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Guild Hall
Guild Hall: The Sandbox (1931-2021)
This short film features commentary by leadership and members of the Guild Hall Academy on what makes this "creative sandbox" so singular in its community approach to the arts. Directed and Produced by Nick Goldfarb & James Salomon. Written by Dan Pulick. Editor: Daniel Casker.
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WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
Eric Freeman: Into the Light
WHAT?!? How???It was early morning in early August, I was in bed, scrolling through IG stories which stopped on something from Ross that would set the mood for the day.
Eric was dead.
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ROANOKE COLLEGE
Meet Norma the Art Car
Roanoke College's Olin Galleries' newest piece of art is one you might see on the streets of Salem. The new art is a 1992 Cadillac that was painted by Los Angeles artist Kenny Scharf, who is known for graffiti art including his "Karbombz" creations. Scharf has painted more than 260 Karbombz with many of the cars located in L.A.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
"...on one level... then on another level..." Ned Smyth in the garden and on pavement.
People don't really change.And with my old friend Ned Smyth, perhaps that's a good thing. His mannerisms, his expressions... for example, when I saw him at his home/studio on Shelter Island this past weekend, I counted the minutes before he used the expression "on one level (insert idea), then, on another level (insert a variation of that idea)." It's almost impossible to have a conversation with Ned without that popping out. Seven minutes, by the way.
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No W here is Here: Alice Hope, Toni Ross, and Bastienne Schmidt at Ricco/Maresca, New York.
In late 2019, a few months before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Alice Hope, Bastienne Schmidt, and Toni Ross met to discuss an exhibition concept that would highlight the influence of archeology in their individual practices. As a prompt, they agreed to each select an artifact from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's vast collection and respond to it. In a serendipitous event, and to their astonishment, each artist separately chose the Navigational Chart (Rebbilib) from the Marshall Islands.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
It Was Never Really a Decision: Moments Choisis.
One of the great things to be in this studio is the spiritual aspect of the house... so late at night you'd hear all these little sounds of air purifiers and air conditioners... it kind of creates an industrial melody as the spirit of the house and connection to Elaine, who, coincidentally, had a feature role in a silent movie in the 40s where she played a witch. The film takes place in Wading River on Long Island. It's called "The Dogwood Maiden."Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
What Went Wrong: Alexis Rockman's Shipwrecks, curated by Andrea Grover, at Guild Hall, East Hampton
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth. - Mike TysonI have to confess that although I committed myself to writing on Alexis' show several months ago, I was apprehensive once the day came near. After setting my eyes on the book that Andrea (and team) produced, the writings and historical images were so thorough and well done, I thought it best not to go near any of it. However, like a moth to flame, I was seduced by these tragically beautiful paintings and couldn't let it go.
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WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
BAD FRIENDS: Judith Hudson & Lucy Winton at Tripoli Gallery, Wainscott, New York.
I have no interest in scary clowns. I love Picasso's Harlequins, with their diamond patterned clothes, they are wearing paintings within paintings. I love the band of theatrical outsiders in Marcel Carné's "Children of Paradise", imagine them like me and my own bad friends, making a life of art.- Judith Hudson
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WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
the One the got away: Anna Park at Half Gallery
We've all experienced the One that got away at some point in our lives.Back in 1994 I was 19 years old and traveling alone in Australia, I stumbled across an art exhibit in an old airplane hangar in Byron Bay. There, I stood in front of a dark black and white painting of a tightrope walker in a village square, it was from the performer's perspective. I've been chasing that image my whole life. I wish I could somehow find that painting (believe me, I've tried), but it's gone.
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WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
It Was Never Really A Decision.
A conversation with Josephine Meckseper (Teil Eins).Pitch Pines capture my imagination, especially in the colder months when people aren't around as much to crash their party. They are tough trolls, small giants, rough and wily. They remind me of my youth in Westhampton, riding my bike down Dune Road with a surfboard under my arm and box of Entenmann's cookies in my backpack. They all hang out together, stuck into the sand along the Atlantic coast of America. Driving to Provincetown, for example, you have to enter and exit through a long corridor where these onlooking trolls are watching you judgingly.
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XIBT MAGAZINE
So, How Are You Feeling These Days?
Hindsight is 2020.I needed to get in my car and hit the open road, take a private moment to look back at what the year had done. You cannot see the enemy, but suspect it is near, and that presents a very anxious feeling for all of us.
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WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
The Abyss of Uncertainty
I am not going to write about what happened this year. We know what happened, because wherever we were, we were all there. This picture story is about people who make art. And how they felt. And how they feel.Go to Article
XIBT MAGAZINE
Kenny Scharf Karbombz!
