News From Fireplace Project
Edsel Williams, who opened the Fireplace Project in 2005 at 851 Springs-Fireplace Road, has announced that the gallery is closing its doors with “All Our Affairs,” an invitational exhibition that will open on Aug. 8 with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. The Project’s shows at 435 Warren Street in Hudson, N.Y., where it opened in June 2024, will continue. “We are just getting started,” Mr. Williams said.
“All Our Affairs” is open to all artists who have shown at the local gallery. A call has gone out for wall works only, preferably under 24 inches, which must be sent in a reusable box for return shipping. While the gallery prefers the artwork be for sale, it is not a requirement. Delivery is requested before Aug. 2, to one of four locations in East Hampton, Hudson, and New York City.
Confirmation of participation and more information is by email to [email protected]; text to 516-398-8114, or Instagram DM.
Sean Scully Reflects
“Sean Scully: The Albee Barn,” on view at the Parrish Art Museum, surveys the celebrated artist’s work from 1981 to 2024, with a focus on the time he spent in Montauk at the Edward F. Albee Foundation.
Mr. Scully will be at the Parrish on Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. to reflect on his overall practice and highlight specific influences that have had a profound effect on his career. In a talk titled “Windows and Openings,” he will emphasize his continued interest in geometric abstraction in his paintings, prints, and drawings.
Tickets are $30, $24 for senior citizens, $12 for members’ guests, and free for members, resident-benefits passholders, students, and children.
Painting Artists’ Landmarks
“House Guest: Marie-Claire Chabauty,” an exhibition of work by a Montreal-based artist, can be seen at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center in Springs through Aug. 2.
During the summer of 2024, Ms. Chabauty completed a joint residency at the Pollock-Krasner House and the Elaine de Kooning House in East Hampton. While there she created a series of spatial portraits, most of them on wood panels, that capture the essence of both houses. While de Kooning’s studio was her primary workspace, she had access to Lee Krasner’s bedroom studio as well.
Sculpture at Watermill Center
The Watermill Center will unveil two outdoor installations on Saturday during its annual summer benefit. They are “Abetare” (2024) by Petrit Halilaj, originally commissioned for the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its roof garden, and “Sunrise.East” (2005) by Ugo Rondinone, from his series of giant bronze masks set atop concrete plinths.
Installed across the center’s grounds, both works will be accessible to the public from dawn to dusk. They will remain on view through spring 2026.
East End Photographers
“Chasing the Light,” the 14th annual exhibition at the Water Mill Museum by the East End Photographers Group, will open Saturday with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. and run through Aug. 10.
Organized by Gerry Giliberti, the show includes work by Bobby Alan, Joseph Barretto, Laura Blume, Steve Brodsky, Ron Buchter, Leo Crowley, Jody Cukier, Paula Kelly, Danielle Leef, Keith Manning, Joanna McCarthy, Harold Naideau, Richard Nelson, Val Schaffner, James Slezak, Marilyn Stevenson, Mark Testa and Susan Woog Wagner, George Whitson, and Mr. Giliberti.
Studio Sale
“The Archive Show,” a collection of works by Barbara Thomas, will open at ArtSprings Studio, 900 Springs-Fireplace Road, with a reception Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. A lifelong East End artist, Ms. Thomas’s work is nature-based, including landscape, flora, environmental observation, and more.
The work is affordably priced for sale, and most is framed. All purchases include a gift piece from her unframed works on paper.
In addition to the reception, which will include music and cocktails, the show will be open Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4.
