PARRISH ART MUSEUM REPORT 2015 2 REPORTREPORT 2015 PARRISH ART MUSEUM 3 METRICS 22 LETTER TO OUR FRIENDS EXHIBITIONS 4 EXHIBITION CATALOGUES 5 INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE HOSTING PARRISH EXHIBITIONS 74 NEW ACQUISITIONS Director Terrie Sultan in the The Parrish has firmly defined and embraced a unique Permanent Collection galleries. position within the worldwide art and culture community. Photo: Daniel Gonzalez Combining strong local ties and a global outlook, the Museum Raymond Parker (American, 1922–1990) is recognized for original exhibitions, scholarly publications, Untitled, 1962 compelling presentations and performances, and innovative 79 Oil on canvas educational initiatives. The unique architectural statement PERMANENT COLLECTION WORKS ON VIEW 72 x 68 inches Parrish Art Museum of the building dovetails with its programmatic content, giving Gift of Edward F. Dragon in memory the Museum a holistic identity. It is clear from the community of Alfonso Ossorio, 1992.8.8 engagement, from the far-reaching critical acclaim we receive, and the high level of attendance, membership, and support 4 for the Museum that the Parrish is an impactful institution. NEW TRUSTEES We create and promote the highest quality exhibitions developed by our curators to underscore our excellence and inventive approaches, often featuring artists in their first-ever 3,169 Museum exhibitions, or exploring specific bodies of work that have not been widely seen and appreciated. Each year MUSEUM MEMBERS our anniversary inaugurates an entirely new hanging of the permanent collection galleries, always highlighting works that have not previously been on view, and organized around a series of themes intended to offer visitors a new way of seeing, 922 experiencing, and thinking about the world class masterworks RESIDENT BENEFIT MEMBERS we hold in public trust. In 2015, a small and dedicated staff produced more than 100 public programs. In addition, we continue to offer a broad array of educational outreach opportunities, from after school art to guided family studio 103 workshops, summer camps, and curriculum-based interactions with the area schools. CONCERTS, LECTURES, TALKS, AND FILMS The Museum is emphatically a center for cultural engagement for the entire East End. Cover: Hans Hofmann 100 Terrie Sultan Frederic M. Seegal H. Peter Haveles, Jr. (American, born Germany, 1880–1966) Image in Green, 1950 FAMILY PROGRAMS + VACATION WORKSHOPS Director Chair President Oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches Board of Trustees Board of Trustees Parrish Art Museum Gift of Karen LaGatta, 2015.33 Continues on p31 4 REPORT 2015 PARRISH ART MUSEUM 5 THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Fund for Youth at the Long Island Community Mary Heilmann (American, born 1941) Foundation, H. Peter Haveles, Jr., May and Samuel EXHIBITIONS Narrow Lane #3, 2001 Rudin Family Foundation Inc., The John J. McDonnell Oil on canvas Margaret T. O’Brien Foundation, and the Town of 50¼ x 40 inches Southampton. The Museum’s programs are made Parrish Art Museum Museum purchase with funds possible, in part, by the New York State Council on provided by the Parrish Art Museum the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Collector’s Circle, 2007.1 Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and the residents of the Southampton School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District. EXHIBITIONS 2015 PARRISH PERSPECTIVES THE PERMANENT COLLECTION: MARCH 15 – APRIL 26, 2015 CONNECTIONS AND CONTEXT NOVEMBER 1, 2015 – OCTOBER 30, 2016 Launched in spring 2015, Parrish Perspectives is a series of concentrated exhibitions that offers the The annual reinstallation of the permanent collection, Museum opportunities to respond spontaneously presented in seven galleries, features nine focused and directly to unique ways of thinking about art, “mini-exhibitions” that highlight the strengths of artists, and the creative process. the Museum’s holdings and the narratives developed through nearly 80 works, including several that had not been previously exhibited. The thematic JULES FEIFFER: KILL MY MOTHER exhibitions include: Connections and Context; Home Sweet Home; Collective Conversation; More than 140 large-scale ink and watercolor Inscape—the Inner Nature of Things; American drawings created by Jules Feiffer for his first full Views; Jean-Luc Mylayne; Close to Home; Picturing scale graphic novel demonstrated how, at the age of Artists; and James Brooks: Process of Discovery. 