PETER DAYTON: DARK GARDEN

Site Specific Installation. Peter Dayton, 𝘋𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯, 2024. Ink on premium vinyl with low-luster laminate and collage overlay. Photo: Gary Mamay

Tag: Visual Arts

Virtual Art Salon: Alice Hope & Tripoli Patterson

Join Guild Hall Curatorial Assistant, Casey Dalene as she engages with one of our most valuable resources during this time (and at all times): Artists. What better profession to teach us how to be at home, often times solitary, alone with our thoughts, finding ways to express ourselves, and looking towards the future. 

This week Casey ZOOMs with gallerist Tripoli Patterson and artist, Alice Hope, for a tour and conversation on her exhibition, Surge at Tripoli Gallery in Wainscott, NY. Trip’s large barn space expands the possibilities; allowing Alice to utilize a 17ft wall to complete a commission for the American Embassy in Mozambique and to work on a new 10 x 10 ft Tyvek and copper painting. All while amidst a pandemic, Casey, Trip and Alice find a way to continue the conversation and unite over a common essential: Art. 

LIVE from Guild Hall

A look back at some of the great moments in our history of arts and education programming.

Museum Talks


82nd Artist Members Exhibition – Museum Mondays: Curatorial Assistant’s Choice with Casey Dalene


Abstract Expressionism Revisited: Selections from the Guild Hall Museum Permanent Collection – Gallery Talk with Joan Marter


Joyce Kubat: My People – Gallery Talk with Joyce Kubat


Tony Oursler: Water Memory – Gallery Talk with Tony Oursler


Syd Solomon: Concealed and Revealed – Gallery Talk with Mike Solomon


Please Send To: Ray Johnson – Gallery Talk with Jess Frost


Sara Mejia Kriendler: In Back of Beyond – Gallery Talk with Sara Mejia Kriendler


Ellsworth Kelly in the Hamptons – Gallery Talk with Phyllis Tuchman


Chuck Close: Recent Works – Talk with Chuck Close and Robert Storr


Hiroyuki Hamada: Sculptures and Prints – Gallery Talk with Hiroyuki Hamada


Robert Motherwell: The East Hampton Years, 1944–1952 – Gallery Talk with Phyllis Tuchman


Rafael Ferrer: Contrabando – Gallery Talk with Rafael Ferrer and Barry Schwabsky

Performances


Melissa Errico: Sondheim Sublime – Full Concert


GE Smith’s PORTRAITS featuring Loudon Wainwright III & Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) produced by Taylor Barton


Melissa Errico: Sondheim Sublime – “Losing My Mind”


The Django Festival Allstars

Stirring the Pot


Stirring the Pot with Florence Fabricant and Tom Colicchio


Stirring the Pot with Florence Fabricant and Jacques Pépin


Stirring the Pot with Florence Fabricant and Alex Guarnaschelli


Stirring the Pot with Florence Fabricant and Katie Lee

Conversations & Lectures


Artist Dialogue: Clifford Ross with Paul Goldberger and Shirin Neshat


Robert Motherwell: The East Hampton Years, 1944-1952
Panel Discussion with Phyllis Tuchman, Jack Flam, Catherine Craft, and Clifford Ross


Re-Thinking Modern Art: A Preview of the MoMA’s New Collection Galleries with Ann Temkin
In association with the Pollock Krasner House and Study Center


Collector’s Speak: Sotheby’s presents Treasures from Chatsworth


FAPE and the Role of the Artist – Talk with Robert Storr, Tina Barney, Lynda Benglis, Odili Donald Odita, and Joel Shapiro
In association with the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Robert Longo: A History of the Present

Robert Longo’s exhibition, A History of the Present, is a celebration of and a critical investigation into the span of American history bookended by Abstract Expressionism and the current moment in which we live. In two adjacent galleries Longo juxtaposes America’s past with its present through 17 monumental, highly labor-intensive charcoal drawings that act as mirrors into history.

The exhibition begins with Longo’s Gang of Cosmos series–exquisitely rendered, highly sensitized black and white translations in charcoal–based on prominent paintings from the American Abstract Expressionist movement. Many of the artists who made the works upon which these interpretations are made lived and worked in the East End of Long Island, making the ubiquity of the local landscape’s presence in the abstractions at once mesmerizing and inevitable.

