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 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

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

July 29           
"Reorienting Pollock"

Arnold Chang
Artist

August 12           
"Pollock's Art of Prometheus"

Stephen Polcari, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Chapman University

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

Sharon Lorenzo, PhD
Visiting Professor,
University of Pennsylvania 

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

Lisa Mintz Messinger
Associate Curator,
Metropolitan Musem of Art  

Events 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

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.

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.

September 7
Hans 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.

Robert 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 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 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 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 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.