Bernie Taupin, Bang (2013).
Photo: Courtesy of Mark Borghi Fine Art.

Pack your bags. The Hamptons are the mecca of the super-rich, and, this month, you can enjoy summer at the beach and a lot of art. This weekend, Art Southampton, the premier contemporary and modern art fair in the Hamptons, is kicking off its fourth edition, featuring fine art, design, and decorative art from the 20th and 21st centuries. If you cannot make it to the fair, we recommend registering for the course The History and Mystery of Prices in the Art World, taking place during the fair. In an exclusive new waterfront venue at the Fairview Farm at Mecox, Market Art + Design, formerly known as Art Market Hamptons, presents galleries with curated artworks.

If it’s too hot outside, explore one of the art museums. The Guild Hall in East Hampton is a center for visual and performing arts, and board member Alec Baldwin hosts readings and performances there. At the Parrish Art Museum, you can be part of the annual Midsummer Party, with artists, philanthropists, business leaders, and world guests.

And the art galleries are also not on a summer break. The Bridgehampton location of Mark Borghi Fine Art is featuring Bernie Taupin’s first one-man show in New York, with 16 contemporary and abstract works by the British artist. The Eric Firestone Gallery is hosting a group exhibition with the funny title “She Sells Seashells by the Seashore,” which ‘brings the beach to the gallery.’ All of the artworks on display emphasize symbols of summer. The gallery also represents artworks by Mia Fonssagrives Solow, whose 50-year career encompasses works in a range of media, from jewelry to sculpture.

Enjoy summer at the beach in the Hamptons!

Art Event: “Consumer Confidence in the Art market: Real or Fake”

When: July 9, 2015

Where: ivyFON, Southampton Inn, 91 Hill St, Southampton, NY

Art Event: “Midsummer Party”

When: July 11, 2015

Where: Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway Water Mill, NY

Art Event: “The history and mystery of prices in the art world”

When: July 12, 2015

Where: One Art Nation, 1AN Art Symposium at Art Southampton, 60 Millstone Road, Bridgehampton, NY

Art Fair: “Market Art + Design”

When: July 9–12, 2015

Where: Fairview Farm At Mecox, 19 Horsemill Ln, Bridgehampton, NY

Colin Chillag, Grand Canyon in Dappled Sunlight (2014–2015).
Photo: Courtesy of 101/EXHIBIT

Art Fair: “Art Southampton”

When: July 9–13, 2015

Where: Art Southampton Pavilion, Nova’s Ark Project, 60 Millstone Road, Bridgehampton, NY

Russell Young, Young Kate Moss 3–Capri Blue (2012).  
Photo: Courtesy of Taglialatella Galleries.

Exhibition: “Surf Craft”

When: May 29–July 18, 2015

Where: LongHouse Reserve, 133 Hands Creek Road, East Hampton, NY

Installation view (2015).
Photo: Courtesy of LongHouse Reserve.

Exhibition: “Denise Regan – Recent Paintings”

When: June 27–July 18, 2015

Where: Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, 2418 Montauk Hwy, Bridgehampton, NY

Denise Regan, Summer House (2015).
Photo: Courtesy of Kathryn Markel Fine Arts.

Exhibition: “Selfies and Portraits of the East End” and “Nicole Bigar: Muses Past and Present”

When: June 20–July 26, 2015

Where: Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, NY

Anh Duong, Louse Point (2011).
Photo: Courtesy of Anh Duong.

Nicole Bigar, Om (2005).
Photo: Courtesy of Guild Hall.

Exhibition: “Anya Gallaccio”

When: June 27–July 26, 2015

Where: Silas Marder Gallery, 120 Snake Hollow Road, Bridgehampton, NY

Anya Gallaccio, Installation view (2015).
Photo: Courtesy of Silas Marder Gallery.

Exhibition: “Blueprint – A Retrospektive”

When: July 12–26, 2015

Where: Mark Borghi Fine Art, 2426 Main Street, Bridgehampton, NY

Bernie Taupin, Rise.
Photo: Courtesy of Mark Borghi Fine Art.

Exhibition: “Summer Pleasures”

When: June 26–August 2, 2015

Where: Tulla Booth Gallery, 66 Main Street, Sag Harbor, NY

Robert Dutesco, Love.
Photo: Courtesy of Tulla Booth Gallery.

Exhibition: “Bosco Sodi: Lacquered Papers”

When: July 9–August 2, 2015

Where: Tripoli Gallery, 30A Jobs Lane, Southampton, NY

Bosco Sodi, Untitled (2015).
Photo: Courtesy of Tripoli Gallery.

Exhibition: “She Sells Seashells By The Seashore”

When: July 11–August 2, 2015

Where: Eric Firestone Gallery, 4 Newtown Lane, East Hampton, NY

Sanford Biggers, Float (2013).
Photo: Courtesy of Eric Firestone Gallery.

Exhibition: “Mia Fonssagrives Solow” represented by Eric Firestone Gallery

When: By appointment only

Where: Truxel Farm, 124 Route 114, East Hampton, NY

Mia Fonssagrives-Solow, Skull 5/Headache (2014).
Photo: Courtesy of Eric Firestone Gallery and the artist.

Exhibition: “Platform: Tara Donovan”

When: July 4–October 12, 2015

Where: Parrish Art Museum, 279 Montauk Highway Water Mill, NY

Tara Donovan, Untitled (2015).
Photo: Courtesy of Parrish Art Museum.