Considered the most advanced American art at the time, Abstract Expressionism was championed for being monumental in scale, romantic in mood, expressive of freedom and uniquely American in spirit. These works embody America’s willful rise out of the ashes after the world tried to destroy itself during the Second World War. Longo’s personal fascination with this era is no coincidence: he was born around the beginning of it and bore witness to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, an event which took place as the Abstract Expressionist influence was beginning to wane.

Pictures in the second gallery comprise The Agency of Faith, echoing our current state of affairs, and posing questions about our national and environmental narratives. A massive wave drawing anchors the visual energy of the gallery and serves as a reminder of nature’s enigmatic, unrelenting power. Longo’s connection to the ocean and surfing the East End goes back decades and inspired his creating the classic wave drawing–the largest wave Longo has made to date and specifically for this exhibition. A quiet wing of a fallen bird evinces nature’s vulnerability. Yet once the viewer encounters a drawing depicting a field of cotton alongside a drawing of a closely cropped Native American headdress, the seeming innocuousness of the natural imagery begins to unravel to expose a more provocative narrative. Longo presents us with captivating images both of our American crimes and answered calls to action, unleashing an urgency to acknowledge our shared burdens and therefore shared responsibilities. Longo’s signature, velvety charcoal chiaroscuro activates the power of beauty, seducing the viewer into a state of, if not unadulterated optimism, renewed faith in our agency to create possibilities for our future.

Click HERE for full COVID-19 information to review prior to your visit.

EXHIBITION-RELATED PROGRAMS

August 7, 6-8PM: Meet Robert Longo in the Galleries

August 17, 7PM: Robert Longo and Shirin Neshat in Conversation
Artists Robert Longo and Shirin Neshat will discuss process of visual artists making and directing films

August 17, 8:30PM: Screening of Johnny Mnemonic Introduced by Robert Longo
New Black & White conversion of the 1995 action drama starring Keanu Reeves

August 31, 7PM: Robert Longo Documentary Film by The Artist Profile Archive Followed by a Q&A with Robert Longo, Filmmaker Sophie Chahinian, and moderated by Christina Mossaides Strassfield

September 25, 3PM: Gallery Tour with Christina Mossaides Strassfield

Karin Waisman: The Horizon Is Not a Straight Line

Gallery Talk: Karin Waisman in conversation with Estrellita Brodsky PhD: May 8 at 3pm

Woodhouse Gallery 
Curator: Christina Strassfield 

Karin Waisman is an Argentinian, multidisciplinary artist whose practice investigates the rhythmic cadence and pulsating patterns of nature. Her work includes large-scale public installations, wall reliefs, and drawings that explore our perception of the natural world— its fluid and contradictory processes, boundless growth, and imminent threat of disorder. In this new exhibition at Guild Hall, Waisman will present The Horizon Is Not a Straight Line, a site specific, 250-inch long cast resin and ceramic wall relief that investigates the notion of the border, conceiving it not as a straight line but a complex contact point between two elements that push and pull while continuing to support one another. Also included are two series of Waisman’s pencil drawings on mylar. The first, Fragments of a Mountain (2018–2021), studies the passage of geological time, absolute and determined by emptiness. Hundreds of years of erosion expose cavities in rock that hold humidity and debris. The second series, titled The Ocean Drawings (2012-2014), immerses the viewer into varying depths, currents, and temperatures, evoking oceanic currents that move us deeper then closer to the surface. The final and earliest work, Siren’s Beach (1996), unfolds across the floor in a cast-aluminum sculpture depicting a segment of desiccated land fragmented into a maze of Pythagorean spirals. This is the most in-depth presentation of Waisman’s internationally exhibited collection of work to date. 

