Parrish Art Museum Unveils Exciting 2024 Exhibition Lineup

The Parrish Art Museum announces its exhibition schedule for the 2024 season, featuring summer solo shows by Eddie Martinez, Sam Moyer, Julia Chiang and KAWS. Individually, the exhibitions offer a unique journey into the minds and works of these acclaimed artists, from Moyer’s exploration of materiality and light to Martinez’s vibrant, large-scale paintings inspired by his son’s fascination with butterflies. Julia Chiang, known for her meditative painterly process, will be presenting new work in her first major institutional solo exhibition. Summer 2024 marks the Parrish’s first survey of KAWS who will be exhibiting large-scale shaped canvases of iconic figures alongside a new series of never-before-seen paintings and bronze sculptures.

In each artist’s exhibition, they have created new works specifically for the Parrish spaces.

“To continue the momentum of last year’s 125th anniversary, we are presenting the next generation of artists, including new, distinct viewpoints in contemporary art this year,” said Museum Executive Director Mónica Ramírez-Montagut. “From engaging our Latinx community through shows by Salvadoran artist

Simón Vega and Canadian-Mexican artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer to featuring Eddie Martinez and Sam Moyer who seasonally live on the North Fork. We are excited to facilitate Julia Chiang’s museum debut and the first KAWS survey on the East End. This lineup of exhibitions is a significant milestone for the Parrish, and these dynamic experiences will illuminate how art, architecture, and design enrich our engagement with our region and the world.”

Showing these artists together highlights the continued history of artist communities that are historically prevalent on the East End, from the en plein air impressionists in the 1800s to abstract expressionists in the 1940s and 1950s and others today. The East End embodies a unique legacy of creative dialogue and camaraderie, an element that is embedded in the artistic culture of the area.  

EDDIE MARTINEZ: June 30 – September 29

Celebrated for his bold paintings, Eddie Martinez’s exhibition will unveil his newest large-scale Bufly paintings; including seven new 12-foot-tall pieces that take full advantage of the Museum’s expansive space and high ceilings. Martinez started the Bufly series in 2021 when his son Arthur, who was two at the time, became fascinated with butterflies, mispronouncing them as “buflies.” Martinez has been painting them ever since.

Eddie Martinez 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.

SAM MOYER: June 30 – September 29  

Sam Moyer’s exhibition offers viewers an immersive experience into the artist’s practice. Spanning three galleries, the exhibition invites us into the range of Moyer’s application of stone and light as foundational materials across painting, sculpture, photography, and installation. Sam Moyer 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.

JULIA CHIANG: July 14 – October 13

The Parrish is proud to present the first-ever solo museum exhibition by Julia Chiang, featuring varied scale paintings and ceramics, in which the artist explores organic forms and allegorical narratives. Chiang operates in the realm of abstractions, but the body is the basis for her metaphors and inquiries. 

Julia Chiang is organized by Corinne Erni, Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator, Art and Education, with additional support from Brianna L. Hernández, Assistant Curator.

KAWS: July 14-October 13

Known for transcending boundaries in the art world, KAWS has been exploring popular culture and human emotion over the last two decades through his refined graphic language and iconic cast of hybrid cartoon characters. The artist’s forthcoming exhibition at the Parrish will show large-scale shaped canvases alongside a new series of never-before-seen paintings and bronze sculptures. This exhibition will be a reunion between artist and curator, as Mónica Ramírez-Montagut curated KAWS’ first solo museum exhibition at The Aldrich Contemporary Museum in 2010.   

KAWS is curated by Executive Director Mónica Ramírez-Montagut, with additional support from Brianna L. Hernández, Assistant Curator.