For Freedom of Expression
The second annual “Banned Book Project,” which calls attention to efforts to restrict access to stories, ideas, and histories, will open at two locations this week, starting Thursday at the Springs Library, where it will run through Oct. 10, and opening Saturday in the Baldwin Room of the East Hampton Library, where it will continue through Oct. 13.
The shows have been organized by Karyn Mannix, who said, “A society that fears a book is not protecting itself from an object. It is protecting itself from an idea.”
The participating artists include Arlene Bujese, Rafaela DeMartis, Francine Connors, Gabriele Raacke, Gerry Giliberti, Hasti Sardashti, Holly Stuczynski, Janet Rojas, Joanlee Montefusco, Jody Cukier, John Jinks, Laurie Hall, Liz Engelhardt, Teresa Lawler, and Veronica Mezzina.
A reception will be held at the Springs Library on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Artists Alliance at Ashawagh
“Colors of Fall,” works by members of the Artists Alliance of East Hampton, will open Friday at Ashawagh Hall in Springs and remain on view through Sunday. A reception will take place Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m.
The show celebrates the colors, changing light, textures, and atmosphere of the autumn season, according to the alliance, with painting, sculpture, photography, and glass.
Two Painters at Keyes
An exhibition of work by Irina Alimanestianu and Walter Bobbie will open at Keyes Art in Sag Harbor with a reception Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and continue through Oct. 30.
Alimanestianu treats landscape as stratifications where personal memory, classical history, myth, and the subconscious form distinct but interwoven layers, according to the gallery. Fragments of temples, columns, ruins, and myth are deployed across the surfaces of her paintings.
Bobbie’s 50-year career as an actor, writer, and director includes Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle awards for best direction of a musical for the 1996 Broadway revival of “Chicago.” While he painted privately for many years, his commitment to visual work led him to exhibit publicly. His paintings feature bold colors with shape and tonal shifts, creating sharp yet smooth figures.
