Putting It All Together at The Church

There is a certain degree of magic required in curation, be it curating other people’s work or composing your own work and vision for an upcoming exhibition.

To celebrate the concurrent opening of two mammoth shows, “The Ark” at The Church and “Amy Sillman: Alternate Side (Permutations #1-32)” at Dia Bridgehampton, artist/curator Eric Fischl joins renowned artist Amy Sillman in dialogue, discussing their respective shows and the process of putting them together. The conversation will take place at The Church on Sunday, June 29, at 3:30 p.m.

The collaborative program invites audiences to inquiry and insight as the two artists share their perspectives and values in determining thematic choices, inclusion and overall vision, while doing a deep dive into two of this summer’s great East End contemporary art exhibitions. The pair will be joined by Jordan Carter, curator and co-department head, Dia Art Foundation, who will moderate the dialogue and offer his own insights into the process.
Following the discussion there will be a Q&A with Fischl and Sillman.

Sillman was born in Detroit in 1955. She is renowned for her painting-based multidisciplinary work, encompassing painting, drawing, printmaking, animation, writing, and site-specific projects, which infuse abstraction with humor, formal, conceptual questions and a rigorous physicality.

Tickets are $25 in advance ($20 members) at thechurchsagharbor.org. To view “The Ark,” curated by Fischl, visit The Church, 48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor, during exhibition hours, Thursday to Monday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. To View “Amy Sillman: Alternate Side (Permutations #1-32),” stop by Dia Bridgehampton at 23 Corwith Avenue, Bridgehampton, Friday to Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. Both exhibitions are free and open to the public.