FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: ARTIST-MADE FURNITURE

Installation view of Functional Relationships: Artist-Made Furniture, Guild Hall, East Hampton, May 4 – July 13, 2025. Photo by Gary Mamay. Image Courtesy of Guild Hall.

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PASSAGE: A FORGOTTEN PARADISE PROJECT

Join us for a community gathering honoring the Pyrrhus Concer Homestead, its memory, its ancestors, and its resilience.  Concer is one of the most important figures in Southampton’s history; come build a monument, hoist a sail, sing, break bread, and fellowship with us. We’ll call in our indigenous, black and brown ancestors who transcend time and space, who charge us to imagine a liberated, more just, more caring world, a world in which life is precious.

PASSAGE is the third chapter in an ongoing, creative investigation called FORGOTTEN PARADISE which imagines the dreams of the forcibly displaced, and enslaved peoples across the European/American, trans-Atlantic slave trade.  It connects spirits of ancestors with descendants across oceans and between times.

**Please bring a lawn chair and wear all white. The program will be filmed for future iterations of the project. Please note that guests of Guild Hall may be photographed, videotaped, or otherwise recorded. 

Arrive early for the self-guided tour: PYRRHUS CONCER: AN ADVENTUROUS LIFE created by Brenda Simmons / Southampton African American Museum (SAAM)

Created in Collaboration with:

Guild Hall William P. Rayner Artists-in-Residence: Charlotte Brathwaite and Malick Welli
Collaborative Artists: Gregory Corbino, Sunder Ganglani, and Tareke Ortiz
Eastville Community Historical Society & Pyrrhus Concer Action Committee: Dr. Georgette Grier-Key
Southampton African American Museum & Pyrrhus Concer Action Committee: Brenda Simmons
Community Partners: Guild Hall Teen Arts Council, and members of the Sag Harbor Community  

Rain Date: Sunday, October 13, 2024

A WORLD-CLASS EVENING OF CLASSICAL GUITAR

This program is sold out. Please email info@guildhall.org to be added to the standby list, or come in-person at 6:30 PM on Saturday for the waiting list.

Guild Hall & D’Addario Present
A World-Class Evening of Classical Guitar

Co-envisioned by Guild Hall Board Chairman Marty Cohen and D’Addario’s Chairman Jim D’Addario

Legends of classical guitar are joined by the next generation of icons in a once-in-a-lifetime event celebrating the 50th anniversary of New York’s own musical icon, the D’Addario Company. Hailing from Brazil, Spain, China and the U.S., these remarkable artists have redefined the art of classical guitar. The evening will be hosted by John Schaefer of WNYC Radio.

Paco Peña is the world’s foremost flamenco artist, galvanizing audiences for decades, across every continent. Badi Assad brings her own virtuoso style to the instrument as a singer, composer and guitarist. Benjamin Verdery has graced every major concert hall in the world and is celebrated for his unique eclecticism and iconoclastic performance style. These artists will share the stage with a new breed of iconic guitarists. Xuefei Yang, considered one of the top classical guitarists of our time, is also a trailblazer as the first internationally recognized Chinese guitarist on the global stage. Jack and Elle Davisson, aka the Davisson Duo, are a brother-sister team who are helping to redefine the instrument with a unique blend of exceptional artistry and meticulous technique that has catapulted these American teens to international acclaim.

 

BOOK TALK: STAN HERMAN IN CONVERSATION WITH FERN MALLIS

Please join Stan Herman, author of the widely acclaimed memoir Uncross Your Legs: A Life in Fashion for a thoughtful, engaging and fun-filled conversation with longtime friend and fellow fashion icon Fern Mallis.

On any given day, more people will be “wearing” Stan Herman than any other American fashion designer. Having recently celebrated his 96th birthday, he is the most acclaimed uniform designer of our time – and that’s just part of his remarkable, well-lived and well-loved life. Herman reflects on his background as a Brooklyn born, Passaic, NJ-raised young man, his Army service in Europe during the Korean War and his burgeoning fashion career a young freelance designer in the fashion hothouse of the Garment District. Later, he served for 16 years as head of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, where he was instrumental in bringing New York Fashion Week to Bryant Park – all the while continuing his thriving corporate uniform and, popular leisurewear design businesses.

The book is also a deeply moving and insightful memoir, following personal triumphs and tragedies, including his nearly 40-year relationship with novelist Gene Horowitz, who tragically suffered a heart attack and passed away in 1992. Together they lived their lives in the shadow of the AIDS crisis that decimated their personal and professional worlds. They also shared a beloved poodle named “Mozart,” who helped fill the void when Herman found himself suddenly alone. Herman writes with good humor and direct compassion, recalling the cruel and casual racism he witnessed in the military, his focus on animal rights within the fashion industry – as well as encountering the indignities and joys of his nearly 10 decades. Learn the history of the man whose vision has dramatically helped forge and transform American style and fashion.

