Alicia G. Longwell, Ph.D., The Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator, and Parrish Art Museum docents will lead guests on a socially distanced “Field of Dreams” walking tour, where the 2020 Parrish Road Show artist Scott Bluedorn will be onsite to give tours of his “Bonac Blind,” on Friday, March 26, from 3 to 4:30 PM.
“I’m pleased that we continue to offer plein air tours in the Meadow for our audiences to learn firsthand about the artworks in Field of Dreams and their creators,” said Erni.
“Field of Dreams” presents work by 10 international, multi-generational artists working in a variety of genres, including Theaster Gates, Jaume Plensa, Jim Dine, Roy Lichtenstein, Joel Perlman, Joel Shapiro, Max Ernst, Bernar Venet, Isa Genzken, and Giuseppe Penone.
In addition, participants will have the opportunity to meet and chat with Bluedorn about “Bonac Blind,” an interpretation of duck blinds used for camouflage by local hunters. According to the artist, “The Bonac Blind is a multi-faceted art intervention: A floating, off-grid microhome that references traditional Bonac culture of fishing, farming and hunting while also serving as a comment on the erosion of this culture due to the compound problems of housing crisis, climate change, and modernity.”
First installed on the water in Springs, “Bonac Blind” now sits in the Parrish Meadow amid the same switchgrass that covers the structure. Complete with off-grid amenities such as solar roof panels, solar batteries, a single bed, end table, side chair, and a wood burning stove — the tiny house is appointed with homey and practical objects like duck decoys affixed to the ceiling, a clam rake over the window, seining nets, and a lamp made of sea kelp from Montauk.
Guests will be separated into small groups for the tours, and masks are required to be worn throughout. Space is limited. Advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is required. Tickets are $10 or free for members, students, and children. Visit www.parrishart.org.