Parrish Art: ‘Abstract Expressionism: The East End, 1940 – Today’ Opens 9.25th | In The Meadow | ‘Fresh Paint’ ….

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OPENING SOON | Abstract Expressionism: The East End, 1940 to Today

Friday, September 25 | 5:30 PM

Museum Members are invited to celebrate the opening of Abstract Expressionism: The East End, 1940 to Today, a group exhibition that examines how the Abstract Expressionist movement flourished and evolved on the East End, highlighting the many voices who contributed to the genre and influenced the styles that followed, including Mary Abbott, Marina Adams, James Brooks, Elaine de Kooning, Willem de Kooning, Perle Fine, Helen Frankenthaler, Mary Heilmann, Lee Krasner, Claude Lawrence, Suzanne McClelland, Betty Parsons, Joanna Pousette-Dart, Pat Steir, Esteban Vicente, Stanley Whitney, and Frank Wimberley, among others.

Advance registration is required—register today! Remarks by Associate Curator Kaitlin Halloran will be given at 6 PM. Galleries will be open until 8 PM.

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BOOK LAUNCH | Tony Bechara
Sunday, September 20 | 2 PMTo celebrate the launch of the artist’s monograph in conjunction with Tony Bechara: An Artist of Many Worlds, join us for a conversation with Associate Curator Kaitlin Halloran and artist Phong Bui, moderated by Executive Director Mónica Ramírez-Montagut. Advance registration is recommended. Books will be available for purchase in the Michéle & Steven Pesner Book and Gift Shop.

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FREE TO VIEW | FRESH PAINT: Emmi Whitehorse
Closing Monday, September 28

Experience FRESH PAINT: Emmi Whitehorse in the Creativity Lounge—free to enjoy and open during Museum hours—until September 28. For this iteration of FRESH PAINT, curator, critic, and author Susie Kalil interviewed the artist about her life experiences, her Navajo heritage, and her fascination with the historic Chaco Canyon site. Read the text here.

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NEXT | FRESH PAINT: Chase Hall
Opening Thursday, October 1

For the next iteration of the FRESH PAINT series, the Parrish Art Museum and The FLAG Art Foundation will present new work by artist Chase Hall. For over ten years, Hall has been creating figurative paintings that explore the multifaceted nature of Black life, culture, and history. The Affrilachian Mountains (2026) will be exhibited for the first time at the Parrish.

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IN THE MEADOW | Works by Robert Indiana, Lawrence Weiner, Will Ryman, and more

Experience monumental sculpture surrounded by iconic architecture and nature. Explore the Parrish’s meadow, featuring works by Robert Indiana, Lawrence Weiner, Will Ryman, Randi Renate, Mamoun Nukumanu, and more. Museum grounds are open daily, 11 AM–5 PM. Visit our website to learn more.

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Abstract Expressionism: The East End, 1940 to Today is made possible thanks to leadership support from Kenneth C. Griffin and Griffin Catalyst and the generous support of Sherri and Darren Cohen; Ellen Katz; the National Endowment for the Arts; Berry Campbell Gallery, New York; Evanne & Edward Gargiulo; Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; Amy and Steven Horowitz; Wolf Kahn Foundation; Lauren and Steven P. Schwartz; IFPDA Foundation; Suzi and David Cordish; and Fred Schmeltzer.

Tony Bechara: An Artist of Many Worlds is made possible, in part, thanks to the generous support of the Estate of Tony Bechara; Steven Pesner in memory of his wife Michèle and his friend Tony Bechara; Lisson Gallery; Maria Eugenia Maury; Karla Harwich; Luis A. Miranda Jr.; Stanley Stairs and Leslie Powell; Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Montagut; Dr. Teresa Ramírez-Montagut and Annaliese Pew; Francisco ‘Frankie’ Bechara and family; and Warren James.FRESH PAINT: Emmi Whitehorse is made possible, in part, thanks to the generous support of The FLAG Art Foundation.FRESH PAINT: Chase Hall is made possible, in part, thanks to the generous support of The FLAG Art Foundation.

The Parrish Art Museum’s programs are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and by the property taxpayers from the Southampton Union Free School District and the Tuckahoe Common School District. Additional support for education initiatives is provided by the Museum’s annual Spring Fling and Midsummer Gala benefit events.

Images: Elaine de Kooning (American, 1918–1989). Sunday Afternoon, Juarez, 1958, oil on Masonite, 36 x 48 in. Kenneth C. Griffin Collection. Tony Bechara Publication. Installation view of FRESH PAINT: Emmi Whitehorse at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (June 4–September 28, 2026). Photo: Jenny Gorman. Chase Hall (American, b. 1993). The Affrilachian Mountains, 2026, acrylic and coffee on cotton canvas, pitchfork, shovel, can, coffee canisters, tobacco pouch, and wire, canvas: 96 x 72 x 2 in., overall: 96 x 110 x 8 1/2 in. Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery. Photography: Christopher Stach. Installation views of Robert Indiana’s ONE Through ZERO (The Ten Numbers). © The Robert Indiana Legacy Initiative/Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY; Lawrence Weiner’s UNTIL THE MOON COMES OVER THE MOUNTAIN. Collection of Glenn and Amanda Fuhrman, New York. Courtesy of The FLAG Art Foundation and the Lawrence Weiner Estate; Will Ryman’s Shanghai 6. Courtesy of Will Ryman and Hyphen, New York; Randi Renate’s Are we psychic coral-polyps?; and Mamoun Nukumanu’s Flower Nest, PEACE ON EARTH, and Emperor of Gladness. Photos: Jenny Gorman.

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