Once upon a time, on a very grey day, I brought my friend William Stuart to Kyle De Woody's event at her rented house in East Hampton. At that moment, Kyle had a project called Grey Area, which sold chic functional objects and generally cool things made by her vast network of artist friends. The event was a brunch honoring Kenny Scharf, and to make things more interesting, anyone could roll their car onto her lawn and have it spray-painted by the master himself. —if you're into that kind of thing.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
It Is All About WATER
Know anything about Bellport? Me neither. I grew up in Westhampton (Remsenburg to be precise), and the closest that I ever came to Bellport was when my father would take me to Mastic Seafood, a salt of the earth place where fish is the freshest. So what's with Bellport? I don't know, but figure if it's good enough for Anna Wintour, the late Si Newhouse, Isabella Rosellini, and a host of other art and literary types, I should be checking it out.Go to Article
ARTNET
After Art Dealer James Salomon's Father Died, His Friend Nir Hod Had a Surprising Idea: Make a Painting From the Ashes
I was home, alone. Sort of. I couldn't get any work done because I was fixated on the box resting on the dining room table. Inside was a clear plastic bag, some paperwork, and metal identification tag. The box summoned me, much as my father had my whole life.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
Bring on the Night: Christine Sciulli's Petite Nuit Blanche at the Leiber Museum in Springs, NY
As we bid farewell to summer 2020, artist Christine Sciulli and Museum Director Ann Fristoe Stewart hosted a crisp evening en plein air, celebrating the exhibition "Friends in the Garden". As night fell, a series of light projections curated by Sciulli illuminated the grounds, and the band got going.Go to Article
PORTRAY
Back To The Garden
Could the times be any stranger? Joni Mitchell must have wondered as she wrote these lyrics for her musician friends headed to Woodstock—a concert she missed but watched on live TV back in New York City. Yes, I want to reach across the past half-century and tell her. There are stranger times ahead.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
James Salomon visits INFINITE SEED at Bhumi Farms, East Hampton
INFINITE SEED at Bhumi Farms, East Hampton. Curated by Good to Know.FYI + Jess Hodin Lévy, this exhibition explores the interconnectedness of the cosmic forces and our earthly experiences in order to invite our collective healing.Go to Article
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Do You Know the Way?: Reliving Adventures with my Nanny on the Streets of San José, CA.
Every so often, my mind goes back to a wonderful experience that was bestowed upon me when I was a kid. I was in fourth grade, and my father hired someone to come to the house after school twice a week for private Spanish lessons. Her name was Christine, she lived down the road and went to the local high school. We became very close in fourth, then fifth, then sixth grade. My father liked her a lot, and offered an unusual graduation present: a trip to Spain with his son.Go to Article
GALERIE MAGAZINE
John Gordon Gauld's Contemplative Paintings Go on View in the Berkshires
It was the holidays and I needed to get out of town. My father had just passed away. I was more or less at peace with it all, but in no mood to bask in the sun drinking Mai Tais with pink umbrellas. So my wife, Hala, and I packed up the car and set off to see an old buddy, artist John Gordon Gauld, who was having a show of his paintings at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. The Taconic State Parkway is a pleasant drive, and our trip north was long overdue.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
Don't Fear the Sweeper: How Breakfast with Kim MacConnel Led Me to the Whitney
Kim called me up saying that he was coming to New York. This made me happy because I haven't seen him in a few years, and he's one of the nicest guys on earth. We set a date at Café Gitane, which doesn't exactly have a bohemian clientele as the name would offer, but it does have the look and feel. I was running late, comme d'habitude, and to make matters worse I decided to drive instead of take the PATH so I could talk on the phone. There would be parking issues, but I decided to "deal with it when I get there", a myopic attitude that sometimes bites me in the ass.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
Dylan Egon's Great American Dream Machine
"How the fuck did I wind up in New Jersey?"It's a question that I ask myself every now and then. And I can explain, with confidence, some other time. But as I've been pondering this since my recent visit to the NJDMV, I may as well get it out in the open. Let me continue by saying that I have no intention to offend anyone, and I am very happy where I live. But as I tell my wife, Jersey City will not be my final resting place.
