‘Personal Infra-Structure II’ Opens at Southampton Cultural Center

The exhibition “Personal Infra-Structure II” at Southampton Cultural Center opens with a reception on Sunday, March 30, from 1 to 3 p.m. and will present works by artists Jeannine Bardo, Anna Lise Jensen, Paul Krause and Brenda Simmons (founder and president of the Southampton African American Museum).

The show continues to explore different kinds of personal infrastructure, both literally as and metaphorically, as well as locally and far away.

Jeannine Bardo’s work contains her text descriptions of sunrises that she translates into small square paintings. She subsequently stitches these small squares together to create a patchwork of time.

Anna Lise Jensen’s collages contain remnants from social art project spaces, including the different types of adhesive tape she uses to hang her prints.

Paul Krause uses found materials and ceramics to create delicate structures that are influenced by the places he visits and imagines.

In this show, Brenda Simmons shares her photographs documenting the transformation of a former barbershop in Southampton Village into the Southampton African American Museum (SAAM), as well as a personal text in which she describes the process of this undertaking.

“Personal Infra-Structure II” remains on view through Sunday, April 27, when there will be a closing event from 1 to 3 p.m. Like last year’s show, this is a DIY banquet, so visitors bring their own food and drinks and have the option to also bring an object or story to share with participants.

Southampton Cultural Center is at 25 Pond Lane in Southampton. For more information, visit scc-arts.org.