NEWS & SPECIAL EVENTS
EAST HAMPTON STAR, Mark Segal
January 7, 2021 James Croak's Feet of Clay, Hands of Dust In 1985, shortly after moving from Los Angeles to Brooklyn, James Croak was inspired to work with a new and unlikely sculptural material: dirt. Earlier in his career, he had witnessed taxidermists mixing sawdust with glue to create forms that could be molded before hardening. “I didn’t have any sawdust around,” he said during a recent conversation, “but somebody had been excavating next door to where I was living. So I loaded a pail with dirt, dumped it on the ground, and made something -- I think it was a head -- out of dirt and glue. I had never heard of anybody doing that before.” |
WHITE HOT MAGAZINE, Peter Frank
December, 2020 Tableaux Survivants: James Croak's Prescient "New Skins" "The work of James Croak is on exhibit for the first time in five years , surveyed in a (too-)small show at MM Fine Art in Southampton (New York). These rollicking, phantasmagorical, literally spectacular sculptures, going back almost three decades, brim with the imagistic and material bravado, as well as the grimly witty social assessment, we associate with an older generation of American assemblagists..." |
HAMPTONS.COM, Lee Fryd
October, 2020 Audrey Flack and Amy Zerner's "Goddesses Here and Now" on view at MM Gallery "The two woman exhibit of mostly new, multi-media works by Audrey Flack and Amy Zerner are the prolific fruits of quarantine, odes to the spiritual healing power of art and their lifetime friendship." |
SOUTHAMPTON PRESS, Annette Hinkle
September 22, 2020 Amy Zerner Channels Feminine Energy In These Troubled Times "Given what’s going on in the world, it seems somehow poetic that just two weeks before the opening of Amy Zerner’s new art exhibition at MM Fine Art in Southampton, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg would pass away..." |
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR
September 2020 Cornelia Foss, The East End "Cornelia Foss' love affair with the East End of Long Island began the morning after a dark and stormy night." |
The Eye of Photography
August 19, 2020 MM Fine Art: Strong Cuevas - Christophe von Hohenberg: Channeling the Unseen World Channeling the Unseen World will feature recent sculpture of Strong-Cuevas and photographs from photographer Christophe von Hohenberg’s upcoming book The White Album of the Hamptons (Glitterati Editions). In the foreword Jay McInerney writes of this recent body of von Hohenberg’s work, “The ghostly figures on the sand, silhouetted against the surf and the sky, might be famous New Yorkers, but their individuating characteristics have been bleached away by the sun and the figurative squint of the observer. |
ALTIMA PALM BEACH, Maribel Alvarez
August, 2020 CHRISTOPHE VON HOHENBERG & STRONG CUEVAS: CHANNELING THE UNSEEN WORLD "For those of you in the Hamptons, mark your calendars August 22nd 6- 8 pm! My cherished pal, old partner in crime and uber-talented photographer, Christophe von Hohenberg will be unveiling some of the photographs which will be featured in his upcoming book The White Album of the Hamptons (Glitterati Editions)." |
HAMPTONS MAGAZINE, Erica Pratt Like Mother, Like Daughter vol 42, issue 6 "An East End mother-daughter duo tell a tale of female resilience and fortitude through their plein air paintings." |
ALTIMA PALM BEACH, Maribel Alvarez August, 2020 Irina Alimanestianu: Strands, Threads, Metabolic Meditations "For those of you semi-isolating in the Hamptons this August, don’t miss this fabulous solo exhibition of dynamic paintings..." |
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, John O'Hern July, 2020 Manhattan to Montauk "Ben Aronson's upcoming exhbition at MM Fine Art celebrates Long Island and its art history." |
THE INDEPENDENT, Nicole Teitler June 9, 2020 Empathy Toward Inner Struggles "MM Fine Art in Southampton welcomes a virtual exhibition that dives into the human condition. " |
THE METROPOLITAN BUILDER Blog: Interview with Ken Miller "Ken Miller creates art puzzles. He has such a strong sense of composition, fluidity and graphic design that his technique is a crossover of representational art and the pop art style that art aficionados salivate over." |
HAMPTONS ART HUB, Pat Rogers January 25, 2020 CRITIC'S VIEW, Three to See in the Hamptons "Winter Landscapes" grabbed my interest as soon as I saw the figurative painting of two weather-worn men by Daniel Sprick hanging int he gallery window... this would be no ordinary landscape show." |
NY COTTAGES & GARDENS, Alyssa Bird November 2019 Color Coup Claudia Aronow in NYC & G "In Water Mill, lawyer turned-designer Robert Kaner makes a strong case for putting a twist on trad" |
