One of Spanierman Modern’s contemporary artists, Clifford Smith, is currently part of The Art of Fashion in the Hamptons held at Guild Hall (Aug. 15-Oct. 12, 2009). In the exhibition, fashion designers chose works from Guild Hall’s permanent collection as well as local artists’ works as inspiration for hand crafted vignettes. “The exhibition uses both art and fashion to depict how for decades the Hamptons have attracted and nurtured artists, designers, society mavens, as well as ordinary folks, from the locals to weekend renters,” stated Ruth Appelhof, executive director of Guild Hall. Read the rest of this post on the Spanierman Modern blog.Clifford Smith’s Ocean Field Paintings
September 17, 2009 — Spanierman Gallery, LLCOne of Spanierman Modern’s contemporary artists, Clifford Smith, is currently part of The Art of Fashion in the Hamptons held at Guild Hall (Aug. 15-Oct. 12, 2009). In the exhibition, fashion designers chose works from Guild Hall’s permanent collection as well as local artists’ works as inspiration for hand crafted vignettes. “The exhibition uses both art and fashion to depict how for decades the Hamptons have attracted and nurtured artists, designers, society mavens, as well as ordinary folks, from the locals to weekend renters,” stated Ruth Appelhof, executive director of Guild Hall. Read the rest of this post on the Spanierman Modern blog.Josh Dayton
September 16, 2009 — Katherine Bogden
Also featured in Four Visions was painter and sculptor Josh Dayton (b. 1956). Art historian Phyllis Braff has described Dayton’s use of materials in his paintings as “daring…extend[ing] beyond surface boundaries.” Hans Van de Bovenkamp
September 15, 2009 — Spanierman Gallery, LLC
Another artist featured in Four Visions (see all artists below) was Hans Van de Bovenkamp, a Dutch-born internally known architectural designer and sculptor, who has designed, fabricated, and maintained unique sculptures, fountains, and installations in collaboration with architects and designers, producing over one hundred commissions. Small in scale, the works in this exhibition derive from his Menhir series and refer to monolithic form. Read the rest of this post on the Spanierman Modern blog.
Robert Richenburg
September 15, 2009 — Spanierman Gallery, LLC
On September 10, 2009, Spanierman Gallery opened Four Visions, curated by Arlene Bujese, featuring four artists with intersecting careers and connections with Long Island. The artists were selected by Bujese a well-known presence in the East Hampton art world and the curator of the Ossorio Foundation.Highlighted here is the work of one of the four artists: Robert Richenburg (1917-2006). Richenburg, who trained under Hans Hofmann, was a contemporary of Jackson Pollock, and belonged to “The Club,” along with Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline. Read the rest of this blog post on the Spanierman Modern blog.
