Gallery Events

Bert Stern “Shapes And Symbols”

Keyes Art Gallery, East Hampton

Opening: August 4, 6 to 8 PM

Keyes Art Gallery will present a solo exhibition of American photographer Bert Stern which focuses on his outbreaking advertising and fashion work.

“Shapes and Symbols” includes a selection of iconic images displayed for the first time. Keyes Art Gallery, in association with The Bert Stern Trust and Galerie 36, presents the first comprehensive exhibition of the visionary advertising photographs of American photographer Bert Stern (1929 to 2013) from the early 1950s to the early ’70s. The show runs through September 8. An opening reception will be held Saturday, August 4, from 6 to 8 PM.

Views Of Pools And Hedgerows

Quogue Library, Quogue

Opening: August 2, 5 to 7 PM

The Quogue Library Gallery presents Geoff Disston’s “Views Of Pools And Hedgerows.” Disston was trained in watercolors by his family of plein air watercolorists. Taking a cue from his watercolor training, Disston started to apply watered-down acrylics on raw canvas in the late ’90s. Staining raw canvas with acrylic washes allows for deeper color saturation, subtle color interactions through the transparencies, and sketch-like freshness. Like watercolors, this technique demands a “once and done” approach, limiting the number of paint layers, and using the white of the canvas for both negative space and light. The show opens with a reception on Thursday, August 2, from 5 to 7 PM and will run through September 2.

Michael Dweck: Iconic Images

Roman Fine Art, East Hampton

Opening: Saturday, August 4, 6 to 8 PM

Roman Fine Art presents the solo exhibition of renowned photographer Michael Dweck. “Michael Dweck: Iconic Images,” will include a carefully curated selection of Dweck’s best known works as well as a few new standouts from the newly released expansion of his blockbuster book, The End, Montauk, NY. The exhibit opens Thursday, August 2, and continues through Monday, August 26. There will be a cocktail reception for the artist on Saturday, August 4, from 6 to 8 PM.

Barthélémy Toguo

Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill

Opening: Saturday, August 4

“Barthélémy Toguo: The Beauty of Our Voice” will be on view at the Parrish Art Museum Sunday, August 5, through October 14. The show is the first solo exhibition in an American museum by the internationally renowned artist whose work addresses migration, colonialism, race, and the relationship between the global north and south. Marking a new partnership, Toguo created the work for the exhibition during a residency as The Watermill Center’s 2018 Inga Maren Otto Fellow. A members’ reception will be held on Saturday, August 4, from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Springs Artists Invitational

Ashawagh Hall, Springs

Opening: Friday, August 3, 5 to 8 PM

The Springs Improvement Society presents the 51st annual “Springs Artists Invitational Exhibition” at Ashawagh Hall. The show will take place from Friday, August 3, through Sunday, August 12. This annual event is hailed as a cornerstone event for the local art community, a deeply ingrained culture that has thrived in the hamlet since the heydays of the abstract expressionists. The show is curated by Scott Bluedorn. There will be an opening reception on Friday, August 3, from 5 to 8 PM. A curator’s tour, conducted by Bluedorn, will be open to the public Sunday, August 5, from noon till 2 PM.

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