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Donald Sultan (American, b. 1951), Yellow and Cement Mimosa With Silver Leaves, Nov. 13, 2022, 2022. Enamel, cement, graphite and silver spray paint on Masonite. 72 in. x 96 in.
Gallery Talk | Artists Choose Parrish, Part II
Moderated by Chief Curator Corinne Erni
January 26, 6 pm
$10 Members | $20 Adults | $18 Seniors | $15 Member’s Guest | Free for Students & Children
Please note that there is limited capacity for Gallery Talks; space is limited to 15 guests.
Join us for a gallery talk with artist Donald Sultan who will discuss his approach to pairing his work with works from the Parrish collection for Artists Choose Parrish, a landmark exhibition that celebrates the Parrish’s 125th anniversary and honors the East End’s rich artistic legacy. The program will take place in the galleries among the works Sultan selected for the exhibition.
Sultan is one of forty-one artists with deep local roots who were invited to select works from the collection to be shown along with their own. Choosing works by Charles Burchfield, R.M. Fischer, Valerie Jaudon, Roy Lichtenstein, Donald Lipski, Dan Rizzie, and Keith Sonnier, he says: “All of the art I chose is abstract in nature even if it contains a kind of image—the images are loaded. They are art historical torn from the natural world but not bound by it. The artists are all mature and yet have a certainty of their craft. There is no guesswork in the making, only in the message.”
Artists Choose Parrish is organized by Corinne Erni, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator, Art and Education, with additional support from Kaitlin Halloran, Assistant Curator and Publications Coordinator, and Brianna L. Hernández, Assistant Curator.
About
DONALD SULTAN (b. 1951, Asheville, NC) earned his BFA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and MFA from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago before establishing himself in New York in 1975. Since his solo debut in 1977, Sultan has excelled as a distinguished painter, printmaker, and sculptor. Renowned for seamlessly merging traditional and modern elements, Sultan’s large-scale paintings, often classified as still lifes, present bold compositions employing industrial materials like tar and concrete, contributing to the unique texture and character of his pieces. Sultan’s art, described by him as a blend of basic geometric and organic forms with a formal purity, has left an indelible mark on contemporary art. Sultan’s subjects evolve organically, maintaining powerful statements amid abstraction. His work, showcased globally in solo and group exhibitions, is a part of prestigious permanent collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended. Limited tickets will be available at the door. All sales are final, non-transferable, and non-refundable.
Friday Nights are made possible, in part, by The Corcoran Group.
Gallery Talk | Artists Choose Parrish, Part II
Moderated by Chief Curator Corinne Erni
January 26, 6 pm
$10 Members | $20 Adults | $18 Seniors | $15 Member’s Guest | Free for Students & Children
Please note that there is limited capacity for Gallery Talks; space is limited to 15 guests.
Join us for a gallery talk with artist Donald Sultan who will discuss his approach to pairing his work with works from the Parrish collection for Artists Choose Parrish, a landmark exhibition that celebrates the Parrish’s 125th anniversary and honors the East End’s rich artistic legacy. The program will take place in the galleries among the works Sultan selected for the exhibition.
Sultan is one of forty-one artists with deep local roots who were invited to select works from the collection to be shown along with their own. Choosing works by Charles Burchfield, R.M. Fischer, Valerie Jaudon, Roy Lichtenstein, Donald Lipski, Dan Rizzie, and Keith Sonnier, he says: “All of the art I chose is abstract in nature even if it contains a kind of image—the images are loaded. They are art historical torn from the natural world but not bound by it. The artists are all mature and yet have a certainty of their craft. There is no guesswork in the making, only in the message.”
Artists Choose Parrish is organized by Corinne Erni, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator, Art and Education, with additional support from Kaitlin Halloran, Assistant Curator and Publications Coordinator, and Brianna L. Hernández, Assistant Curator.
About
DONALD SULTAN (b. 1951, Asheville, NC) earned his BFA from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and MFA from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago before establishing himself in New York in 1975. Since his solo debut in 1977, Sultan has excelled as a distinguished painter, printmaker, and sculptor. Renowned for seamlessly merging traditional and modern elements, Sultan’s large-scale paintings, often classified as still lifes, present bold compositions employing industrial materials like tar and concrete, contributing to the unique texture and character of his pieces. Sultan’s art, described by him as a blend of basic geometric and organic forms with a formal purity, has left an indelible mark on contemporary art. Sultan’s subjects evolve organically, maintaining powerful statements amid abstraction. His work, showcased globally in solo and group exhibitions, is a part of prestigious permanent collections, including The Museum of Modern Art, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Advance ticket purchase with pre-event registration is recommended. Limited tickets will be available at the door. All sales are final, non-transferable, and non-refundable.
Friday Nights are made possible, in part, by The Corcoran Group.
