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Estrellita
Brodsky, PhD welcomed
the Board and donors of LongHouse Reserve to ANOTHER SPACE,
her gallery of Latin
American and Latinx artists. Their current exhibition, Spin
A Yarn,
explores the relationship between language and textiles.
Included are two works, by Olga de Amaral and Sheila
Hicks, on loan from the LongHouse Reserve
collection.
After a
tour with curator and artist Raul Martinez,
Dr. Brodsky settled into an informal conversation with
LongHouse Reserve director, Carrie Rebora Barratt,
PhD. With her husband, Dan Brodsky,
watching, Estrellita explained the genesis of her project,
which “began as a search for storage for some of the
artworks my husband was unsure of in our home…. But storing
art, and working only on our own collection, made no sense.
It’s much more exciting to see art and
so we evolved.”
Three works by Tony
Bechara are included in the ANOTHER SPACE
exhibition. So the conversation naturally evolved, with
Brodsky and Bechara leading the entire group over to the
Lisson Gallery and a Bechara’s one man show. There Tony
explained his evolution from a figurative painter to an
abstract painter and his fascination with color, “mixing of
color soon led to my interest in different optical effects,
that, in turn, led to the psychology of color, [1] ultimately
gave way to my obsession with color theory, from Isaac
Newton’s color wheel, reflected onto the wall
through a glass prism, as demonstrated in his book Opticks, to Goethe’s Theory
of Colours, which made some adjustment to Newton’s
theory. I looked at the Pointillists, too, and their
understanding of the qualities of light and color. I remain
ever fascinated
by the psychology of optics, by the neurological reactions
to colors, and how colors affect us physically and
emotionally.”
Guests included LongHouse President Nina
Gillman, Board Members Sherri Donghia and
Roger Eulau, Peter Olsen, Anne Erni, Gael Towey and Stephen
Doyle, and Linda Willett as well as Cindy
Farkas Glanzrock, Warren James, Grace Leonhardt, Helen
Little, Raul Martinez, Bastienne Schmidt, Barbara Tober and Desiree
La Valette.
Tony Bechara’s exhibition at Lisson Gallery
continues through February 17th. His work is
included in many museum collections including The
Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is currently on view.
ANOTHER SPACE is a not-for-profit program
dedicated to presenting the work of Latin American and
Latinx artists within a global context. Founded by art
historian and collector Estrellita B. Brodsky, as part of
the activities of the Daniel and Estrellita B. Brodsky
Family Foundation, the program and exhibition space are
dedicated to broadening international awareness and
appreciation of art from Latin America.
As a
first generation American, whose parents immigrated to the
United States in the 1940’s, Dr. Brodsky has studied as well
as supported academic and public institutions that encourage
the global narrative to include Latin
American and Latinx artists.
LongHouse Reserve encourages living with art
in all forms. Founded by Jack Lenor Larsen, its collections,
gardens, sculpture, and programs reflect world cultures to
inspire a creative life. East Hampton's 16-acre sculpture
garden features more than 60 outdoor works—including
permanent collection works by Yoan Capote, Buckminster
Fuller, Yoko Ono, Sui Jinguao, and Willem de Kooning, and
seasonal loans from artists such as Wyatt Kahn, Maren
Hassinger, and Ai Wei Wei—encourages exploration and
contemplation for new and repeat visitors alike. As of
2023, the garden is fully open to the public for education
and enjoyment, with a next chapter of activating Larsen’s
home (a modernist structure based on the Shinto Shrine at
Ise) and the extensive collections. More information is
available at www.longhouse.org.
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