Stony Brook Southampton's Avram Gallery to Host Glaser Exhibit

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y., April 14, 2009 – “Milton Glaser - Seeing Things” will be on exhibit in Stony Brook Southampton's Avram Gallery from May 2 through September 12.

"Dante Fire" by Glaser

Gallery hours are Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 to 6 p.m. and by appointment. For further information, contact 631-631-5104.

Opening on the cusp of his 80th birthday, “Seeing Things” is a show of Milton Glaser's drawings, watercolors, prints, giclées, and sketchbooks, and a collection of arts-related posters, all created over a span of 50 years.

The most recent work, never before exhibited, is a series called “Black Prints.” These large giclées challenge the viewer to discover images hidden in a field of closely related dark tonalities.

The show also includes a collection of small-scale, limited-edition giclées selected from Milton Glaser's most recent book, “Drawing is Thinking.” Signed books will be available at the gallery.

About the Artist

Milton Glaser (b. 1929) lives and works in New York City. He is the creator of the ubiquitous I ♥ NY logo. He has had one-man exhibitions at Museum of Modern Art, and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. His work is in the permanent collections of MOMA, The Israel Museum, The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.; and the Cooper Hewitt.

In 2004, he was selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cooper Hewitt for his profound and meaningful contribution to the contemporary practice of design. He continues to produce a prolific amount of work, including many projects for Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Southampton.

For more information visit http://www.miltonglaser.com/ and http://www.miltonglaserworks.com/.

About the Gallery

The Avram Gallery is an integral part of the unique education offered at Stony Brook Southampton.

The gallery exists to establish a cultural sense of place, explore concepts of environmental awareness and visually celebrate literature. Quarterly exhibits highlight nationally recognized work.

The gallery features more than 1,000 square feet of 21st-century exhibit space and is an intimate setting where artists and art lovers regularly interact, both directly and through the inviting world-class-level displays the gallery offers.

The Avram Gallery reopened in Fall 2008 with an exhibit and presentation by renowned Broadway artist James McMullan and continues in 2009 with Richard Mayhew, considered one of the greatest living landscape painters.

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