Art, Design, Antiquities
From today through Dec. 12, Selavy by Di Donna Gallery in Southampton is showing "Fall Salon: Icons Through the Ages," consisting of art, design, and antiquities ranging from 4000 B.C.E. to the current century. The exhibition combines important works across time periods, mediums, and cultures with modern design objects.
Highlights of the installation are a Roman torso of Bacchus, a Picasso ceramic vase, a desk and chair designed by Charlotte Perriand, a pair of "Kangourou" lounge chairs by Pierre Jeanneret, a chess set designed by Man Ray, an Andy Warhol portrait of Judy Garland, and an Art Brut painting from 1975 by Jean Dubuffet.
Porter and Ashbery
The Southampton home of Fairfield and Anne Porter was a gathering place for leading writers and artists of the New York School from the 1950s through the 1970s. In connection with the exhibition "Housebound: Fairfield Porter and His Circle of Poets and Painters," Alicia Longwell, the Parrish Art Museum's chief curator, and Karin Roffman, the author of a biography of the poet John Ashbery, will discuss Ashbery's life and work and his enduring relationship with Porter tomorrow at 5 p.m. A live chat will follow, and registration is on the museum's website.
Graffiti Art in Sag Harbor
"Love Creation," an exhibition of work from the collection of Michael Namer, the owner of Gallery 151 in Manhattan, is on view at Keyes Art in Sag Harbor through Nov. 19. The show includes graffiti canvas pieces by ERO, Fab 5 Freddy, and LA2, all of whom exhibited at the Fun Gallery in the East Village during the 1980s.
The show will also feature sections of the 151 Wooster Wild Style Wall, a collaborative graffiti mural uncovered in 2007 by Mr. Namer at a SoHo loft. The mural includes an image of a bomber by Fab 5 Freddy and tags attributed to Jean-Michel Basquiat, Futura 2000, and Francesco Clemente, among others. A reception will be held tomorrow from 4 to 8 p.m.
Seize the Art, Figuratively
"Carpe Artem," a group exhibition featuring paintings by David Bender, Steve Joester, Alicia Gitlitz, and James C. Leonard, will open next Thursday at the White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton and remain on view through Nov. 29.
"We chose to make all the art in this exhibit abstract because abstraction is freedom. . . . You see what you see. You, as the observer, create the narrative," according to the gallery's directors, Andrea McCafferty and Kat O'Neill. Work by Mr. Brainwash, Craig Alan, Jojo Anavim, Russell Young, and Nelson De La Nuez will also be on view.
