The Guild Hall Contemporaries Circle visited the East Hampton studio of artist and author David Salle to discuss portions of his book, How to See. After the group engaged in conversation about Salle’s work, pastries and mimosas followed for the group to mingle and meet David!
Members were encouraged to read the following excerpts from David’s book:
- Introduction, pp 1-9
- Alex Katz: The How and the What, pp 15-22
- Robert Gober: The Heart is Not a Metaphor, pp 43-50
- Structure Rising, pp 211-222
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David Salle Artist
Born in 1952 in Norman, Oklahoma, David Salle grew up in Wichita, Kansas. In 1970, he began his studies at the newly founded California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, where he worked with John Baldessari. Creating abstract paintings, installations, and video and conceptual pieces, Salle earned a BFA in 1973 and an MFA in 1975, both from CalArts. Solo shows of Salle’s art have been organized by the Museum am Ostwall Dortmund (1986–87), Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia (1986–88), Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (1999), and Waddington Galleries in London (2003), among others. He has participated in major international expositions including Documenta 7 (1982), Venice Biennale (1982 and 1993), Whitney Biennial (1983, 1985, and 1991), Paris Biennale (1985), and Carnegie International (1985). The artist lives and works in New York City and Sagaponack, New York.