Artists’ Table Brunch | with Duke Riley

Artists’ Table is The Watermill Center’s year-round series inviting the public to an intimate presentation by our international Artists-in-Residence, followed by a farm-to-table meal on The Center’s scenic campus. 

Join us on Saturday, September 25 for Artists’ Table Brunch with 2021 Inga Maren Otto Fellow, Duke Riley. Riley’s work marries populist myths and historical obscurities with contemporary social and environmental dilemmas, connecting past and present, drawing attention to unsolved issues. The artist’s presentation will be followed by a farm-to-table meal sourced from East End farmers and producers.

Please note that all Artists’ Table attendees will be required to present proof of vaccination prior to entry. For a full list of COVID Safety Guidelines, please see below.

Special thanks to our friends at Halsey Dermatology for their support of Artists’ Table at The Watermill Center.

About The Artist

Duke Riley’s work addresses the tension between individual and collective behavior, independent spaces within all-encompassing societies, and the conflict with institutional power. He examines transgression zones and their inhabitants through drawing, printmaking, mosaic, sculpture, performative interventions, infiltrations, and video structured as complex multimedia installations. Riley combines populist myths and historical obscurities with contemporary social and environmental dilemmas, connecting past and present, drawing attention to unsolved issues. Throughout his projects he profiles the space where water meets the land, traditionally marking the periphery of urban society, what lies beyond rigid moral constructs, a sense of danger and possibility. Riley has had solo exhibitions at Magnan Metz Gallery, New York City; the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland; the Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY; and the Havana Biennial, among many others. He has received numerous awards and commissions, including a Percent for Art commission, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters & Sculptors Grant, and the MTA Arts For Transit commission for the Beach 98th Street Station renovation. Born in Boston, he received his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, before moving to New York, settling in Brooklyn, and earning his M.F.A. from Pratt Institute. In the spring of 2016, Riley partnered with Creative Time and the Brooklyn Navy Yard to produce the public art sensation, ‘Fly By Night’, which was completely reimagined in 2018 as a tribute to the role of pigeons in WWI, produced by 1418Now and the London International Festival of Theater in the historic community of Thamesmead.

Additional Information

This event is rain or shine. The Watermill Center is committed to providing accessible programs and services for all patrons and artists with disabilities. For further information about any accessibility issues or needs, please contact us at +1 (212) 253-7484 x119 or email us at events@watermillcenter.org.

COVID Safety Guidelines

If you’re planning to attend Artists’ Table, please review this section to find out how to prepare, what to expect, and what we’re doing to make your visit safe and enjoyable in accordance with NYS and CDC Guidelines during COVID-19. Please note that all Artists’ Table Dinner attendees are required to be vaccinated to attend any festival events. Masks are required to be worn when indoors.

BEFORE YOU ARRIVE

1. If you don’t feel well, have symptoms, or have had contact with a COVID-19 patient in the previous 14 days prior to your visit, please stay home and seek care.
2. Please be sure to bring a mask with you, as masks are required to access the main building, including our restrooms. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided to you prior to your entry into the building.
3. Please bring a digital or physical copy of your vaccination card to present during check-in. Only guests with proof of vaccination will be admitted.

INDOOR GUIDELINES

1. Only guests with masks will be admitted inside the building. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided to you prior to your entry into the building.
2. Restrooms at The Center will have hand washing and hand sanitizing supplies. The capacity for restrooms is 3 guests at any one time.

OUTDOOR GUIDELINES

1. Maintain physical distancing of 6 feet between you and other groups.
2. No outside food or beverages are allowed at The Center at any time.

PLEASE NOTE: In the interest of your personal safety and community health, The Watermill Center requires that all visitors observe the precautions outlined here. Visitors who do not follow these guidelines will not be admitted and will be asked to leave the premises. The risk of exposure to COVID exists in any public place where people are present. By visiting The Center and its grounds, you assume all risks related to exposure to COVID.