MUSEUMS MUSEUMS T AR F UM O E RMUS HE CKSC HE The Heckscher Museum of Art’s “Long Island Biennial” gives Nassau and Suffolk artists a chance to shine. Art exhibits to experience
BY MARY GREGORY norm. Schedules may change. Check before you “Blue” through Nov. 1 and “Heroines of Art” Nov. Special to Newsday go, but great art is calling. 15-spring, Nassau County Museum, 1 Museum Ai Weiwei’s “Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads” Drive, Roslyn Harbor he real voyage of discovery consists Through Nov. 28, LongHouse Reserve, 133 Hands It’s blue inside and lush green about to turn autum- “ not in seeking new landscapes, but in Creek Rd., East Hampton nal gold outside. Modern and historic paintings, Thaving new eyes,” Marcel Proust fa- Iconoclast, dissident and international art star Ai sculptures and more are linked by one common el- mously wrote. Weiwei’s politically charged sculptures of rooster, ement: the color blue. Then, women take the floor These days, we’re seeing everything with new dog and 10 other Chinese zodiac animals reflect (actually both floors) in a celebration of Impres- eyes, art included. While many local museums and themes of wealth, power, oppression, individualism sionist to contemporary female artists including galleries have reopened, for those who feel more and freedom. Also appealing as big, bronze animals, Mary Cassatt, Camille Claudel and Long Island’s comfortable at a distance, outdoor art is better they’ve been exhibited around the world. Now 16 own Lee Krasner and Elaine de Kooning. Outdoors, than ever. Government guidelines are in place; six- acres of sculptures and plants fill the serene garden walk among sculptures by Fernando Botero, Ana foot distancing, masks, reservations, timed visits, created by artist and philanthropist Jack Larsen. Mercedes Hoyos, Richard Serra and others. and limited use (if at all) of restrooms are the new INFO 631-329-3568, longhouse.org INFO 516-484-9338, nassaumuseum.org
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“Athos Zacharias: The Late Work” Through Oct. 31, INFO 631-283-2118, parrishart.org Pollock-Krasner House, 830 Springs-Fireplace Rd., “All for the Hall” through Dec. 31, Guild Hall, 158 East Hampton Main St., East Hampton Zacharias, who died last year at 92, hovered between Robert Longo was set for a solo show of his TAKE A CHELSEA Abstract Expressionism and Pop. Then he discovered exquisite drawings, but when the pandemic hit, he “The Simpsons.” The cartoons didn’t interest him, reached out to colleagues for donations to support but the colors inspired his late work. And, if you’ve Guild Hall. His work and others by luminaries like STYLE ART WALK never visited Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner’s Laurie Anderson, Rashid Johnson, Cindy Sherman chapel-like barn studio, get ready to be star-struck. and Eric Fischl are all for sale. ON THE EAST END INFO 631-324-4929, INFO 631-324-0806, guildhall.org No need to head into Manhattan when promi- stonybrook.edu/commcms/pkhouse/ “Amanda Valdez: Piecework” through Oct. 4 nent galleries like Pace, Van de Weghe, Skarst- “Lucien Smith: Southampton Suite” through January and “Long Island Biennial 2020” Oct. 15-January, edt, and even the legendary auction house and “Art in the Meadow” through fall 2021, Parrish Heckscher Museum of Art, 2 Prime Ave., Sotheby’s have set up new outposts on New- Art Museum, 279 Montauk Hwy., Water Mill Huntington town Lane in East Hampton. They join estab- Smith’s abstracts reference nature without Valdez incorporates embroidery and sewing into lished galleries like Rental and Eric Firestone. resembling it. His “Rain” series began when he her paintings, merging traditional fiber work Many will be open through October and be- used a fire extinguisher to apply paint, creating with contemporary abstraction. Later, see work yond. On a crisp afternoon, there’s nothing diaphanous sprays of tone. The surrounding by creators you may know, when the Long Island like window viewing or stopping in to see meadows are newly filled with sculptures by Jim Biennial features scores of local artists. modern masterpieces and sophisticated con- Dine, Joel Perlman and Jaume Plensa. INFO 631-380-3230, heckscher.org temporary works.
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