A Fertile Collaboration
“Stones” is a series of lithographs created by the poet Frank O’Hara (1926-1966) and the artist Larry Rivers (1923-2002). Begun in 1956 and completed three years later, “Stones” was the first major project of Tatyana Grosman’s Universal Limited Art Editions, located in West Islip, which produced some of the most important print projects in American art history.
“Stones,” now on view at the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center through Sept. 20, was the first lithographic project for O’Hara and Rivers. They struggled with the process and decided to work on a stone only if they were together in the same room. The results blend words and images.
In conjunction with the show, Emily Hopkins, an electro-acoustic harpist in residence at the venue, will perform there on Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. Tickets, at $50, include a copy of her new album, “Stone,” which was inspired by the series of prints.
Farewell to Fireplace Project
The Fireplace Project in Springs, which launched 20 years ago, will open “All Our Affairs,” its final exhibition in that hamlet, with a reception Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.
All alumni artists of the gallery were invited to participate in the show, which has been curated by Edsel Williams and Martine Langatta. “I couldn’t be more proud of the over 80 solo and group exhibits, inclusive to more than 300 artists, that have been presented,” said Mr. Williams in announcing the show. “This is a very difficult decision, but right. It has been an honor and great privilege to be here with you all.”
The gallery’s location in Hudson, which opened in June 2024, remains open year round.
Two at Keyes Art
Exhibitions of work by Rozeal and Nathan Slate Joseph will open at Keyes Art in Sag Harbor with a reception Saturday from 6 to 8 p.m. and continue through Aug. 23.
Rozeal’s multimedia collages blend traditional ukiyo-e print techniques using Japanese folklore, geisha, kabuki, and samurai imagery, with hip-hop references and African-American culture.Mr. Joseph’s abstract geometric compositions are produced by applying pure mineral pigment mixed with acid and water to zinc-galvanized steel pieces and soldering them together.
Summer Group at Grenning
Sag Harbor’s Grenning Gallery will open its summer group show on Friday, with a reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The exhibition, which includes work by Anthony Mastromatteo, Steven Levin, Doug Reina, and Gene Johnson, will be on view through Aug. 24.
The show has a retro, midcentury aesthetic that calls attention to angularity, symmetry, and balance while also highlighting the subtle impact of color in paintings. “These painters remind us that painting, while technique is interesting to behold, is also a form of media that can be utilized by the artist to communicate sophisticated and abstract ideas,” says the gallery.
Coming Apart
“Unravel,” a solo exhibition of recent works by Imani Bilal, will open Saturday at the Lucore Art Gallery in Montauk and run through Aug. 27. A reception is set for Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Through layered textures, vibrant color fields, and careful detail, Ms. Bilal’s paintings reflect both the tension and grace found in moments of personal unraveling. Each piece, says the gallery, invites viewers to “consider disruption not as a loss, but as a sacred opportunity for awakening, healing, and deeper connection.”
Zacharias Survey
Athos Zacharias was an integral part of the Greenwich Village art scene during the 1950s, a member of the Artists Club who could usually be found at the Cedar Tavern. In 1962, however, he moved to Springs, where he lived and worked until his death in 2019.
“The Dynamics of Uncertain Perception,” a retrospective of his small, medium, and large-scale works, will open next Thursday at Gallery North in Setauket and remain on view through Sept. 28. It’s a homecoming of sorts: Zacharias was in the gallery’s first group exhibition in 1965. A reception will be held next Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m.
As a complement to the show, the gallery will host “Where the Bodies Are Buried,” a conversation and book signing with Helen Harrison, the former director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, on Sept. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Exhibition Tour
In conjunction with the Southampton Arts Center’s current exhibition, “Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future,” Natasha Schlesinger, the show’s co-curator, and Christine Mack, whose art collection is the source of the show, will lead a free gallery tour on Sunday morning at 11.
