Sorokin Gallery in Greenwich, will exhibit small sculptures and paintings of the American Modern Master David Hayes (1931-2013). Exhibition runs from September 3 to 24 with an opening on Saturday, September 7 from 5 to 7 in the evening, then a subsequent talk by the artist’s son, David Hayes, Jr., on Saturday, September 14 from 1 to 3.
Hayes enjoyed a robust six-decade career working in Paris and Coventry, Connecticut. His work is held by the Museum of Modern Art, The Guggenheim and over a hundred significant collections across the country. Hayes’ work has been shown in some 500 exhibitions from 1955 to present day. In his lifetime, the artist worked with David Smith, Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti, Sol LeWitt, and others. This exhibition features late-life small steel sculptures plus gouache paintings, hanging sculptures and reliefs. These were selected to illustrate a wide arc of the artist’s creative output.
Sorokin Gallery was founded by Carole Sorokin, a graduate of Christie’s prestigious Fine and Decorative Arts Program in London, and is the largest private fine art gallery in Greenwich. The gallery represents established and emerging, national and international artists who work in diverse media ranging from paintings to sculpture, prints, works on paper and mixed media.
Members of the artist’s family will be in attendance. Sorokin Gallery is located at 96 Greenwich Avenue in Greenwich, Connecticut and open Wednesday through Sunday. There is generous off-street parking located steps from the gallery door.