DANS PAPERS, Oliver Peterson November 12, 2019 MM Fine Art Delivers David Slater at His Revelatory Best "Delve into the painter's kaleidoscopic stew of personal memoir, local history, myth and dreams." |
SOUTHAMPTON PRESS, Annette Hinkle November 10, 2019 Amy Zerner's Artwork Defines Goddess Couture "It's a long way from the quiet streets of Springs to the fashionably high-end department stores of New York City's Fifth Avenue, but that's exactly where you'll find Amy Zerner and her collection of wearable art." |
EAST HAMPTON STAR, Jennifer Landes
October 24, 2019 Opinion: The Camera Obscura or Not "MM Fine Art in Southampton has a refreshing show of photography up through the weekend. Composed of many East End artists, the exhbition is a brew of thoughtful vistas and beach scenes, figure studies that often have a twist, interiors and some experimental or more conceptual works. " |
NEWS 12 LONG ISLAND What's Going On: Amy Zerner See Amy Zerner's work at M&M Fine Art in Southampton Sept. 21-30. |
DAN'S PAPERS, Oliver Peterson
September 13, 2019 Amy Zerner Shows Three Decades of Collage and Couture at MM Fine Art "East Hampton artist Amy Zerner is known worldwide for her fashion designs, jewelry and the Enchanted World series of metaphysical books and tools she creates with her husband Monte Farber, but it all started with her intricate and unforgettable fabric collage tapestries. " |
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR
Internal and External August 2019 "Rainer Andreesen's portraits capture the likeness and spirit of the people depicted." |
NEWSDAY
Seeing Art for Free- Priceless July 2019 "Visit the Galleries- Summer is the high season for art galleries in the Hamptons..." |
THE HAMPTONS DESIGN GUIDE 2019
Art Smarts July 2019 Ready, Set, Decorate! Art Smarts. Building a collection... "Just because a piece is by a famous artist, doesn't mean it's good..." |
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR
July 2019 Susan Grossman, Within the City "In a new show at MM Fine Art in Southampton, NY, artist Susan Grossman brings her voice of new York City to life through her exceptional charcoal..." |
THE EXPRESS, Michael Heller
June 2019 So, What's Your Gallerist Wearing? "The Express Magazine sent photographer Michale Heller to capture the images of half a dozen gallery owners..." |
ARTSY
10 Must-See Artists at AIPAD’s Photography Show April 2019 "The 39th edition of The Photography Show, presented by AIPAD, features work from a roster of artists as diverse as the images they shoot. Experimental frames bump up against traditional portraiture, and subjects range from contemporary to classic, including surfers captured by teenage photographer Joey Farrell..." |
JOEY FARRELL AT THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW Presented by AIPAD April 4 - 7, 2019 Gary Edwards Gallery, Booth 505 Pier 94, New York City |
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR
Snow Scenes February 2019 "Not everyone will agree with Robert Frost's statement that "you can't get too much winter in the winter," but Frost a hardy New England type, knew that with its harshness, winter has space for beauty and frolic..." |
HAMPTONS ART HUB Art News: Cara DeAngelis, Winner of Hamptons Art Hub contest , Exhibits Paintings in Two Shows February 21, 2019 "Cara DeAngelis, "Best in Show" winner for Hamptons Art Hub's "Be Real" contest is currently exhibiting her contemporary realism paintings in NYC and Southampton..." |
EAST HAMPTON STAR, Jennifer Landes
Ross Teachers Show Their Own Work at MM in Southampton February 14, 2019 "That old adage “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach” has never really worked for artists. From the guilds to the academy to present-day art schools, artists have provided extra support for themselves and enriched their practices by sharing ideas and skills in the classroom and among their apprentices..." |
An Evening with Daniel Sprick
December 14, 6 PM MM Fine Art, Southampton, NY Join us for a demonstration and conversation with one of America's leading contemporary realist artists. Sprick’s subjects range from extraordinarily realistic portraits to hauntingly contemplative still lifes and urban light filled landscapes. His paintings are wholly contemporary, and subtly blur the line between realism and abstraction. RSVP here |
EAST HAMPTON STAR
In the Shadow World of Jennifer Cross November 29, 2018 "In a long career of painting and art making, Jennifer Cross’s style and subject matter have remained generally consistent. The recent paintings on view at MM Fine Art in Southampton do indicate some shifts, but it might be that we are the ones who have changed..." |
