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The Parrish Art Museum held its Echoes of the Cosmos Midsummer Gala in the Hamptons, honoring artists Sanford Biggers, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, and Nina Yankowitz, along with local philanthropists Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder. The event drew over 720 guests, raised nearly $1.4 million for arts education and community programming, and featured live dance by Parsons Dance, a sunset dinner, and an afterparty with projections by Lozano-Hemmer on the museum's Herzog & de Meuron-designed building.

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Philanthropists Sandy and Stephen Perlbinder, who have been part of Long Island's East End cultural scene since 1969, are being honored at the Parrish Art Museum's annual midsummer gala in July 2025. The couple commissioned an oceanfront home from architect Norman Jaffe in Sagaponack and have filled it with a collection featuring works by Jack Pierson, Almond Zigmund, Constantino Nivola, Roni Horn, Jenny Holzer, Mel Kendrick, Lynn Chadwick, Claude Lawrence, and others. Sandy serves as vice president of the museum's board of trustees, and the couple previously supported a Jaffe retrospective at the Parrish in 2005.

Parrish Art Museum Summer 2026 Guide

The Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, New York, has announced its Summer 2026 guide, detailing a robust schedule of exhibitions and public programs running through August. Highlights include "Regeneration: Long Island’s History of Ecological Art and Care" featuring 11 intergenerational artists, a solo presentation of Sanford Biggers titled "Drift," and exhibitions of works by Ellsworth Kelly and Will Ryman. The museum also offers a wide range of events such as docent-led tours, art workshops for children, therapeutic programs for Alzheimer's patients and cancer survivors, and member mornings.

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Sanford Biggers, a 54-year-old Los Angeles-born artist known for his "conceptual patchworking" across quilts, sculpture, and Afrofuturist themes, will be honored by the Parrish Museum at its annual Midsummer Gala in July, ahead of a solo exhibition opening next summer. In an interview with CULTURED's Hamptons Editor Jacoba Urist, Biggers discusses his connection to Sag Harbor, the museum's architecture, and his use of antique quilts inspired by Underground Railroad histories.