New York | “Women Choose Women” at Frampton Co, Bridgehampton

There’s still plenty of time to enjoy The Hamptons this summer! Join ArtTable at Exhibition The Barn—Frampton Co’s Fine Art space in Bridgehampton, New York. “Women Choose Women” spans the 1950s to today, including work by Lynne Drexler, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Nanette Carter, Elizabeth Osborne, and Susan Vecsey. This exhibition is curated by Christine Berry and Martha Campbell, co-founders of Berry Campbell, and Elena Frampton, principal of Frampton Co. Berry Campbell is known for bringing to light artists who were overlooked due to age, race, gender or geography, particularly women of Abstract Expressionism. Frampton Co focuses on contemporary art and design with emphasis on promoting emerging and undiscovered mid-career artists. We’ll enjoy a tour of the exhibition with Christine Berry & Elena Frampton, and then relax and network with a glass of Prosecco or seltzer, courtesy of the gallery.

The exhibition “Women Choose Women” derives its name and curatorial focus from a significant event at the New York Cultural Center in 1973. Curated by Lucy Lippard and a committee of female artists, this groundbreaking exhibition marked the first major display of women artists in New York. It left a profound impact not only within the art community but also in society at large. The 2023 exhibition, bearing the same name, follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, embodying a collaborative and effective approach. It firmly believes that advocating for women in the arts remains just as vital today as it was half a century ago.

Thank you to Courtney Burbela for her work on this event.

Transportation to Bridgehampton is self-serve:
Visit the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) website or Hampton Jitney website to book train or bus travel to Bridgehampton. (The train is approximately 2.5 hours from downtown Manhattan; bus and car vary according to traffic conditions. Please note that Friday evening commuter traffic can be heavy in the area.)
The gallery is a 5-minute walk from the train and Jitney stops.
Link to Google Maps

Admission:

• ArtTable Members – $10
• Member Guests – $20
• Non-Members – $25

Not a member? Join today!

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Image: Ethel Schwabacher “Wild Honey” 1961. Oil on linen 84″ x 70″ (c) Estate of Ethel Schwabacher, courtesy of Berry Campbell.

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About the Curators

(c) Blaine Davis Portrait. Martha Campbell, Christine Berry, Elena Frampton

Elena Frampton founded Frampton Co on Cinco de Mayo 2015, following nearly two decades at the helm of a successful bi-coastal design practice and honing her craft at some of New York’s most prestigious interior design firms. Through a wholly-integrated approach, Elena makes sense of every space and brings out its spirit. Her knack for clever solutions that strike a balance between pragmatism and personality draws even the most cautious of clients into her process.

With an infectious enthusiasm for art and a rigorous understanding of design theory, she is an expert in creating consistently one-of-a-kind environments that transcend boundaries. Elena’s innate ability to shape space goes back to a childhood of balancing two worlds, between her maternal Mexican family in Los Angeles and the Midwestern farm on her father’s side. Her experience of navigating the desert landscapes of Arizona at college, with its bounty of interventions, inspires the construction of the layers and ‘reveals’ that characterize her design and curatorial practice. This, combined with her keen eye for detail, is key to the surprising combinations and unexpected applications that make her stand out as an unparalleled talent uniquely positioned in both the art and design worlds. Her curious nature and strong desire to forge connections fuels a constant search for new forms of creative expression. The vision culminates with Exhibition The Barn; the Bridgehampton gallery where she curates an ever-changing display of notable and under-the-radar works and her own original furnishings,
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Christine Berry and Martha Campbell opened Berry Campbell in the heart of Chelsea in 2013. The gallery has a fine-tuned program representing artists of post-war American painting that have been overlooked or neglected, particularly women of Abstract Expressionism. Since its inception, the gallery has developed a strong emphasis in research to bring to light artists overlooked due to age, race, gender, or geography. This unique perspective has been increasingly recognized by curators, collectors, and the press. Berry Campbell has been included and reviewed in publications such as Art in America, Artforum, Artnet News, Artnews, The Brooklyn Rail, Huffington Post, the New York Times, and Wall Street Journal.