Waisman has completed commissions for institutions such as Espacio Escultórico del Desierto in San Luis Potosí, México; Museo del Barrio in New York, NY; Plattsburgh Sculpture Park at SUNY Plattsburgh, NY; ART/OMI Sculpture Park in Ghent, NY; and Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City, NY. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States and internationally, including Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, NY; Museo del Barrio in New York, NY; SculptureCenter in Long Island City, NY; Point of Contact in Syracuse, NY; Wallace Gallery in SUNY Old Westbury, NY; Neuhoff Gallery in New York, NY; Haim Chanin Fine Arts in New York, NY; Plattsburgh State Art Museum in Plattsburgh, NY; Hartell Gallery at Cornell University, NY; Überseemusum, Bremen; Unesco Institut für Pädagogik in Hamburg, Germany; Bürgerhalle im Rathaus in Wolfsburg, Germany; Museo del Chopo in Mexico City, Mexico; Yvonamore Palix Gallery in Houston, TX; and Fundacion Banco Patricios in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

 

TIMED TICKETS AND VISITOR INFORMATION

To ensure the health and safety of its visitors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guild Hall has instituted the following measures:

  • Reservations to visit the Museum are recommended. You can reserve timed tickets online or by calling 631-324-0806 Friday-Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Drop-ins are also welcome!
  • Visitors are asked to be on time for their appointment. Visits are for a maximum of one hour and no more than 50 people will be allowed in the museum galleries at a time.
  • Visitors should enter through the left most front door of the building and check in with the Receptionist at the box office. A one-way footpath proceeds throughout the museum.
  • Masks are required in the building for all patrons over the age of 2.
  • Social distancing of at least 6 feet is encouraged in the museum galleries and lobby.

Enoc Perez: Paradise

Moran & Spiga Gallery 
Curator: Christina Strassfield 

Enoc Perez is a  contemporary  Puerto Rican born multimedia  artist best known for his paintings and oil stick drawings. Perez’s Guild Hall exhibition, Paradise, will explore the theme of natural disasters. Through large-scale paintings, Perez refers to the devastation that Puerto Rico experienced during the 2017 Hurricane Maria. Instead of focusing on the physical destruction, the artist paints bent, but not broken, palm trees to represent the hope that Puerto Rico will move forward and recover.

The exhibition will include paintings, sculpture and drawings that have been created specifically for Guild Hall’s installation. Paradise will be exhibited in the Moran and Spiga galleries and will be made up primarily of works that have never shown.

TIMED TICKETS AND VISITOR INFORMATION

To ensure the health and safety of its visitors in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Guild Hall has instituted the following measures:

  • Reservations to visit the Museum are recommended. You can reserve timed tickets online or by calling 631-324-0806 Friday-Sunday, 12-5 p.m. Drop-ins are also welcome!
  • Visitors are asked to be on time for their appointment. Visits are for a maximum of one hour and no more than 50 people will be allowed in the museum galleries at a time.
  • Visitors should enter through the left most front door of the building and check in with the Receptionist at the box office. A one-way footpath proceeds throughout the museum.
  • Masks are required in the building for all patrons over the age of 2.
  • Social distancing of at least 6 feet is encouraged in the museum galleries and lobby.

Private Members Reception: 82nd Artist Members Exhibition

Join us in celebrating the opening of our 82nd Artist Members Exhibition. Exclusive to Members of Guild Hall.

For 82 years, Guild Hall has reserved space in its exhibition schedule for the Annual Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition. The first installment took place in 1938, shortly after Guild Hall’s inception in 1931. It is the oldest non-juried show on Long Island and one of the few non-juried exhibitions still running. Deeply rooted in the history of the East End artist colony, early participants included Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Alfonso Ossorio, Perle Fine, Bill King, James Brooks, Charlotte Park, John Little and many more, showing their support of Guild Hall and its role as their community Museum, Theater, and Education Center.

Museum Mondays: Museum Director’s Choice with Christina Mossaides Strassfield

Gallery Tour of the 82nd Artist Members Exhibition led by Guild Hall Museum Director, Christina Mossaides Strassfield highlighting her personal favorites in the show.

For 82 years, Guild Hall has reserved space in its exhibition schedule for the Annual Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition. The first installment took place in 1938, shortly after Guild Hall’s inception in 1931. It is the oldest non-juried show on Long Island and one of the few non-juried exhibitions still running. Deeply rooted in the history of the East End artist colony, early participants included Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Alfonso Ossorio, Perle Fine, Bill King, James Brooks, Charlotte Park, John Little and many more, showing their support of Guild Hall and its role as their community Museum, Theater, and Education Center.

Museum Mondays: Executive Director’s Choice with Andrea Grover

Gallery Tour of the 82nd Artist Members Exhibition led by Guild Hall Executive Director, Andrea Grover highlighting her personal favorites in the show.