85, the world renowned cartoonist has established an entirely new artistic direction. The Permanent Collection: Connections and Context is made possible, in part, by the generous Jules Feiffer: Kill My Mother was made possible, in support of Inga Maren Otto, the Joseph and Sylvia part, by the generous support of The Maurice Sendak Slifka Foundation, and the Estate of Robert T. Olson. Foundation, Jean Albano Broday/Jean Albano Gallery The Museum’s programs are made possible, in part, Chicago, Louise Kerz Hirschfeld, Stephen and Mina by the New York State Council on the Arts with Weiner, and those who wish to remain anonymous. the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the Additional support for Parrish Perspectives is New York State Legislature, and by the residents of provided by the Herman Goldman Foundation. the Southampton School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District. JOE ZUCKER: LIFE & TIMES OF AN ORB WEAVER STUDENT EXHIBITION 2015 JANUARY 31 – MARCH 1, 2015 The exhibition centered around nine drawings recently gifted to the Museum, shown for the first Presented annually for more than 60 years, this time together with related prints and a series of exhibition provides an exceptional opportunity for paintings—all inspired by an extended consideration hundreds of local students to have their work on of the arachnid. view in a professional venue. The Student Exhibition featured a collaborative work created during artists Joe Zucker: Life & Times of an Orb Weaver was Steven and William Ladd’s residency at the Museum made possible, in part, by the generous support In 2015, the Parrish presented the third reinstallation with 1,100 students from the East End. of the Mary Boone Gallery, Hall Art Foundation, of the permanent collection, nine temporary exhibitions, Julia Reyes Taubman and Robert Taubman, Rebecca and two Parrish Road Show projects. The Museum traveled The Parrish Art Museum’s educational programming and Ken Bruder, and Marieluise Hessel. Additional is supported, in part, by Fiona and Stanley support for Parrish Perspectives is provided by the three exhibitions to other venues in the United States. Druckenmiller, George P. Mills, the DeWitt Wallace Herman Goldman Foundation. 6 REPORT 2015 PARRISH ART MUSEUM 7 ANDREAS GURSKY: LANDSCAPES AUGUST 2 – OCTOBER 18, 2015 Focused specifically on images of landscape, water, and architectural detail, this exhibition, Gursky’s first in an American museum since his survey at MOMA in 2002, demonstrated how light, water, and natural surroundings—the experiences that have made the East End one of the most important artists colonies in the country—can extend through international connections. Andreas Gursky: Landscapes was made possible, in part, by Gagosian Gallery. Additional support was provided by ArtElliman, presented by Douglas Elliman Development Marketing, and the Leadership Committee including the Joseph and Sylvia Slifka Foundation, Glenstone Foundation, Christine and ROBERT DASH: THEME AND VARIATIONS JANE FREILICHER AND Sandy Heller, Yung Hee Kim, Amy and John Phelan, JANE WILSON and those who wish to remain anonymous. Generous funding was also provided by the New In these later paintings and works on paper, Robert Jane Freilicher (American, 1924–2014) Pierrot and Peonies, 2007 York State Council on the Arts with the support of Dash amplified a single image of his neighboring Oil on canvas Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Sagg Main Street to create a nuanced exploration of 36 x 32 inches Legislature. color and light. Parrish Art Museum Gift of the Estate of Deborah S. Pease, Robert Dash: Theme and Variations was made 2015.28 ALEXIS ROCKMAN possible, in part, by the generous support of JANE FREILICHER AND Alexis Rockman (American, born 1962) Jane Wilson (American, 1924–2015) The Alec Baldwin Foundation, Vivian and Miguel Barg, Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana), Tempest, 1993 JANE WILSON: 2014 Charlotte Moss and Barry Friedberg, Leslie Rose Oil on linen SEEN AND UNSEEN Organic material from Georgica Pond Close, and Pingree and Donald Louchheim. 70 x 70 inches OCTOBER 25, 2015 – JANUARY 18, 2016 and acrylic polymer on paper Additional support for Parrish Perspectives is Private collection, courtesy 16 x 12 inches provided by the Herman Goldman Foundation. DC Moore Gallery, New York Private collection, Bridgehampton Paintings and works on paper shed light on two notable figures in American art who emerged from the pursuit of abstraction to develop individual CHUCK CLOSE PHOTOGRAPHS PLATFORM: TARA DONOVAN and compelling approaches to representation, ALEXIS ROCKMAN: MAY 10 – JULY 26, 2015 JULY 4– OCTOBER 12, 2015 fundamentally reinventing traditional definitions of EAST END FIELD DRAWINGS landscape and still life painting. OCTOBER 24, 2015 – MARCH 1, 2016 The comprehensive survey included some 90 images Known for transforming everyday objects into large- spanning 1964 to the present, exploring how Chuck scale works of art, Tara Donovan created three new Jane Freilicher and Jane Wilson: Seen and Unseen Alexis Rockman’s drawings explore the intersections Close has stretched the boundaries of photographic