JUNE 21-27

NEW YORK

ArtHamptons 2015.

Art Hamptons, Maria and Kenneth Fishel Estate, Bridgehampton, NY
June 23-26, 2016
Art Hamptons, the longest running art fair in the Hamptons, will take place on the private estate grounds of local patrons and philanthropists, Maria and Kenneth Fishel. Now in its ninth year, Art Hamptons will present modern and contemporary art from an array of leading dealers, including Habatat Galleries, Lawrence Fine Art, and the Tolman Collection. The show will also include a robust schedule of tours and talks, including a panel discussion on June 24 titled, “Artful Living: Passionate Pursuit or Investment—or Both?” The panel will feature celebrated interior designers Suzanne Lovell, Glenn Gissler, and Amy Lau, as well as Barbara Toll, an art advisor and freelance curator, and gallerist Julie Saul. The talk will be moderated by Suzanne Slesin, Editor-in-Chief of Galerie magazine. Around 15,000 collectors and art enthusiasts are expected to visit the show during its four-day run.  Click here to continue reading.

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver, 1629. Oil on panel. Private collection. © Private Collection, Photography courtesy of The National Gallery, London, 2016.

Rembrandt’s First Masterpiece, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York, NY
On view through September 18, 2016
Rembrandt’s first masterpiece, Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver, is currently on view at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York. The canvas, painted in 1629 when Rembrandt was only twenty-three years old, resides in a private British collection and has never been exhibited in the United States. The painting features many of the characteristics that would come to define Rembrandt’s singular style, including dramatic lighting, harmonious composition, and palpable emotion and drama. The exhibition will also include early self-portraits of Rembrandt created around the same time as Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of Silver. Click here to continue reading.

LONDON

Art Antiques London, Kensington Gardens, London
June 24-30, 2016
Launched by Haughton International Fairs in 2010, Art Antiques London quickly emerged as one of England’s most anticipated art and antiques fairs. Held in a bespoke pavilion in Kensington Gardens, the event is known for its elegant atmosphere and top-notch offerings, which attract such high-profile attendees as Camilla Parker Bowles. Over sixty international dealers will participate in this year’s fair, including Priestley & Ferraro, Sylvia Powell, and Brian Haughton Gallery. Offerings range from fine antiques, art and jewelry, to modern and contemporary objets d’art. A collector's dinner, which is open to all collectors, curators and dealers, will take place on Monday, June 27.Click here to continue reading.

CALIFORNIA

Cindy Sherman, Untitled #512, 2010/2011. Chromogenic color print, 79 3/4 x 136 7/8 inches. ©Cindy Sherman. Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures.

Cindy Sherman: Imitation of Life, The Broad, Los Angeles, CA
On view through October 2, 2016
The Broad, Los Angeles’ newest contemporary art museum, has mounted a major exhibition of works by the photographer Cindy Sherman. The show is the first special exhibition at the museum, which opened in September 2015 and houses the illustrious collection of Eli and Edythe Broad. Sherman, who rose to prominence in the 1980s, is best known for her elaborately staged self-portraits. Imitation of Life presents over 120 works drawn primarily from the Broad’s collection. Organized by guest curator Philipp Kaiser, the show is the first major museum exhibition of Sherman’s work in Los Angeles in nearly twenty years. Click here to continue reading.

Bill Traylor (1854-1947) Bird on Triangular Construction, circa 1939-1942. Poster paint and graphite on cardboard, 7 x 4 ½ inches unframed; 17.75 x 14.75 inches framed. Courtesy of Just Folk.

Broaden Your Vision: Outsider Art 101, Peter Fetterman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
June 21-September 3, 2016
Beginning on June 21, Los Angeles residents will have a rare chance to enjoy a stunning collection of Outsider Art. The exhibition, titled Broaden Your Vision: Outsider Art 101, which features works by an array of well-known Outsider artists, including Thornton Dial, William Hawkins, Martín Ramírez, Bill Traylor, and Joseph Yoakum, is the latest gallery-sharing venture presented by the Santa Barbara-based gallery Just Folk and Los Angeles’ Peter Fetterman Gallery. Held in Peter Fetterman’s Santa Monica digs, Broaden Your Vision aims to make Outsider Art part of the vernacular among Southern California’s collector base. Broaden Your Vision: Outsider 101 will be the first exhibition and sale of important Outsider Art in Los Angeles. Click here to continue reading.   

WASHINGTON, D.C.

William Merritt Chase, Portrait of Dora Wheeler, 1882–83. Oil on canvas, 62 5/8 x 65 1/8 in. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Boudinot Keith in memory of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade.

William Merritt Chase: A Modern Master, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
On view through September 11, 2016
One of the most celebrated American artists in history, William Merritt Chase created portraits, landscapes, park scenes, and interiors that were celebrated for their luminous colors, masterful brushwork, and dynamic compositions. An accomplished instructor, Chase helped shape some of Modernism’s most notable figures, including Charles Sheeler, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Marsden Hartley. The exhibition at the Phillips Collection, presented on the centennial year of the artist’s death, provides a sweeping look at Chase’s influential, four-decade long career. Over seventy works are on view, including pastels and oil paintings. Click here to continue reading.

 ILLINOIS

Edward Hopper. Gas, 1940. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Mrs. Simon Guggenheim Fund, 1943. © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY.

America After the Fall: Painting in the 1930s, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
On view through September 18, 2016
This exhibition examines how American painting evolved during the period between the 1929 stock market crash  and America’s entry into World War II. During this decidedly uncertain and challenging time, artists interpreted Modernism in myriad ways—Edward Hopper took a more foreboding, melancholic approach, while Thomas Hart Benton and other Regionalists sought to celebrate the glory of America. America After the Fall provides a bird’s eye view of all of the varying styles and movements that emerged during the decade. Over fifty drastically different works are on view, including masterpieces by Hopper, Benton, Grant Wood, Georgia O’Keeffe, Stuart Davis, and Charles Demuth. Click here to continue reading.

TEXAS

Yayoi Kusama, Love Is Calling, 2013, wood, metal, glass mirrors, tile, acrylic panel, rubber, blowers, lighting elements, speakers, and sound, courtesy of David Zwirner, New York; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore; Victoria Miro, London; KUSAMA Enterprise. Image © Yayoi Kusama.

Kusama: At the End of the Universe, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
On view through September 18, 2016
Cullinan Hall  at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, has been transformed into an immersive wonderland filled with vast stretches of glittering lights and neon, polka-dotted tentacles thanks to two installations by the Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama. Aftermath of Obliteration of Eternity and Love is Calling are part of Kusama’s wildly popular Infinity Rooms series, which has attracted record crowds at museums around the world. Love is Calling will be accompanied by a recording of Kusama's voice as she recites a love poem in Japanese. Click here to continue reading.

MAINE

This is a Portrait If I Say So: Identity in American Art, 1912 to Today, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, ME
June 25-October 23, 2016
This bold exhibition, which takes its title from Robert Rauschenberg’s 1961 work, Portrait of Iris Clert, explores the evolution of symbolic, abstract, and conceptual portraiture in modern and contemporary American art. Presenting approximately seventy-five works by the likes of Gertrude Stein, Marsden Hartley, Alfred Stieglitz, and Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Identity in American Art is the first exhibition to delve deep into non-literal portraiture and raise questions about the nature of likeness and personal identity. Click here to continue reading.