Peering ahead at June, the gateway to an imminent summer, with a list of this month’s Findings assembled in anticipation of what’s to come. Of green butters, nettle tea, and the unexpected pleasures of shelling vine peas; of new beginnings at our expanded property, of stepping into the shift.
We are also excited to announce that our Yes Society summer events calendar is now live at yes-society.com. Join us in Charleston, SC before welcoming guests at Antica Terra’s newly expanded vineyard property in Amity, Oregon. Each gathering is sized to the number of wines we are able to source, often just a single bottle of a rare vintage. As this means we have extremely limited ticket quantities, we recommend you book your place soon to avoid disappointment.
Must Adjust To Scale
Two tributes to two legacies of undeniable scale.
First: in the spirit of the audacious, and of breaking the boundaries of convention, honoring the legacy of Barbara Stauffacher Solomon (1928-2024). A pioneer of the 1960’s emergence of Supergraphics, Solomon was integral in the geometric painting movement that altered space through the bold and the supersized.
“That’s why I [pursued graphic design]. And that’s why when I was faced with walls at places like Sea Ranch, I thought “Fine, sure, make things big – anything is possible.” (source).
Second, dwelling on Richard Serra’s otherworldly figures of scale—and his work’s ability to shepherd a singular experience for its viewer, ranging from vertigo and constriction to profound expansion.
“It’s hard to be working for 25 years and not develop a language… [There] must be a way of talking about painting and sculpture without relying on a model that goes back to the origins. Those analyses never seem to take into consideration how artists develop.”—Serra in this 1993 interview in BOMB Magazine.
Repetition is a Form of Change
We’ve been inspired by the ongoing photo series shared by Mateja Gravner of Gravner wines on Instagram—the ebbing views from her window in Friuli Venezia Giulia, as perspectives shift across days, and times, and seasons.
On View
Melbourne — Jordan Wolfson's Body Sculpture at the National Gallery of Australia, on through July 28
NYC — LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity at MoMA through September 7
A Realm of Light, a new exhibition of oil lamps by lighting designer and artist Lindsey Adelman at TIWA Gallery. On view through June 8
Kimsooja’s Meta-Painting at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery through June 14
London — Margaret Perry’s stage adaptation of Maggie Nelson’s Bluets, on at the Royal Court theatre through June 29
Feeling of a Place
“A garden needs a heartbeat,” says Leslie Needham, founder of her eponymous design firm in Bedford, NY. “There’s a comfort that comes when a planting is correct for its environment […] It just feels of a place.”
And more tips on building a garden that blurs the edges…
Ode to Light
“The day is fresh-washed and fair, and there is a smell of tulips and narcissus in the air. The sunshine pours in at the bath-room window and bores through the water in the bath-tub in lathes and planes of greenish-white. It cleaves the water into flaws like a jewel, and cracks it to bright light.
Little spots of sunshine lie on the surface of the water and dance, dance, and their reflections wobble deliciously over the ceiling; a stir of my finger sets them whirring, reeling. I move a foot and the planes of light in the water jar. I lie back and laugh, and let the green-white water, the sun-flawed beryl water, flow over me. The day is almost too bright to bear, the green water covers me from the too bright day. I will lie here awhile and play with the water and the sun spots. The sky is blue and high. A crow flaps by the window, and there is a whiff of tulips and narcissus in the air.”
— “Bath,” Amy Lowell