubliner, John Mendelsohn, Elaine Norman, Jeffrey Allen Price, Ronnie Seiden-Moss, Drew Shiflett, Linda Stillman, and Tamara Wyndham. Drew Shiflett is based in East Hampton, NY and New York City.
Westbeth Gallery is located at 55 Bethune Street, New York, NY 10014. www.westbeth.org.
JUNE 21 (SATURDAY)
“NOVA SUPERNOVA” – A solo exhibition by Meredith Pardue closes June 21 at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts. This is the artist’s first solo show at the gallery. Her work is inspired by the natural world with her latest series inspired by outer space. Her process is an investigation of space and color and that of physical and psychological space.
Kathryn Markel Fine Arts is located at 529 W. 20th St., Ste. 6W, New York, NY 10011. A second gallery is located in Bridgehampton, NY. www.markelfinearts.com.
JUNE 24 (SATURDAY)
“DONALD SULTAN: ARTIFICE” closes June 24 at Ryan Lee in Chelsea at its new expanded location. The exhibition presents eight paintings that introduce new imagery to Sultan’s artistic practice plus variations on his signature poppy and lantern flower patterns. Sultan is based in the Hamptons.
Ryan Lee is now located at 515 West 26th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10001. www.ryanleegallery.com.
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