The Church in Sag Harbor presents its Summer Exhibition “THIS LAND: Considering the American Landscape,” with a panel discussion and opening reception on Saturday, June 20, starting at 5 PM.
Guest curators Donna De Salvo and Seph Rodney will discuss their curatorial perspectives on the show. Joined in conversation by The Church’s Executive Director Sheri Pasquarella, the group will explore the impetus for the show and their responses to the query “What is the American Landscape?” Learn how they navigated their curatorial decisions, the major themes of the show, and how these themes are explored through the works of art in the exhibition. Following the discussion, guests will be led upstairs to the main gallery for the first look at the summer Exhibition.
De Salvo and Rodney have conceived a transhistorical exhibition that explores artistic responses to the American landscape, both at its inception and today, in reflection of the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Featured artists include Jeremy Dennis, Thomas Doughty, Asher B. Durand, Cristina Fernandez, April Gornik, Leslie Hewitt, Sky Hopinka, An-My Lê, Zoe Leonard, Richard Mayhew, Charles Henry Miller, Kent Monkman, Mary Nimmo Moran, Thomas Moran, Arcmanoro Niles, James Perkins, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Lucy Raven, Anastasia Samoylova, and Meg Webster. There will also be selections from Hudson River School paintings and works on paper related to Dan Flavin, as well as a contribution from the Center for Land Use Interpretation.
General tickets are $10, and members are free.