AB NY Gallery at 62 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY presents an artistic collaboration between legendary photographer Nigel Barker, movement artists The Chin Twins and painter William Quigley. The 2-week exhibition will open Saturday July 16th 6:00pm – 9:00pm in an industrial space turned gallery found at the back lot of Schenck Fuels until July 26th.
The intersection of this new work is reminiscent of Warhol’s monumental ensembles with Basquiat, Picasso’s stage sets for Diaghilev, or the ambitious scaled reverence enshrined in Abstract Expressionism such as the collaboration between Sir Cecil Beaton and Jackson Pollock. With The Chin Twins as the central characters, Nigel Barker and William Quigley create a new palette of possibilities that blurs the boundary between art and life; an interdisciplinarity collaboration viewers will continue to return to as a reference of contemporary conversation between these artists.
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“I have worked in the fashion industry for over 30 years and my biggest blessing as a photographer and creator was finding not just one muse but two, 28 years ago! To be able to collaborate and photograph the same two people who themselves are so intimately connected is an artist’s dream. Our body of work is thousands of images deep now and when we shoot it’s like a dance but one where you know every step yet it’s still always a surprise. We met William Quigley 15 years ago at an exhibition of photos I had in conjunction with the release of a documentary I directed called Haiti: Hunger & Hope. I knew of Bill’s work and was thrilled he would come to see me. The more I got to know the man, the more I realized that was the kind of person he was. kind, generous, curious, humble, and collaborative. Funnily enough I have always hoped we would do something special together and this collection of images is the perfect example of all the things I love. In this series of pictures you will find movement, dance, strength, intimacy, passion and drama combined with Bill’s drawings, painting and doodling that represent to me, the mind, and soul, as if you were able to harness and illustrate your brain waves and emotions in ink. The series is powerful yet ethereal, striking yet calming, very much like my two muses.” – Nigel Barker, June 2022
“I’m so grateful for the opportunity to work with Sarah Scribner, AB NY Gallery and artists on the caliber of Nigel, and the Chin Twins. Nigel, Crissy and Kimmy are giving, kind, humble, successful, down to earth, who do so much for others and absolute masters in their respected fields of photography and dance. Our alliance has challenged me to go beyond my own familiar visual vocabulary and create something uniquely special together. It’s taken near 2 years to develop a concept that compliments the Twins incredible athletic versatility and eloquence and Nigel’s amazing ability to stop time. The light and way he captures their difficult seemingly effortless movements in full motion immediately made me think of Matisse’s 1909 painting Dance 1 and the monumental collaborations of Warhol, Clemente and Basquiat’s as an impetus for scale. The intensity of their poses and confident clarity unveiled a whole new palette of color, shapes and possibilities that probably would never have been exposed otherwise. Our Collaboration has opened a window to wiggle in a new world where the choreography has emerged as a transient 4-piece ensemble merging paint, photography, and dance upon a vibrant 2-dimensional stage in a series of colorful, large scale, shaped performances on canvas.”
– William Quigley, June 2022
A percentage of proceeds from show will be donated to 74th Annual Artists & Writers East Hampton Charity Softball Game on August 20 to aid The Retreat, Phoenix House Academy, The Eleanor Whitmore Early Childhood Center & East End Hospice.
Live Jazz with a special acoustic musical performance by Dispatch founder, Pete Francis and his wife singer Katie Heimbold.
With Support from Casa Del Sol Tequila & Janet O’Brien Caterers + Events
For more details or to set up a private viewing: info@abnygallery.com