For 82 years, Guild Hall has reserved space in its exhibition schedule for the Annual Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition. The first installment took place in 1938, shortly after Guild Hall’s inception in 1931. It is the oldest non-juried show on Long Island and one of the few non-juried exhibitions still running. Deeply rooted in the history of the East End artist colony, early participants included Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Alfonso Ossorio, Perle Fine, Bill King, James Brooks, Charlotte Park, John Little and many more, showing their support of Guild Hall and its role as their community Museum, Theater, and Education Center.

Museum Mondays: Curatorial Assistant’s Choice with Casey Dalene

Gallery Tour of the 82nd Artist Members Exhibition led by Guild Hall Curatorial Assistant Casey Dalene, highlighting her personal favorites in the show.

For 82 years, Guild Hall has reserved space in its exhibition schedule for the Annual Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition. The first installment took place in 1938, shortly after Guild Hall’s inception in 1931. It is the oldest non-juried show on Long Island and one of the few non-juried exhibitions still running. Deeply rooted in the history of the East End artist colony, early participants included Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Alfonso Ossorio, Perle Fine, Bill King, James Brooks, Charlotte Park, John Little and many more, showing their support of Guild Hall and its role as their community Museum, Theater, and Education Center.

82nd Artist Members Exhibition

For 82 years Guild Hall has reserved space in its exhibition schedule for the Annual Guild Hall Artist Members Exhibition. The first installment took place in 1938, shortly after Guild Hall’s inception in 1931. It is the oldest non-juried show on Long Island and one of the few non-juried exhibitions still running. Deeply rooted in the history of the East End artist colony, early participants included Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Alfonso Ossorio, Perle Fine, Bill King, James Brooks, Charlotte Park, John Little and many more, showing their support of Guild Hall and its role as their community Museum, Theater, and Education Center.

Due to the wonderful popularity of this exhibition, around 400 artists participate each year. The Artist Members Exhibition attracts remarkable art world professionals as awards jurors and we are honored to welcome Susan Thompson, Associate Curator at the Guggenheim Museum, as this year’s awards juror. Thompson is one of the organizing curators for the Guggenheim’s Young Collectors Council, which acquires the work of emerging artists for the museum’s permanent collection, and for the Photography Council, which expands the museum’s holdings in the medium of photography through acquisitions.

Top Honors*: Darlene Charneco
Best Abstract: Bastienne Schmidt
Best Representational Work: Amanda Church
Best Photograph: Johnny Miller
Best Work on Paper: Mary Twomey
Best Sculpture: Tracy Jamar
Best Mixed Media: Renee Gallanti
Catherine and Theo Hios Best Landscape Award: Daniel Jones
Best New Artist: Julie Solomon
 
Honorable Mentions:
John Wittenberg
Pamela Topham
Sharon Mroz Hopek
David Yohay
Beth Giles
Isabella Rupp
 
*Top Honors award winner which will be given a solo exhibition in the Museum’s Spiga Gallery.
 

FAQ

  • The Artist Members Exhibition will be open Friday through Monday 12-5pm, June 26-July 13.
  • Reservations to visit the Museum are required. To reserve a visit, CLICK HERE or call 631-324-0806 Fri-Mon, 12-5pm.
  • Museum visits are FREE to all courtesy of BNB Bank and Landscape Details.
  • When you arrive at Guild Hall, please enter through the left most front door of the building and check in with our Receptionist at the box office.
  • Masks are required in the building for all patrons over the age of 2.
  • Please keep a 6ft distance between your party and others when in the museum galleries or lobby.
  • Please reschedule your appointment by calling 631-324-0806 x25 or emailing jennifer@guildhall.org if you or any member of your party have:
    • knowingly been in close or proximate contact in the past 14 days with anyone who has tested positive for COVID-19 or who has or had symptoms of COVID-19
    • have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days
    • or have experienced any symptoms of COVID-19 in the past 14 days
  • Please be on time for your appointment. Visits are for a maximum of one hour and no more than 30 people will be allowed in the museum galleries at a time.
  • Please be sure that your registration number includes all members of your party. If it does not, please contact 631-324-0806 x25 or jennifer@guildhall.org.
  • Guild Hall restrooms are available to patrons.
  • No food or drinks are permitted in the museum galleries.
Works from our 82nd Artist Members Exhibition may be purchased online. Click here to view works