Two new art exhibits at Heckscher Museum

The Heckscher Museum of Art will launch two new exhibits on Saturday, Nov. 17 that will be on display through May 12, 2019.

The first, The Heckscher Collects: Recent Acquisitions, presents two dozen 20th-century and contemporary works that have been acquired by the museum over the past five years.

Highlights include Red Grooms’ “Jackson in Action,” a lively three-dimensional print depicting the iconic abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock at work.

A rich selection of prints produced by more traditional and diverse experimental processes features work by Stanley William Hayter, James Siena, Dan Welden, Esteban Vicente, Katja Oxman, April Gornik, and Robert Kipniss.

Experimental photography by Bill Armstrong, Ellen Carey, and Joe Constantino, New York City street scenes by N. Jay Jaffee, and images of Cuba by Bastienne Schmidt, present a range of photographic approaches, while abstract and representational paintings by Stan Brodsky, Paton Miller, Louise Sloane, Ty Stroudsburg, and Jane Wilson reveal the many directions within contemporary art on Long Island.

 

The other exhibit is Rivera and Beyond: Latin American Art from the Joan and Milton Bagley Collection. 

Over four decades, Joan and Milton Bagley have amassed a collection of Latin American art that is notable for its range, depth, and the rich variety of artistic expression represented.

Featuring 20th century and contemporary artists from across Central and South America, the collection is a vibrant dialogue between indigenous culture, modernist art, and contemporary social commentary.

Masterworks by Fernando Botero, Elena Climent, Ana Mercedes Hoyos, Wifredo Lam, Julio Larraz, Roberto Matta, Carlos Mérida, Diego Rivera, Antonio Seguí, Franciso Zúñiga, and others reveal a deeply felt humanism, a sense of the poetic and mystical beneath the surface of everyday life, and an exploration of cultural and artistic identity.

Rivera and Beyond is sponsored by Robin T. Hadley, Andrea B. and Peter D. Klein, and the Milton F. and Joan B. Bagley Foundation.

For more information about these new exhibits, call 631-351-3250 or go to heckscher.org.

The Heckscher Museum of Art is located at 2 Prime Ave. in Huntington.