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The Hummingbird: Patrick McMullan's captured moments with Iconic New York Women
Several years ago I heard a guy at a cocktail party tell his circle "I spend most of my time between Manhattan and the Hamptons. I live in Huntington." I suppose that's good for a chuckle, if you are familiar with Long Island both geographically and demographically. Better if you actually do live in Huntington, but I think this guy was wisecracking. Looking back, I wish my pal Patrick McMullan were there, because he actually did grow up in Huntington, and would have a lot to contribute to the conversation.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
Curiosity & Trust: Speakeasy Cinema in the Hamptons
For the most part, projects and endeavors when they first take off are pretty nerve-racking. Was this really a good idea? I've been hosting art exhibitions and events for 20 years, and still feel like a freshman in high school wondering if the upper classmen, cool people, fun people, smart people, or anyone will show up. For me, that feeling never goes away. Why should it?Go to Article
THE INDEPENDENT
'A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose' Opens
On Sunday, August 25, from 5 to 8 PM six artists will come together at The Gallery in Water Mill for the opening reception of "A Rose is a Rose is a Rose." The exhibit, which will run through September 22, will showcase works from Sydney Albertini, Rachel Garrard, Terra Goolsby, Nicole Nadeau, Talia Levitt, and Jo Shane. Kelcey Edwards of Iron Gate East and James Salomon of Salomon Contemporary have joined efforts to bring the show to life.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
All the World's a Stage: A CT weekend with James Salomon
When I closed my Chelsea gallery back in 2016, I was really down in the dumps. My friend, artist Richard Pasquarelli, took me out to lunch and invited me to his house in Bantam, CT for a little change of pace. Rudderless and adrift, I said yes. Maybe I could find something worthwhile to do up there. Anything.Go to Article
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The One Less Traveled By: A Weekend on the North Fork with James Salomon
It's safe to say that I have driven back and forth on NY495 aka the Long Island Expressway over a thousand times in my 45 years. Once in a while I will pass exit 70, which means I'm headed to Riverhead, the gateway to the North Fork.Go to Article
WHITEHOT MAGAZINE
A Single Green Light: A Week in the Hamptons with James Salomon
All I can say for now is that I feel fortunate to have grown up on the East End of Long Island, and I have great friends and acquaintances. This was shot in chronological order on an iPhone 6, from Wednesday morning July 3rd to Monday evening July 8th.Go to Article
REUTERS
Will technology bring about the demise of humanity? Artist Sebastian ErraZuriz says yes
The Beginning of the End features 3D printed sculptures made out of resin of tech moguls Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg immortalized into Greco-Roman statues.Go to Article
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
New Art Fair Is Designed to Draw Young Talent
In New York City, fans of contemporary art have no shortage of fairs to attend, from major exhibitions such as the Armory Show and Frieze New York to smaller, niche-oriented ones. Now, another show hopes to make its mark with a special hook...Go to Article
GALERIE MAGAZINE
Art Patron Beth Rudin DeWoody's Berkshire Diary
Collector and philanthropist Beth Rudin DeWoody shares a few pages from her journal chronicling her visit to the opening party for "Beautiful Strangers: Artists Discover the Garden," a summer exhibition at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Curated by James Salomon, the show features work by Alice Aycock, Wendell Castle, and Michele Oka Doner, among many others. Road trip to the Berkshires anyone?Go to Article
BERKSHIRE EAGLE
Berkshire Botanical Garden: When metal, art and nature meet
The next time you see outdoor sculpture on display, take a moment to consider how it got there. As Berkshire Botanical Garden board chairman Matt Larkin knows only too well, moving several tons of valuable art is no walk in the park.Go to Article
CUTTINGS
Beautiful Strangers: Artists Discover the Garden
Matt Larkin and art curator James Salomon discussed Beautiful Strangers - this season's exhibition of contemporary sculpture in the Garden - along with the elements that brought James to the international art world and of course the Berkshires.Go to Article
THE EAST HAMPTON STAR
Jill Musnicki: Elusive Wildlife Caught on Film
A Parrish Road Show installation in 2012, "what comes around," marked the beginning of a photographic venture.Go to Article
PAPER
Paper features Pictures from the Patrick McMullan Collection
The first celebrity Patrick McMullan ever snapped was of future President Richard Nixon at the Walt Whitman Shopping Mall on Long Island in 1966 when the budding photographer was only 11 years old.Go to Article
ARTNET
Pictures from the Patrick McMullan Collection on Artnet News
Among the New York society set, Patrick McMullan is probably one of the most famous photographers alive. "If you don't know Patrick McMullan, you ought to get out more!" Andy Warhol once said about his friend.Go to Article
FORBES
Opening of Pictures from the Patrick McMullan Collection on Forbes
Pictures, a selection of photographs from iconic photographer Patrick McMullan's personal collection, opened Thursday at Salomon Contemporary. The collection includes pieces by David LaChapelle, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Steven Klein, Peter Beard, Harry Benson, Mary Ellen Mark, Michael Thomson, Roe Etheridge, Jessica Craig-Martin, Francesco Scavullo, and a few of McMullan's own pieces, as well as outsider art, Hollywood stills and familiar kitsch.Go to Article
STUDIO INTERNATIONAL
E.V. Day Interview in Studio International
Best-known for her 3D installations, artist E.V. Day talks about using Barbie dolls, ripped clothing, skulls, monofilament and light to explore sexuality and feminism, and why she's glad the humour shows in her work.Go to Article
W MAGAZINE
E.V. Day Featured in W Magazine
The artist E.V. Day is best known for sculptures that address the sticky paradoxes of the feminine ideal. Recently, the native Manhattanite moved to a live-in studio on outskirts of Williamsburg, Brooklyn...Go to Article
NEWS ARCHIVE
Harrison, Helen, With a Nod to Chelsea, The New York Times, June 23, 2006
Benjamin Genocchio, In the Hamptons, a Painting Season, The New York Times, August 2009
Sam Bolton, State of the Art, Manhattan Modern Luxury, Dec. 2013
Sansegundo, Sheridan, A Dealer Dives In, The East Hampton Star, November 5, 2005
Chronkite, Kipton, Interview with James Salomon, KiptonArt.com, February 9, 2010
Hans Michaud, Interview with James Salomon, Whitehot Magazine, January, 2009
Ben Davis, Up Periscope, Artnet.com, July 31, 2008
Charlie Finch, Salomon's Choice, Artnet.com, October 21, 2010