Sanford Biggers's 'Drift' at Parrish Art Museum Explores Clouds and Sky
Sanford Biggers's first solo museum show on Long Island's East End, 'Sanford Biggers: Drift,' opens at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, N.Y. The exhibition takes its title from cloud forms, a motif Biggers has used since his teenage graffiti days in Los Angeles. A centerpiece is 'Unsui (Cloud Forest),' 2025, a site-specific LED-illuminated aluminum and acrylic cloud sculpture commissioned by Brown University, previously hung in Sayles Hall. Biggers, who has a second home near Sag Harbor, describes clouds as 'an obsession' and 'a metaphor for life.' The show continues his Shimmer series and includes a vitrine with antique quilts and textiles used in creating 'Drift.' Biggers's studio is in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.
Key facts
- Sanford Biggers's first solo museum show on the East End is titled 'Sanford Biggers: Drift'.
- The exhibition is at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, N.Y.
- Cloud forms have been a signature of Biggers's visual vocabulary since his teenage years in Los Angeles.
- Biggers has a second home near Sag Harbor on Long Island.
- 'Unsui (Cloud Forest),' 2025, is a site-specific cloud sculpture made of LED-illuminated aluminum and acrylic.
- The sculpture was commissioned by Brown University and previously hung in Sayles Hall.
- 'Drift' continues the theme of Biggers's Shimmer series.
- A vitrine in the show includes antique quilts and textiles used in the creation of 'Drift'.
- Biggers's studio is located in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Parrish Art Museum
- Brown University
- Sayles Hall
Locations
- Water Mill, N.Y.
- Long Island
- Los Angeles
- Sag Harbor
- Bronx
- Mott Haven