Installation view of the A Hug from the Art World's popup in East Hampton, featuring work by Jake Clark.
Photo: Courtesy A Hug from the Art World
The Top Shows to Check Out in the Hamptons This Summer
A schedule of seasonal happenings featuring art, style, and design conjures an East End state of mind
Eddie Martinez, Bufly No. 38, (2023). Photo: JSP ART PHOTOGRAPHY
1. Eddie Martinez at the The Parrish Art Museum
The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill is gearing up for an exciting summer, with solo exhibitions by four artists of distinctly different styles. At the institution, which marked its 125th anniversary last year, artist Eddie Martinez will present large-scale abstract paintings inspired by his son’s love of butterflies, including Bufly No. 38 (2023) (below), from June 30 to September 29. Running concurrently is Sam Moyer’s show of conceptual sculptures that explore light and form. The first-ever Julia Chiang solo museum show opens on July 14 as does a major survey of KAWS, featuring never-before-seen paintings and sculptures.
Installation view of Toshiko Takaezu works at LongHouse, "Full Circle: Toshiko Takaezu and Friends". Photo: © FAMILY OF TOSHIKO TAKAEZU, COURTESY OF LONGHOUSE RESERVE
2. Toshiko Takaezu at the LongHouse Reserve
In tandem with The Noguchi Museum’s retrospective of trailblazing 20th-century artist Toshiko Takaezu, LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton presents “Full Circle: Toshiko Takaezu and Friends.” Complementing the artist’s expressively glazed closed-form ceramic sculptures—many of which were acquired by or gifted by Takaezu to the founder of LongHouse, Jack Lenor Larsen—are a selection of works by her artist friends, curated by Glenn Adamson. Visitors to the property can also enjoy resplendent new lounge areas, courtesy of Italian furniture designer Paola Lenti, whose vibrant furnishings transformed the destination’s outdoor spaces.
Julian Schnabel, Untitled (The Sky of Illimitableness), (2015). Photo: Courtesy of the artist
3. “Julian Schnabel: Selected Works from Home” at Guild Hall
One of the most seminal and prolific artists working today, Julian Schnabel’s work is on view at Guild Hall this summer with a selection of his drawings, paintings, and sculptures from his personal collection. The show, curated by Melanie Crader, will take place in the newly inaugurated Marks Family Galleries. Beginning in August, Sag Harbor Cinema will also celebrate the artist with a retrospective of his powerful and influential cinematic work includign screenings of Basquiat, At Eternity’s Gate, and The Diving Bell.
McArthur Binion, History: Of: Application: One, (1978). Photo: Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London.
4. McArthur Binion Exhibition at the Peter Marino Foundation
From July 20 to September 28, 13 paintings by Chicago-based artist McArthur Binion go on view at the Peter Marino Foundation. Inspired by language and music, the artist masterfully combines collage, drawing, and painting to create autobiographical abstractions layered over personal documents and photographs.
Installation view of the A Hug from the Art World's popup in East Hampton, featuring work by Jake Clark. Photo: Courtesy A Hug from the Art World
5. “I know what you did last summer” at A Hug from the Art World
Located between Rental Gallery and Harper’s in East Hampton, A Hug from the Art World sets up shop for the summer in the former painting studio of artist Rashid Johnson. A collaboration with Broadway Gallery, which has the ground floor space, the first show spotlights Australian artist Jake Clark’s vivid ceramic vessels and is open through July 20. A second show is set to debut on July 27.
Cover: Installation view of the A Hug from the Art World's popup in East Hampton, featuring work by Jake Clark.
Photo: Courtesy A Hug from the Art World
