Sean Scully Talk at The Parrish Art Museum, New York, 25 July

23 July 2025

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The Parrish Art Museum presents a special program with artist Sean Scully, who will be speaking at the Museum on Friday, 25 July, from 5 – 6 PM in the Museum’s Lichtenstein Theater. The event coincides with the Parrish’s major new exhibition, Sean Scully: The Albee Barn, Montauk, which surveys the artist’s work from 1981 to 2024, with a focus on his formative time spent on Long Island.

During the lecture, Scully will reflect on his overall practice focusing on various bodies of work ranging from the early 1960s to today. During this talk, the artist will highlight specific influences that have had a profound effect on his career. The lecture, titled “Windows and Openings,” will emphasize the artist’s continued interest in geometric abstraction in the form of paintings, prints, and drawings. Works to be referenced during the talk will include Heart of Darkness (1982), White Window (1988), Facing East (1991), and Two Windows (2016), among others.

The representation of windows in Scully’s work has emerged consistently throughout his career, first appearing in 1973 with Windows, and more recently with Dark Windows from 2022. Scully will delve into the meaning behind the metaphor in his work, providing a deeper understanding.

Friday, 25 July, 5 – 6 PM at the Museum’s Lichtenstein Theater.

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Image: Installation view of Sean Scully: The Albee Barn, Montauk at the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (May 11–September 21, 2025) © Sean Scully, Courtesy the Parrish Art Museum, Photography by Gary Mamay