SUMMER PROGRAM 2012

Celebrating the Centenary of Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)

The Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center's public programs are supported in part by grants from the New York State Council on the Arts, the County of Suffolk, the Stony Brook University Research Foundation and the Herman Goldman Foundation. Support for the Men of Fire exhibition has been provided by the Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw Charitable Trust and the Solow Art and Architecture Foundation. Lectures are supported by Dorothy Lichtenstein and Stony Brook University's John H. Marburger III Fund.

EXHIBITION
May 3–July 28
Pollock-Krasner House
830 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton
Admission included with museum tours

jackson in actionThe Persistence of Pollock
Co-organized by the museum’s director, Helen A. Harrison, and art historian Bobbi Coller, the exhibition includes a wide variety of works—from paintings to performance art—that reflect Pollock’s powerful impact and attest to his continued presence as a reference for contemporary artists. The featured artists are Janine Antoni, Robert Arneson, Lynda Benglis, Mike Bidlo, Arnold Chang, François Fiedler, Joe Fig, Red Grooms, Ray Johnson, Vik Muniz, Alfonso Ossorio, Norman Rockwell and Lee Ufan. A fully illustrated catalogue with an essay by Dr. Coller is available for download here »
[Red Grooms, Jackson in Action, 1997. Color 3D lithograph. Lent by Marlborough Graphics, New York]  
        

 

RECEPTION AND GALLERY TALK
July 8
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Pollock-Krasner House
830 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton
Admission free

bobbi collerBobbi Coller, PhD
The co-curator of The Persistence of Pollock will discuss the exhibition.  

 

 

PERFORMANCE
July 15
5:00 pm
Pollock-Krasner House
830 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton
Admission free

mike bidlo"Bidlo Paints a Pollock"
Appropriation artist Mike Bidlo, in conjunction with the exhibition, The Persistence of Pollock 

 

 

LICHTENSTEIN LECTURE SERIES
Sundays at 5:00 pm
The Fireplace Project
851 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton
Admission $5 / Members free
Made possible by a generous contribution from Dorothy Lichtenstein

July 29           
"Reorienting Pollock"

arnold chang
Arnold Chang
Artist

August 12           
"Pollock's Art of Prometheus"

stephen polcari
Stephen Polcari, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Chapman University

   

August 19           
"The Walls of My Dreams: Orozco's
Dartmouth Frescoes"

sharon lorenzo
Sharon Lorenzo, PhD
Visiting Professor,
University of Pennsylvania 

August 26           
"Fanning the Flames of Creativity:
Pollock Studies Orozco"

lisa mintz messinger
Lisa Mintz Messinger
Associate Curator,
Metropolitan Musem of Art  

                                        
 
POLLOCK AT 100: A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

Friday, July 13
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
ArtHamptons, The International Art Fair
Sculpture Fields of Nova's Ark, Millstone Road (off Scuttlehole Road), Bridgehampton
Admission $75

andrea coteEvents include a reception, sponsored by Hamptons Magazine, with a performance of "BodySite" by artist Andrea Cote. Replica paintings from the Academy Award-winning motion picture Pollock and photographs of Pollock by Hans Namuth will be on display. Chances to own a work on paper by appropriation artist Mike Bidlo, from his 1982-83 "Not Pollock" series, will be sold throughout the fair's three-day run.

For further information, please contact: karyn@hegshows.com 
Karyn Mannix, Show Manager, Hamptons EXPO Group
223 Hampton Road, Southampton, NY 11968
(631) 283-5505 office, (631) 702-2141 fax, (516) 318-0000 cell

 

JOHN H. MARBURGER III MEMORIAL LECTURE
Sunday, July 22
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
John Drew Theater of Guild Hall
158 Main Street, East Hampton
Tickets: $15 / $13 Pollock-Krasner House and Guild Hall members
Box Office: (631) 324-4050

francis oconnor Francis V. O'Connor, PhD

"Forensic Connoisseurship, Jackson Pollock, and the Authentic Eye"
Against a backdrop of multi-million dollar lawsuits and tarnished reputations, Dr. O'Connor will dissect the fine art of authenticating fine art. The foremost expert on Jackson Pollock, co-editor of the artist's catalogue raisonné, and a founding member of the Pollock-Krasner Authentication Board, he is uniquely qualified to expose the inner workings of this arcane and often controversial process. Made possible by the John H. Marburger III Fund of Stony Brook University.