Following the event, copies of Uncross Your Legs: A Life in Fashion will be available for purchase and signing.

 This program will take place in Guild Hall’s Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan Theater.

AMELIA: LISTENING PARTY & CONVERSATION WITH LAURIE ANDERSON

During this exclusive listening party, you’ll be among the first to experience Anderson’s latest work, Amelia. The album features collaborations with the renowned Czech orchestra Filharmonie Brno, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, as well as contributions from acclaimed artists like Anohni, Marc Ribot, Rob Moose, and others.

After the full album preview, Laurie Anderson will conduct an intimate conversation and Q&A, during which she will share insights into the creative process behind Amelia, her inspirations, and how she wove together historical narrative and musical innovation to honor Earhart’s daring spirit. This event offers a chance to dive deep into Amelia’s world and explore the boundaries of music, history, and imagination.

Seating is general admission.

ARTIST TALK: DIANE TUFT AND APRIL GORNIK

Please join mixed-media artist Diane Tuft and painter April Gornik for a conversation moderated by Andy Battaglia, Executive Editor of ARTnews and Art in America, to discuss climate change and the environment in connection with their artistic practices.

The event coincides with the recent release of Tuft’s latest monograph, Entropy, which focuses on water and its radical transformation under the unrelenting pressures of climate change.

A book signing with Diane Tuft will follow the discussion. The book can be purchased after the program for $80 plus tax.

ABOUT ENTROPY

A photographic exploration detailing the poetry and fragility of nature amidst the tragedy of climate change.

Since 1998, mixed-media artist Diane Tuft has traveled the world recording the environmental factors shaping Earth’s landscape. Entropy is Tuft’s fourth monograph capturing the sublime and awe-inspiring beauty of nature as it is radically transformed under the unrelenting pressures of climate change.

The exquisite collection of photographs provides a captivating glimpse into the rapidly changing landscapes of our world. Tuft focuses specifically on water as its subject, contrasting global sea-level rise with water depletion in Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Compelling essays by prominent figures in art and science contributed by Bonnie K. Baxter, Ph.D., Professor of Biology and Director of Great Salt Lake Institute at Westminster University, and twentieth-century art historian Stacey Epstein, Ph.D. add depth and insight to Tuft’s work and its significance in the context of climate change.

Weaving passages of haiku with her beguiling photographs, Tuft’s newest monograph is packaged in a luxe-cloth-wrapped case screenprinted with her artwork Journey’s End featuring the Great Salt Lake. An extraordinary book, Entropy is a dramatic call to arms inspiring collective action for the critical preservation of nature.

TASCHEN POP-UP SHOP

Following the success of their 2022 summer pop-up in East Hampton, TASCHEN is thrilled to return to the Hamptons, partnering with the cultural heart of the East End – Guild Hall.

Coinciding with the exhibition Julian Schnabel: Selected Works from Home, TASCHEN will transform a section of the historic museum into a fully operational pop-up shop.

The TASCHEN pop-up will feature several Julian Schnabel x TASCHEN projects, including an exclusive collection of hand-painted skateboards by the artist, available to US collectors for the first time. The pop-up will also showcase limited edition book projects with contemporaries such as Annie Leibovitz and David Hockney, alongside a curated selection of TASCHEN’s most celebrated art books, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, New York. Portrait of a City, and Peter Beard.

To celebrate the opening, TASCHEN and Guild Hall will host a public book signing of Julian Schnabel’s new retrospective monograph, Julian Schnabel, on Saturday, August 3 at 7 PM. This follows a ticketed conversation with the artist at Guild Hall Theater.

The TASCHEN Pop-Up at Guild Hall is open to the public during gallery hours, Thursday to Sunday, 12–5 PM, through October 27.

ABOUT TASCHEN

TASCHEN is a leading art-book publisher renowned for its striking and bold coffee table books, covering topics from architecture and art to fashion, photography, pop culture, and travel. Collaborating with acclaimed creative partners, TASCHEN has published thousands of titles in dozens of languages. From the quintessential Basic Art series to the monumental SUMO-sized Collector’s Editions, TASCHEN is committed to diversity and innovation. Regardless of the subject or price—from $10 to $10,000—TASCHEN treats every topic with respect, designing and packaging each book beautifully and uniquely. Founded by Benedikt Taschen in 1980 as a small comic bookstore in Cologne, TASCHEN now operates 11 branded stores worldwide, from Beverly Hills to London, Paris to Madrid, Berlin to Milan, and most recently, Hong Kong.

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BOB MACKIE: NAKED ILLUSION

Join us for a screening of Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion followed by a discussion with writer, editor, and New York Times Best-Selling Author, Derek C. Blasberg, and the legend himself, Bob Mackie!

