A Tidal Wave of Change by Women Art Collectors

Southampton Arts Center (SAC) opens its next exhibition, “Change Agents: Women Collectors Shaping the Art World” with an opening reception on Saturday, July 22, at6 p.m.

Curated by Kate Fowle, Folasade Ologundudu and Xiaoyu Weng, “Change Agents: Women Collectors Shaping the Art World” brings together works from the renowned collections of Beth Rudin DeWoody, Fusun Eczacibasi, Agnes Gund, Jane Holzer, Pamela Joyner, Roya Khadjavi, Emily Fisher Landau, Christine Mack, Elisa Nuyten, Lisa Perry, Holly Peterson, Joy Simmons, Mickalene Thomas and Neda Young. The exhibition, conceived by SAC founding co-chair Simone Levinson, is also in celebration of the organization’s 10th anniversary, and brings together a diverse mix of curators, collectors, and artists to connect to all visitors.

“We are thrilled to share more than 60 works of art from 59 different artists with our community, all thanks to these impressive women who have provided unique access to such thoughtful collections,” said Christina Mossaides Strassfield, SAC’s executive director. “Selected works across various mediums include artists such as Mark Bradford, Nick Cave, Vanessa German, Rashid Johnson, Robert Longo, Zanele Muholi, Winfred Rembert, Toni Ross, Lorna Simpson, Andy Warhol, and Brenna Youngblood, offering renewed perspectives on the act of making in order to investigate culture, current events, and materiality.

“We can’t wait to share these works and related programs with our community.”

The 14 women collectors featured in the show strive to advocate for both critically acclaimed and emerging artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Impacting the cultural landscape through contributing to established institutions, championing artists in the earliest days of developing their oeuvre, and expanding the public art sphere through newly developed foundations and exhibition spaces, these pioneering women collectors continue to drive dynamic discourse around contemporary art, and push the arts and culture industry forward, challenging the art historical canon while using art as a catalyst for change.

Artists on view include: Pacita Abad, Etel Adnan, Tanya Aguiñiga, Parastoo Ahovan, Ghada Amer, Afruz Amighi, Alvin Armstrong, Mitsuko Asakura, Kader Attia, Ramazan Bayrakoglu, Bahar Behbahani, Meriem Bennani & Orian Barki, Mark Bradford, Nick Cave, Russell Craig, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Sarah Cunningham, Woody De Othello, Ligia Dias, Rachel Garrard, Vanessa German, Bruce Helander, Rashid Johnson, Mabel Juli, Titus Kaphar, Bronwyn Katz, Jayson Keeling, Arghavan Khosravi, Jesse Krimes, Agnieszka Kurant, Deana Lawson, Glenn Ligon, Robert Longo, Tala Madani, Zanele Muholi, Wangechi Mutu, Alexandra Navratil, Jackie Nickerson, Serge Alain Nitegeka, Paulina Olowska, Sigmar Polke, Michelle Pred, Winfred Rembert, Deborah Roberts, Toni Ross, Anne Samat, Yinka Shonibare, Gary Simmons, Lorna Simpson, Angela Su, Becky Suss, Moffat Takadiwa, Fred Tomaselli, Andy Warhol, Jack Whitten, Deborah Willis, Hirosuke Yabe, Haegue Yang, Michaela Yearwood Dan, and Brenna Youngblood.

In addition to the opening reception on July 22, other events include: “Women Collectors Panel Moderated by Lisa Dennison” on Friday, July 28, at 7 p.m. with panelists Jane Holzer, Roya Khadjavi, Christine Mack, Lisa Perry, Holly Peterson, Joy Simmons and Mickalene Thomas; “Broadway Producers Panel Moderated by Stephanie Lee” on Thursday, August 10, at 7 p.m. with panelists Wendy Federman, Fiona Rudin and Arielle Tepper; “Rising Collectors Panel” on Thursday, August 31, at 7 p.m. with panelists to be announced.

Southampton Arts Center is at 25 Jobs Lane, Southampton. For more information, visit southamptonartscenter.org or call 631-283-0967. SAC’s galleries are open Thursday through Monday from noon to 5 p.m.