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Darius Yektai "Cobalt Lilies," 2022, oil on canvas, 81" x 108." COURTESY GRENNING GALLERY
Darius Yektai "Falling Stargazer," 2022. Oil, pastel, and resin on canvas, 50" x 50." COURTESY GRENNING GALLERY
Darius Yektai "Spring Orchid at Sagg Pond with Geese," 2023, oil, phragmite and resin on linen and canvas, 72" x 72." COURTESY GRENNING GALLERY
The Grenning Gallery opens Darius Yektai’s third annual solo exhibition, “Soliloquy,” with a reception on Friday, June 16, from 6 to 7 p.m. The exhibit will be on view through Sunday, July 9.
A soliloquy is “the act of speaking one’s thoughts aloud when by oneself regardless of any hearers” according to the Oxford Dictionary. Yektai continues to take viewers on his fearless journey, investigating his inner response to a beautiful and sometimes chaotic life in the 21st Century. As the son of the last living abstract expressionist in the storied Hamptons art scene, Darius Yektai could easily be compared to Hamlet. Yektai answers Hamlet’s question “To be … or not to be?” with a resounding “I choose to be!” Bursting with saturated colors and found objects, Yektai’s works are like archeological digs into his soul.
Grenning Gallery is at 26 Main Street, Sag Harbor. For details, visit grenninggallery.com.
Staff Writer on Jun 10, 2023