Parrish Art: ‘Will Ryman’, Book Talk | Exh: ‘Chase & Granville-Smith’ Opens 11.14 | ‘Forty Part Motet’ Opens 11.22

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.

William Merritt Chase and Walter Granville-Smith: American Impressionists of the East End is made possible, in part, by Stephanie Neville and Alan Beller; the County of Suffolk; the National Endowment for the Arts; Linda Hackett and Melinda Hackett/ CAL Foundation; and a donor who wishes to remain Anonymous.

Janet Cardiff: The Forty Part Motet 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: Installation view of Will Ryman: Shanghai 6 at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (April 1, 2026–March 31, 2028). Photo: Vision Maker Productions, Inc. William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916). A Comfortable Corner, ca. 1888, oil on canvas, 57 x 44 ½ in. Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, N.Y., Littlejohn Collection, 1961.5.21. Walter Granville-Smith (American, 1870–1938). Montauk Fisherman, ca. 1930s, oil on canvas, 50 ½ x 40 ½ inches. Private Collection. Installation view of Abstract Expressionism: The East End, 1940 to Today at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (September 26, 2026–February 14, 2027). Photo: Gary Mamay. Installation view of Janet Cardiff: The Forty Part Motet, with the artist. Kunstmuseum des Kantons Thurgau, Switzerland, 2002. Photo by Stephan Rohner. Courtesy of the artist and Luhring Augustine, New York.