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion showcases the six-decade career of award-winning costume designer, Bob Mackie. And like his costumes, Bob Mackie is wholly unique and unfiltered, which makes for a compelling and candid subject. The film examines Bob’s unique upbringing, those whom he has held dear within his inner circle, and the familial surprises in his life that have all contributed to the optimism and audacity present in his work.

Because the film is fully authorized, Quixotic Endeavors was given access to the full Bob Mackie archive, which has been meticulously kept and curated with many rare and unseen artifacts, including the outfits that didn’t make the cut. We also capture the over-the-top costumes as they get sequined and beaded from sketch to stage. Specific highlights include some of the soon-to-be lost art methods by old-world artisans that help make each outfit Mackie conjures something to behold and remember.

The documentary feature includes original interviews with Bob Mackie clients and collaborators, along with those he has inspired – designers, stylists, comedians and actors, as well as Bob’s first-person account of some of his most iconic looks from “The Carol Burnett Show’s” Startlett O’Hara dress to Cher’s 1986 Academy Awards look with feathered headdress and Tina Turner’s iconic concert costumes. Bob Mackie is a truly peerless and timeless costume designer, with interviews from Cher to Pink, to Tom Ford and Miley Cyrus, to Rupaul and Carol Burnett a testament to that fact.

FILM CREDITS

Directed and Written by Matthew Miele
Produced by Anne Chertoff Tavelin
Executive Producers: Anne Chertoff Tavelin, Mary D’Souza, Stephen McCarthy, Joe McFate, Matthew Miele, Clive Gershon, Benjamin Charbit & Ezmina Tauran

Cinematographer: J. Adam Giese
Edited by Matthew Miele

Featuring: Bob Mackie, Cher, Carol Burnett, Pink, Tom Ford, Miley Cyrus, RuPaul, Mitzi Gaynor, Bernadette Peters, Zac Posen, Gregg Barnes, Michael Berresse, Jenelle Hamilton, Steven Kolb, Vicki Lawrence, Fern Mallis, Joe McFate, Booth Moore, Martin Nolan, Mel Ottenberg, Lulu Porter, Law Roach, Hal Rubenstein, George Schlatter, Jeffrey Seller, Flody Suarez

 

ARTIST TALK: PETER DAYTON & MELANIE CRADER

In conjunction with the installation, Peter Dayton: Dark Garden, Guild Hall exhibiting artist, Peter Dayton, will join Melanie Crader, Guild Hall’s Director of Visual Arts, for a conversation on the installation and Dayton’s wide-ranging practice – from punk rock to site-specific installations. 

Peter Dayton
Dark Garden, 2024
Ink on premium vinyl with
low-luster laminate and collage overlay

After a nearly decade-long career as a punk rock musician, Peter Dayton returned to visual art upon moving to East Hampton in the mid-1980s. Dark Garden is a site-specific installation created for Guild Hall’s stairwell leading from the lobby to the balcony of the Hilarie and Mitchell Morgan Theater. Dayton’s exploration of flowers began when he found discarded issues of House and Garden magazine from the 1950s near his home, and his collages utilize photocopied flowers from seed catalogs, which links his practice to the work of Andy Warhol and other pop artists. He chooses visually arresting images of flowers without leaves and stems—images devoid of sentiment, emotion, or specific references—allowing the flower forms to create their own patterns.

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – LES CONTES D’HOFFMANN

TICKETS $30 ($27 MEMBERS)

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance transmissions, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Joining Bernheim is American soprano Erin Morley as Olympia, South African soprano Pretty Yende as Antonia, and French mezzo-soprano Clémentine Margaine as Giulietta to complete Hoffmann’s trio of lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and Russian mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in her company debut as Nicklausse.

Runtime: 4 hours 6 minutes. There will be 2 intermissions. 

Harbor Market sandwiches, baked goods from South Fork Bakery, and other refreshments will be available for purchase at Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and are permitted in the theater.

THE MET: LIVE IN HD – GROUNDED

TICKETS $30 ($27 FOR MEMBERS)

Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, wrestling with often-overlooked issues created by 21st-century warmaking: the ethical conflicts created by the use of modern military technology and the psychological and emotional toll supposedly safe remote technology takes on our servicepersons. Canadian mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo stars as the hot-shot fighter pilot whose unplanned pregnancy takes her out of the cockpit and lands her in Las Vegas, operating a Reaper drone halfway around the world. American tenor Ben Bliss costars as the Wyoming rancher Eric in a production by Michael Mayer that brings this story to life in a high-tech staging which presents a variety of perspectives on the action. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to conduct Tesori’s kaleidoscopic opera, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas on October 19.

Runtime: 2 hours 44 minutes. There will be one intermission. 

Harbor Market sandwiches, baked goods from South Fork Bakery, and other refreshments will be available for purchase at Louise & Howie’s Coffee Bar in the lobby, and are permitted in the theater.