How does an artist reconcile the traditions of early landscape photographers with the imperatives of contemporary art? In the case of Thomas Joshua Cooper, he uses the best of both to invent something that is both paean and disruption.
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European Exhibitions in Southampton Through FilmsHIFF will present three films that recreate the feeling of being at important European exhibitions of masters of painting throughout the centuries.
Three Men and a PaintingOur Fabulous Variety Show’s pleasing revival of “Art,” playing through Sunday at Guild Hall, quite literally offers us a small play about big issues.
Priscilla Heine: Flowers, Food, and Art“There is a calla lily thing going on in my life,” said the artist Priscilla Heine, about her first painting of that flower, whose name derives from the Greek word for beautiful.
The Art Scene 04.25.19Apr 25, 2019
Photographers East at Ashawagh, new group at Tulla Booth, "Witness" in Sag Harbor, and much more
New Season, New Work at LongHouseOne of the most reliable harbingers of spring and the high season on the South Fork is the opening of the 16-acre LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton every April in the heart of daffodil and tulip season.
Bits and Pieces 04.25.19Apr 25, 2019
An afternoon salon of piano music in Montauk and a film about some of the women who took the House of Representatives in last year's election
Hamptons Doc Fest's New Spring SeriesApr 25, 2019
The Hamptons Doc Fest is celebrating spring with documentaries about farming, jazz, and journalists, each of which will be followed by a discussion.
Making Art in Disquieting TimesThe Halsey McKay Gallery’s exhibitions in East Hampton this month offer two renditions of America and American themes that on the surface appear to diverge, but stand as bookends to the disquieting reality of daily experience.
Mark Rothko in the NewsMark Rothko has been in the news lately, with significant sales of his artwork coming up next month and the release last month of a short film about his enduring tribute to a fellow artist.
Title Wave: New Works Fest at Bay StreetA fairy tale pop-rock musical, two history-based plays, and a drama set in a near future beset by climate change will be presented next week in Title Wave, Bay Street Theater’s new works festival.
Bits and Pieces 04.18.19Apr 18, 2019
Pachanga at Bay Street, "Art" and 'Idol' from OFVS, van Gogh animated on screen, movies and a dance party at SAC, and more