CROSSROADS: The Watermill Center Summer Festival is a week-long gathering to consider the meaning of ritual, healing, and hope at this moment in time, led by Carrie Mae Weems, in collaboration with Robert Wilson. The festival runs from July 31 through August 8, and affirms The Center’s dedication to offering artists time, space, and freedom to create while revealing artistic processes to the broader community.
An invitation from Carrie Mae Weems and Robert Wilson for audiences to “meet at the Crossroads,” the festival assembles vital voices and viewpoints to mark a pivotal moment in history, together. CROSSROADS will be documented by Weems for a new body of work. The programmed events, including installations, spiritual practices, and performances throughout the grounds, offer access to an active creative process.
The festival kicked off with a drone-based sonic experience titled “A Hole in the Sky” from Laurie Anderson in collaboration with artist and member of the Shinnecock Nation Shane Weeks, featuring guitars from Anderson’s late husband Lou Reed’s collection on Saturday, July 31.
CROSSROADS is presented by Van Cleef & Arpels. It will continue on Saturday, August 7, and Sunday, August 8. Visit www.watermillcenter.org.