 

EXHIBITION
August 2–October 27
Pollock-Krasner House
851 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton
Admission included with museum tours

The FlameMen of Fire: José Clemente Orozco and Jackson Pollock
The exhibition pairs a giant of 20th century Mexican art with one of his most fervent North American admirers, illustrating the profound contribution of Orozco’s murals to Pollock’s artistic development. Presented in conjunction with the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire—where Orozco painted a major fresco cycle in 1932-34—it  features work from both museum’s collections, as well as loans from public and private sources, including the Tate, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. A fully illustrated catalogue with essays by prominent scholars accompanies the exhibition. [Jackson Pollock, The Flame, ca. 1937. Lent by the Museum of Modern Art, New York]


RECEPTION AND GALLERY TALK
August 5
5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Pollock-Krasner House
851 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton
Admission free


POEMS FOR POLLOCK
August 11
5:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Pollock-Krasner House
851 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton
Admission free

rosalind brenner Rosalind Brenner
Organized by artist and poet Rosalind Brenner, a group of noted poets, including Lucas Hunt, Teri Kennedy, Grace Schulman, George Wallace, Maxwell Corydon Wheat Jr. and Michelle Whittaker will read poems inspired by the artist and his world. A reception and viewing of the Men of Fire exhibition will follow. The occasion commemorates the 56th anniversary of Pollock's death on August 11, 1956.

 

 

ARTISTS ON FILM: MOTION AND EMOTION
Fridays in September
7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Pollock-Krasner House
851 Springs-Fireplace Road, East Hampton
Admission $5 / Members free

weissMarion Wolberg Weiss
Honoring the experimental work of artists who use film to define motion and emotion through aesthetic expression, dance and subject matter, our fall series also celebrates Jackson Pollock and his role as an "action" painter. The series is curated by cinema historian and art critic Marion Wolberg Weiss who will lead the discussions after screenings.

September 7
namuth photoHans Namuth and Paul Falkenberg, Jackson Pollock (1951), 10 min.
Photographer Hans Namuth's renowned documentary captures Pollock on his home turf in Springs as he paints outdoors behind the Pollock-Krasner House. Up close and personal, we experience the artist's flowing movements. An original score by avant-garde composer Morton Feldman complement’s Pollock's rhythmic gestures.

 

day of the painterRobert P. Davis, Day of the Painter (1960), 14 min.
A whimsical day in the life of an artist who parodies Pollock's painting technique, with inspiration provided by outdoor scenes similar to Springs, this film won an Oscar in 1961 for best short subject. While the movie is scripted and acted, it spoofs Namuth's non-fiction film.

 

September 14
val telbergVal Telberg, Themes from Widow’s Walk (circa 1966), 6 min.
Surrealist photographer/filmmaker/sculptor Val Telberg pays homage to his wife, choreographer Lelia Katayen, as she cavorts on the beach in Amagansett. The work is also a celebration of Telberg’s love of dance, as well as the cinematic movement he evokes in his photomontages.

 

 

 

maya derenMaya Deren, At Land (1944), 15 min.
Dancer Maya Deren also brings her surrealist style to the beaches of Amagansett when she explores a series of ambiguous events and places. The stark settings and mysterious motifs compel us to ponder the power of temporal and spatial movement to convey emotional content.

 

September 21
herbert matterHerbert Matter, Works of Calder (1949-50), 20 min.
Photographer and graphic artist Herbert Matter’s documentary features Calder producing mobiles in his Connecticut workshop, while his motion-centered art is visually related to the changing Montauk environment. John Cage provided the music; Pollock was the production assistant.

 

 

September 28
len lyeLen Lye, A Colour Box (1935), 4 min., Trade Tattoo (1937), 5 min., Color Cry (1952-53), 3 min., Rhythm (1957), 1 min., Free Radicals (1958), 4 min., Particles in Space  (1979), 4 min.

Photographer, painter and a pioneer of direct animation, Len Lye's experimental and often revolutionary films combine dance, ritual, music and art. His technical innovations led the way for many "underground" moviemakers to come, and his friendship with abstract expressionists, including Pollock, often influenced his unique style during the 1940s.