Arts

Robert Wilson died at home in Water Mill on July 31 after a brief illness. He was 83 and left behind not only a remarkable body of work as a theater director, playwright, and visual artist, but also the Watermill Center, a monument to his far-reaching vision. 

Ugo Rondinone at Madoo, gestural abstraction at Harper's, James Katsipis in SoHo, plein-air painting workshops, Abby Abrams solo in Springs, two shows in Montauk.

Two documentaries celebrate an unsung hero of the Holocaust and a vibrant group of senior citizens.

The head of the Metropolitan Museum will be at Guild Hall to talk about the future of museums and the Met's evolving role.

A full-day symposium will focus on the intersection of modernist architecture, landscape design, and cultural history.

Alastair Gordon, an award-winning critic and cultural historian, will be at LongHouse Reserve to talk about the life, work, and ideas of Buckminster Fuller.

Norman Jaffe and Hamptons Modernism, opera at the Leiber Collection, chamber music concert in Bridgehampton, Mozart and more at the cultural center.

"Infinite Women II" at the Women's Art Center of the Hamptons continues the gallery's celebration of women whose art confronts opposition and marginalization.

The Hamptons Dance Project will return to Fireplace Lodge in Springs for three performances featuring renowned choreographers and dancers.

A busy week at The Church will include a jazz concert, a remarkable piece of sculpture, a fashion-focused book talk, and a pinch pot workshop.

The East Hampton Library’s Authors Night fund-raiser will bring to the village’s Herrick Park a hundred authors working across all genres.

Maureen Dowd, a Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, discusses not only her new book, "Notorious: Portraits of Stars From Hollywood, Culture, Fashion, and Tech," but also the current state of politics and power in America in advance of her appearance at Authors Night at Herrick Park on Saturday.

The Parrish Art Museum will host a gallery tour of its Sean Scully exhibition and a screening of Shirin Neshat's feature film "Land of Dreams."

Seventy-five artists have been selected for the 58th annual Springs Invitational exhibition, which is now on view at Ashawagh Hall.

Frank O'Hara and Larry Rivers lithographs, Fireplace Project to close, solo show at Lucore, Rozeal and Nathan Slate Joseph at Keyes, group show at Grenning, Zacharias retrospective.

The next 10 days at the Arts Center at Duck Creek will feature two jazz concerts, an installation using materials and audio recordings from East Hampton sites, and a continuous four-day performance ranging from drama to play.

"Of This Place" explores the connection between two acclaimed East End artists and the beauty surrounding their home and studio.

A busy weekend at The Church will feature two novelists in conversation, a discussion about biodiversity, and a presentation by Jeffrey Pegram, an Indigenous singer and composer.

"Still | Moving" at Monika Olko Gallery features photographs by Joey Farrell that capture the fleeting moment between stillness and movement.

Classical piano concert at LongHouse, benefit luncheon for the historical society, celebrating the Candy Kitchen, jazz at the Southampton Arts Center.

Steve Ross, Karen Murphy, and Maria Abous, cabaret and musical theater stars, will play songs by Berlin, Gershwin, Porter, Hammerstein, and Lerner at LTV on Sunday.

Next up at Guild Hall are two solo shows: ceramics, watercolors, and paintings by Mary Heilmann, and a multimedia installation for which Joel Mesler has recreated his office and studio.

Joy Jan Jones, a singer, instrumentalist, writer, and producer, will perform a repertoire of classic American jazz at the East Hampton Library.

Adam Weiner, frontman and pianist for Low Cut Connie, talks about the band's upcoming show at the Stephen Talkhouse and its commitment to diversity and inclusion at a time when those values are under threat.

The third annual Black Authors Festival, whose theme is "The Power of Literacy," will honor a distinguished slate of writers, journalists, activists, and actors.

Intimate photos of John Lennon taken by May Pang during his "lost weekend" with her are at Keyes Art, small works by well-known artists are at the Depot Gallery.

Bay Street's "Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical" tells the story of the outlaws and their gang, with a thrilling musical score and a focus on the duo's quest for fame and notoriety.

LongHouse's InsiderOutsider conversation series will feature a discussion between Ella Mahoney, an Indigenous artist and illustrator, and Mago, an artist and curator.

Brazilian jazz at The Church in Sag Harbor, comedy about a deadbeat dad, a new executive director of HamptonsFilm, "Much Ado About Nothing" outdoors on Shelter Island.

Next up at the Southampton Arts Center is "Beyond the Present: Collecting for the Future," an exhibition drawn from the distinctive art collection of Christine Mack.