The East End art gallery scene is especially vibrant this weekend with new shows holding receptions and talks from Friday to Sunday in The Hamptons and on the North Fork. New shows including cutting edge contemporary, contemporary realism, photography, and paintings inspired by local areas. Check out what's opening this weekend in galleries located in The Hamptons and on the Eastern End of Long Island.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2
SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER - "LIGHT OF THE OCEAN" has an Opening Reception on Friday, November 2, 2018 from 5 to 7 p.m. Southampton Arts Center is transformed into a site-specific installation by Francisco Alvarado-Juárez, a New York-based American artist born in Honduras. The artist is assisted by a team, including experts from Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program and community volunteers, to create an installation that conjures a marine environment that also stands in as a metaphor for the complexity of the human condition. The Southampton Arts Center is located at 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton, NY 11968. www.southamptonartscenter.org.
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"Male Hercules Beetle" by Francisco Alvarado-Juárez installed in "LIGHT OF THE OCEAN" at Southampton arts Center. The painting, 2014, is acrylic on canvas, 57 1/2 x 40 inches. Courtesy of Southampton Arts Center.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3
BRIDGEHAMPTON
RJD GALLERY - "BIG ART, Small Canvas" has an Opening Reception on Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 6 to 8 p.m. RJD Gallery is located at 2385 Main Street, Bridgehampton, NY 11932. www.rjdgallery.com.
EASTERN LONG ISLAND - BELLPORT
MARQUEE PROJECTS - "Fukuko Harris: Colored Air" has an Opening Reception on Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition remains on view through November 25, 2018. Marquee Projects is located at 14 Bellport Lane, Bellport, NY 11713. www.marqueeprojects.org.
Click here to see selections of Harris's work.
SOUTHAMPTON
IRON GATE EAST - "Love Is Not All" has on Opening Reception on Saturday, November 3, 2018 from 5 to 8 p.m. at its new pop up location sited at Luxury Modern Village Home by Devito & Company, located at 230 Bishops Lane, Southampton, NY. The exhibition features new works by Meghan Boody, Patti Grabel, Ryan Michael Kelly, Jeff Muhs and Richard Pasquarelli. Food for the reception provided by Hamptons Farm. The exhibition continues on view through December 10, 2018 and is viewable on Thursdays, from 5 to 8 p.m., and by appointment.
For a preview, visit the gallery's Exhibition Listing by clicking here.
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"Sarah No. 1" by Richard Pasquarelli. Oil on linen, 42 x 56 inches. Courtesy Iron Gate East.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2018
AMAGANSETT
VICTOR D'AMICO INSTITUTE OF ART (VDIA) at AMAGANSETT LIBRARY - "Promised Land Remembered" has an Opening Talk and Reception on Sunday, November 4, 2018 from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibition revisits a similar one held earlier this year at the Art Barge, featuring early tempera on paper paintings by Mabel D'Amico from the 1939 to 1940s. The art and historical narratives recall the historic activity of the former fishing port and menhaden processing plant located off Cranberry Hole Road in Amagansett, NY, which also influenced the cultural and artist communities on the East End.
Talks at the reception will be offered by VDIA President Christopher Kohn, exhibition co-organizer Rachel Gruze and David Clarke, grandnephew of Smith Meal Co. fish factory founder Gilbert P. Smith. Memories of Promised Land are welcome in written or oral form. The Amagansett Library is located at 215 Main Street, Amagansett, NY 11930. The Talk is free with advance registration request by clicking here or calling 631-267-3172.
The Amagansett Library is located at 215 Main Street, Amagansett, NY 11930.
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"Untitled (Fish Factory, Spools) by Mabel D'Amico, c. 1940. Tempera on paper, Collection of The Victor D'Amico Institute of Art. Photo by Matthew Charron. Courtesy The Victor D'Amico Institute of Art.
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CUTCHOGUE
ALEX FERRONE GALLERY - Luncheon, Gallery Talk and Book Signing with Onne van der Wal and Mark Testa on Sunday, November 4 from 1 to 3 p.m. Both photographers will discuss their work in the show and Onne van der Wal will sign his book, "Sailing," along with additional photographic prints that will be available for purchase. Light lunch served. Free. Reservations Required and can be made by calling 631-734-8545. Alex Ferrone Gallery is located at 25425 Main Road, Cutchogue, NY 11935. www.alexferronegallery.com.
For a preview, visit the gallery's Exhibition Listing by clicking here.
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