More photos: Chuck Close at Guild Hall

Following up on our earlier coverage of Chuck Close's VIP opening at Guild Hall come these candid shots, courtesy of Hamptons Art Hub; all photos below by Pat Rogers.

“Chuck Close: Recent Works” continues through October 14. Guild Hall is located at 158 Main Street, East Hampton, New York; for visiting information please check their website.

All of the artworks pictured can be seen in detail on Magnolia Editions' website.

Chuck Close, art dealer Beth McNeill Muhs, and artist/model Sienna Shields with Close's 2012 print Cindy (smile), printed and published by Magnolia Editions.

Artist Cindy Sherman and Close in front of watercolor prints from Magnolia including Self-Portrait (Yellow Raincoat), 2013, and Kiki, 2012.

Actor Alec Baldwin with Close's 2013 Self-Portrait (Pink T-shirt) tapestry, published by Magnolia Editions.

Tapestries by Chuck Close including Lou, a 2012 portrait of Lou Reed, at Guild Hall.

Lou Reed himself at the opening.

Chuck Close, Cindy Sherman, Robert Storr, and others pose in front of Close's 2013 Self-Portrait (Pink T-shirt) tapestry.
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Photos: Chuck Close at Guild Hall

Chuck Close and author Regina Weinreich with Close's
Self Portrait (Yellow Raincoat), a 2013 tapestry published by
Magnolia Editions; photo c/o Huffington Post
Regina Weinreich of the Huffington Post and Amanda Gordon of Bloomberg News attended a special preview of Chuck Close's current show at Guild Hall in East Hampton on Friday night.

Lou Reed with Chuck Close's 2012 tapestry Lou, published by
Magnolia Editions; photo by Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
The exhibition was also attended by friends including Lou Reed, Robert Storr, Eric Fischl, April Gornik, Alec Baldwin, and Sienna Shields. Weinreich recalls that:

Sienna, one of Chuck Close's recent subjects, her head larger than life on Hahnemuhle rag paper, told me Chuck likes to tell the story of James Turrell spinning him around in his chair to get the full effect of his neon light art in the reconfigured Guggenheim Museum's rotunda.

Chuck Close - Sienna (3/4 View), 2012
archival watercolor pigment print on Hahnemuhle rag paper
75 x 60 in. Edition of 5
For the full story, please visit the Huffington Post & Bloomberg.

Reed and Close with Close's 2012 tapestry Lou, published by
Magnolia Editions; photo by Amanda Gordon/Bloomberg
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Tapestries at Guild Hall NY and Modernism SF

Chuck Close - Self-Portrait (Pink T-shirt), 2013
Jacquard tapestry - 93 x 76 in. Edition of 10
New tapestry editions by Chuck Close published by Magnolia Editions, as well as a suite of watercolor prints printed at Magnolia, will be exhibited in "Chuck Close: Recent Works" at Guild Hall in East Hampton, New York.

The show will kick off with a conversation between the artist and Robert Storr on Saturday, August 10 from 3-4 pm; an opening reception from 4-6 pm will follow. Both the talk and the opening are free for Guild Hall members.

For more details on the show and associated events, please see this entry; for information on visiting Guild Hall, please check their website.

Kiki Smith - Cathedral, 2013
Jacquard tapestry - 113 x 75 in. Edition of 10
Meanwhile, here on the West Coast, San Francisco's venerable Modernism gallery will mount an exhibition of tapestries published by Magnolia from a diverse group of artists including Kiki Smith, Deborah Oropallo, Donald & Era Farnsworth, Chester Arnold, Doug Hall, Mel Ramos, and Guy Diehl.

"Selected Tapestries" opens August 2nd at Modernism; for visiting information and to see images of the tapestries in the show, please see their website.

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"Chuck Close: Recent Works" at Guild Hall

Chuck Close - Cindy (smile), 2013
Archival watercolor print on Hahnemuhle rag paper.
75 x 60 in. Edition of 5
Those in the New York area this summer will have the opportunity to see several brand new Magnolia Editions publications by Chuck Close at Guild Hall in East Hampton:

In our showcase exhibition of the summer season, we will present recent paintings, prints and tapestries by Chuck Close. Close is noted for his highly inventive techniques used to paint the human face [...] His first retrospective was in 1981 at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and his work is found in numerous museum and private collections worldwide. Chuck Close was the recipient of the 1995 Guild Hall Academy of the Arts Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in the Visual Arts. He had a one person exhibition of his large-scale Polaroid photographs, "Chuck Close Up Close" at Guild Hall in 1991. He has been a part-time resident of the East End for more than 40 years.

This show, on view from August 10 through October 14, 2013, will kick off with a Summer Gala to benefit Guild Hall on August 9:

Join us for a convivial evening of music, dancing, dining, and an exhilarating live art auction all held at a breathtaking Bridgehampton estate of Louise and Leonard Riggio. Truly a unique Hamptons experience!

Exclusive VIP preview of the "Chuck Close: Recent Works" exhibition for gala guests at Guild Hall from 6-7 pm. Cocktails and tented sit down dinner immediately to follow at the Riggio home.

For more information about the exhibition including museum hours, please visit the Guild Hall website.

More art by Chuck Close from Magnolia Editions