The Artful Life: 5 Things Galerie Editors Love This Week

1. The Annual Bridge Car Show Returns to the Hamptons

While most believe Hamptons season ends on Labor Day, one of the most incredible events happens after the summer crowd has moved on. Taking place on September 17, the Bridge VI brings together an exclusive group of car enthusiasts for an invite-only presentation of 250 of the world’s most impressive autos. Set on a scenic golf course that was once the site of the East End’s notoriously challenging racetrack, the event will feature rare vintage examples, like the 1967 Ferrari Dino Shooting Brake Prototype by Pininfarina, unseen in public since 1968, and a 1957 BMW 507 Series II roadster with hardtop, which is coming up for auction at Bonhams. New and notable designs from Bentley, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, McLaren, Bugatti, Koenigsegg, and Pagani will be parked on the Bridge’s manicured fairway, as will Czinger Vehicles’s 21C V Max, which is making its East Coast debut. “We’ve come a long way in five years, from an informal gathering of the vehicular tribes to a beautifully executed afternoon of hundreds of cars and thousands of enthusiasts, complemented by great views, music, food, and drink,” Bridge co-founder Robert Rubin tells Galerie. “A fitting elegy to a historic site.”

This year, the Bridge is opening up the gathering to the public with a ticketed option at Topping Rose House in Bridgehampton, where other remarkable cars will be installed in the bucolic gardens. Guests at that event, which will benefit Southampton Youth Services, can also enjoy light bites by chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten. —Jill Sieracki

2. Armory Off-Site Launches at the U.S. Open

In anticipation of the 28th edition of the Armory Show, New York’s leading art fair launched its partnership with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) this week. Expanding on the Armory Off-Site, outdoor sculptures curated by select exhibitors will be installed around the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center during the U.S. Open, which is said to be famed tennis star Serena Williams’s final tournament.“This joint venture brings a piece of the Armory Show to the tournament and its visitors, promising to spark important conversations around the dynamic works on view,” explains Nicole Berry, Executive Director of the Armory Show. Recent artworks by Gerald Chukwuma, Carolyn Salas, and Jose Dávila as well as site-specific sculptures by Myles Nurse and Luzene Hill will be on view at the stadium grounds until September 11.  —Stefanie Li

3. Phaidon’s The Only Woman Spotlights History’s Remarkable Trailblazers

Phaidon’s new release, The Only Woman, serves as a powerful recount of women’s roles in society and the ongoing fight for a seat at the table. Featuring 100 group photographs of notable trailblazers from across the world—among them artist Hedda Sterne, scientist Marie Curie, politician Benazir Bhutto, and publisher Katherine Graham—the images highlight these notable figures’ contribution in male-dominated fields. An introduction to both well and lesser known individuals, the title represents visual storytelling spanning from 1860 to the present day. —Shelby Black

4. Michael Heizer Completes Massive Desert Installation in Nevada

After more than half a century, pioneering land artist Michael Heizer has completed his massive installation, City, in the middle of Nevada’s high desert. Spanning a mile and a half long by half a mile wide, the vast complex of outdoor sculptures evokes ancient Egyptian and pre-Columbian monuments, with compacted-dirt mounds, abstract concrete forms, and rocky surfaces that resemble mythical ruins. The famously reclusive artist began construction in 1970 using his own money, but ultimately formed the Triple Aught Foundation in 1988 with the support of influential collectors such as Los Angeles County Museum of Art director and chief executive Michael Govan and Museum of Modern Art director Glenn D. Lowry. “It’s an artwork aware of our primal impulses to build and organize space, but it incorporates our modernity, our awareness of and reflection upon the subjectivity of our human experience of time and space as well as the many histories of civilizations we have built,” Govan said in a statement. The nonprofit is tasked with managing the long-term maintenance of the site, which opens to the public on September 2 and reservations are required in advance. —Geoffrey Montes

5. Electric Bowery Designs a New Auberge Resort in the Hudson Valley

Crafted by buzzy California-based firm Electric Bowery, the rustic-chic Wildflower Farms (Auberge Resorts) in the Hudson Valley is now taking reservations in advance of its opening late next month. Set on 140 rolling acres in the picturesque town of Gardiner, just 90 minutes by car from New York City, the sprawling retreat features a simple material palette—think stacked stone, slate, weathered wood finishes, and oxidized steel—inspired by the early work of architect Frank Gehry. (The firm’s founders, Cayley Lamber and Lucia Bartholomew, met while employed by the Pritzker Prize winner.) Encompassing a range of cabins, cottages, and suites, the 65 rooms all impart a deep connection to their natural surroundings, especially the stunning Shawangunk Ridge and also the low-lying meadows filled with wildflowers. Also on site are an orchard, farm, indoor and outdoor restaurants, the Thistle an Auberge Spa, an outdoor pool, and miles of hiking trails. —G.M.