Beasts and Clowns, Oh My!
“Beasts and Clowns,” a two-person show of work by Judith Hudson and Lucy Winton, is on view at the Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott through June 14. The exhibition reflects the nuanced and sympathetic side of clowns and beasts, alter egos for the artists, according to the gallery.
Ms. Hudson’s paintings explore the gender fluidity and duality of the clown, at once male and female, in semi-drag, happy and sad, graceful and awkward. The artist has cited as inspirations “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and the theatrical outsiders in Marcel Carne’s 1946 film “Children of Paradise.”
Ms. Winton, who often draws inspiration from children’s book illustrations, creates scenes that blend figuration and abstraction in drawings, paintings, and embroidery. Her collages, tapestries, and works on paper are celebratory and evocative, with animals sometimes sharing a dreamy landscape with the artist.
Language of Loss
“My Language,” an exhibition of paintings and sculpture by Susan Carr, is on view at Mark Borghi Gallery in Sag Harbor through June 2. Working with wood, yarn, rag, and life-size cotton dolls, Ms. Carr creates works that are playful, vibrant, and textural.
Recurring motifs in her work include children or childlike imagery, “perhaps because I am painting a new history for myself, a history where smiling comes easy.” Another symbol is the eye, which she began to paint after the death of her son as a means to communicate with him.
Art, Race, Politics
“Ring the Alarm,” a series of discussions about art, race, and politics will return to Guild Hall Friday at 6 p.m. with a conversation with Maren Hassinger, a multimedia artist who will be exhibiting at Dia Bridgehampton in June. The talks are presented by Renee Cox, an artist and curator who is organizing a 2023 exhibition of work by Black artists for Guild Hall's museum.
Using a variety of materials, Ms. Hassinger explores movement, family, love, nature, the environment, consumerism, identity, and race. The director of the at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore for 20 years, Ms. Hassinger lived in Springs in the mid-1990s.
Registration on Guild Hall’s website is required for the virtual program.
Eight at Ashawagh
“Intersections and Narratives,” a show of work by eight women artists, seven of whom met at the Art Students League in New York City, will be on view at Ashawagh Hall in Springs Friday through Monday, with a reception set for Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m.
The title refers to the reunion, after more than a year of separation, of artists used to working together in workshops and classes. Participating artists are Carolee Bongiorno, Beth Greenbaum, Dyann Klein, Debra Moser, Mary Ryan, Milan Sharma, Ziya Tarapore, and Ronnie Gill, who organized the show.
“Snapshot” at White Room
The White Room Gallery in Bridgehampton will present “Snapshot,” a show of work by eight artists whose work captures moments of surprise through faces, poses, attitudes, and history, from Thursday through June 6, with a reception set for Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m.
Among the faces from popular culture and American history are Kate Moss, Sophia Loren, John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, and Jean-Michel Basquiat. The show includes work by Transparent, Seek One, Cabell Molina, Nelson De La Nuez, Aaron Gigi, Jack Flo, Jason Poremba, and Russell Young.
Grenning's "Americana"
“Americana,” an exhibition of paintings by Carl Bretzke and Kelly Carmody, is on view at the Grenning Gallery in Sag Harbor through May 31. The show's title refers to the cultural heritage and identity of America, as reflected in the work of both artists.
Mr. Bretzke, who is drawn to Midwest scenes, is especially concerned with the effect of light. His night scenes, lit by the moon, street lights, and the occasional lamplit window, are reminiscent of the silent spaces of Edward Hopper.
Ms. Carmody, who works in Massachusetts and on Shelter Island, has recently abandoned the paintbrush for the palette knife. The result is thick and luscious swaths of color infused with energy.
Harper’s Apartment
“Morning Wood,” an exhibition of paintings, works on paper, and a video installation by Austyn Weiner, will open Thursday at Harper’s Apartment, the Upper East Side outpost of Harper’s Books in East Hampton, and continue through June 12.
Ms. Weiner, who lives in Los Angeles, uses oil stick, charcoal, house paint, crayon, acrylic, and oil paint to create exuberant, expressionistic works that deal with romance, rejection, and isolation.
“Morning Wood” is the title of daily Instagram video series she began as a result of isolation throughout the pandemic. The video installation on view was compiled from this virtual quarantine diary.
New in Montauk
Christopher Lucore, an artist who has shuttled between Springfield, Ill., and Montauk for the past 20 years, has opened The Lucore Art, a studio and gallery at 87 South Euclid Avenue in Montauk, as a showcase for his work.
Mr. Lucore layers acrylic paint, gloss medium, and modeling paste to create surfaces that explore depth and composition through the manipulation of color, shape, line, and texture.
