The 20th annual Hamptons Fine Art Fair will return to the Southampton Fairgrounds next Thursday and continue through July 12. One unique feature will be a 10-foot-tall sculpture that is the only remaining work from the limited bronze edition of 12 artists’ proofs of Bartholdi’s original plaster of the Statue of Liberty from the Musée des Arts et Métiers in Paris. It can be yours for $1 million.
Another highlight is “Marilyn @ 100: The Hamptons Marilyn Monroe Centennial Tribute — The Last Sitting,” which is presented by the Trust of Bert Stern, who photographed Monroe over three days at the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles for Vogue in June 1962, five weeks before her death.
The fair has announced that Carol Hunt, Giancarlo Impiglia, Roy Nicholson, and Helen A. Harrison are the 2026 inductees to the Hamptons Artists Hall of Fame. Harrison has been named the Lifetime Achievement Awardee. The induction will happen on July 11 at 11 a.m. in the V.I.P. Lounge.
Among the special events are A Tribute to David Hockney, who died on June 10 at the age of 88. Rick Friedman, the fair’s executive director, will interview Phillip Blond, a gallerist who will discuss the Hockney works on view, Hockney’s intellectual depiction of reality, and how he used technology to create images. The tribute is set for Friday, July 10, at 2 p.m., at the Blond Contemporary booth.
Featuring more than 140 galleries from around the world, showing work by over 500 emerging, midcareer, and blue-chip artists, the fair will cover art from the mid-20th century to the present.
Two V.I.P. previews will take place next Thursday. The Parrish Art Museum will benefit from the “first look” preview, which will happen from noon to 5, while the evening preview, set for 5 to 9:30, will benefit the Southampton Arts Center. Tickets to each are $200.
Day passes for Friday, July 10, July 11, and July 12 are $50. Self-parking is $15 per visit, valet parking is $30.
Tickets and much more information are available at hamptonsfineartfair.com.
