Press Release
LongHouse Reserve opens its 2025 season with a Spring Awakening celebration on April 5.
The 2025 season presents new works mostly by women and is in many ways a celebration of the feminine spirit. Visitors will be inspired by new art from Hangama Amiri, Alice Hope, Jill Platner, and Vadis Turner in conversation with artists from the permanent collection including Sol Lewitt, Yoko Ono and Willem de Kooning.
Vadis Turner's single, powerful sculpture brings Venus, the goddess of Love, to LongHouse. Based on a traditional reclining nude, Venus Rising will stand upright in the Red Garden. Liberated from the home, like a weaving gone wild, the work is created out of braided bedsheets cast in aluminum. Its scalloped edges, made with cast dining plates, reference flora and flame, misbehaviors and transcendence.
LongHouse Reserve, East Hampton's vital 16-acre sculpture garden and nature sanctuary sits at the intersection of art and nature. The historic house and garden are a haven of inspiration and serenity. Named one of the top 15 most peaceful places in New York State, LongHouse is the largest open air cultural center in Long Island where the collections, gardens, art, and programs reflect world cultures and foster creative lives.
Venus Rising is supported by the Dorothea Leonhardt Fund at The Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc. and The Jenni Crain Foundation.