LUCILLE COLIN
Jennifer Cross at MM Gallery November 24, 2018 "MM Gallery calls Jennifer Cross’s paintings mysterious, this is true, but they are much more. They are secretive, fierce, luminous and refined. Some artists find the edges of their work to be exceedingly important this is not true here. Cross takes us right to the center..." |
MUSEE MAGAZINE
ART OUT: Christophe von Hohenberg - Images and Icons: 1982 - 2018 October 22, 2018 "Discovered by American Vogue in 1979, von Hohenberg has since worked with Interview, Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, French and German Vogue, German Rolling Stone, Fortune, Art Forum and The New York Times Magazine." |
THE EYE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Paul Solberg - Stories September 12, 2018 I can’t find anything more to say outside of my pictures. The details of my stories vaporize with words. I hope this exhibition of stories speak truthfully to the viewer, at a time when words are under siege. ~Paul Solberg |
HAMPTONS MAGAZINE
Joey Farrell: Seventeen Grand Opening at MM Fine Art August 2018 "Notable guests including Kelsey Grammer and Bill O'Reilly joined Joe Farrell, founder and president of Farrell Building Company, and his family for the milestone event diplaying Joey's collection capturing fleeting moments in his adolescence through intimate photography." |
SAG HARBOR EXPRESS
Group Show Lives and Breathes 'Land & Sea & Sky' July 2018 "There are several East End names that immediately conjure imagery of sweeping landscapes. Think April Gornik, Tula Telfair, and Cornelia Foss". |
ANOTHERMAG.COM Why We're Fascinated by the Contents of Andy Warhol's Bathroom Cabinet July 2018 "After the ‘Pope of Pop Art’’s untimely death in 1987, David Gamble was called in to photograph his New York townhouse – and one shot in particular continues to rouse interest, writes Trey Taylor" |
NEWSDAY Southampton gallery puts LI painters' art on display June 8, 2018 “It’s like sacred ground,” says Peter Marcelle. Whether because of its scenic landscape, radiant light or relaxed pace, the East End of Long Island has an embarrassment of riches when it comes to its artistic heritage." |
LONG ISLAND PAINTERS
A Survey: 1890s to the Present Panel Discussion: The Tyranny of Eclecticism Saturday, June 9, 2 PM Featuring panelists Bruce Helander, John Torreano, Annie Plumb, and Darius Yektai RSVP here Benefiting FIGHTING CHANCE, Free Cancer Counseling Center |
HAMPTONS ART HUB MMFine Art Opens in Southampton with a Survey of Long Island Painters May 23, 2018 "Long time East End gallerist Peter Marcelle has returned to his former Southampton space at 4 North Main Street, partnering with art appraiser and gallery director, Catherine McCormick, in the newly established MM Fine Art." |
ART OF THE TIMES Beyond the Dark- The Art of David Gamble Spring, 2018 "In 1987, David Gamble received the "most memorable assignment" of his glamorous photojournalistic career: taking photos of Andy Warhol's house shortly after the artist had passed." |
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WALL STREET INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE Lee Essex Doyle April 21, 2018 "These paintings are not just evidence of a mature artist in full control of her craft, but a joyful experience as well..." |
Cornelia Foss Workshop at Art Students League of NY Looking at Modern Masters April 14 − April 15, 2018 "How Foss manages to extract exactitude out of arbitrariness is a secret we’ll never know..." |
NY SOCIAL DIARY March 27, 2018 Jill Krementz Covers Cornelia Foss at Rafael Gallery "Cornelia Foss, a painterly realist, has been painting for over half a century with her sure hand and her elegant use of color..." |
SAG HARBOR EXPRESS Bits & Banter: Cornelia Foss, Jericho Brown, Uganda Fundraising, PechaKucha! March 14, 2018 "Curated by MM Fine Art and featuring monumental landscapes and smaller canvas sketches — will give viewers a glimpse into a world of exuberant flower gardens, expansive scenery and expressive skies..." |
AVENUE MAGAZINE Hang Him on My Wall April 9, 2018 "The queens in The Factory claimed that Andy Warhol’s nickname, Drella, was shorthand for Dreadful Puella; the second word means “the girl” in Latin. Other say it is a contraction of Cinderella, or Cinderella crossed with Dracula." |
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR An Abundance of Skill July, 2016 "Curated by Peter Marcelle, the Masters of American Realism exhibition highlights work by prolific past and contemporary artists..". |