Dale Chihuly & LongHouse Reserve at 20
The White Hot and Blue 20th Anniversary celebration at the LongHouse Reserve was last night in East Hampton NY. Jack Lenor Larsen and the countless people who staged this event were favored with a perfect evening. Even the weather cooperated!
The event started off in a unique way with performers from the Big Apple Circus scattered around the grounds. We were greeted by this performer as we entered the garden.
Philanthropist Barbara Slifka was honored by the LongHouse Reserve. The Principals from the New York City Ballet made the journey east to perform in celebration of Barbara and her generosity over the years. Ballet in the open air was a real treat!
The highlight for me was the Dale Chihuly installation of Blue and Purple Boat, 2006. I had been approached by the team at the longhouse about moving my bench so that it would have a better relationship to the floating sculpture. I made my way over to the LongHouse in about 5 minutes to move my bench! Here are the results.
Bench #4 with Dale Chihuly Purple and Blue Boat, 2006
From the LHR about Dale Chihuly:
Creative genius, Dale Chihuly (b. 1941), is the most innovative and influential American artist working in glass today. Introduced to the medium while studying interior design at the University of Washington, Chihuly is the quintessential force behind the movement to change the very dimension and definition of blown glass into a large-scale art form. He revolutionized the oeuvre from solo studio-glass practitioner to that of using a collaborative team to help him produce his work. His dramatic and colorfully amorphous art forms attract a world-wide audience.
I hope that my mirror sold at the auction! Thanks you LongHouse for a fabulous evening!
Online Auction to Benefit the LongHouse Reserve 2011
The Online auction to benefit the LongHouse Reserve in East Hampton NY is now live and online! I have enjoyed having my work at the LHR but more than anything I have enjoyed every event I have attended there. This year I have donated a piece to the annual auction thatI hope will help contribute to the programs at the LongHouse.
Click here to see which piece I have donated and please consider buying something to benefit the LongHouse. But wait there is more! If the winning bidder is going to install the piece on the East End I will personally come over and hang it!
Good Luck!
Nico
Planters On & Off The Ground 2011
The LongHouse Reserve is getting ready to open the 2011 installment of the Planters On & Off The Ground. This year Dominique Browning will be the guest juror. I have two new planters that will be making their debut!
Here is a sneak peak of Planter #5
Planter #6
If you can make it to the LongHouse on Saturday for the opening you will be able to see them with all of the other fabulous work.
Please contact the LongHouse Reserve for Hours and directions.
