'Connie Fox and William King — Entangled' at The Leiber Collection

The Leiber Collection will present “Connie Fox and William King — Entangled,” featuring paintings from Connie Fox’s iconic Sammy’s Beach Series, and William King’s delightful Sammy’s Beach-inspired sculptures. The show runs July 20 to August 21.

William King and Connie Fox were friends of Judith and Gerson Leiber, and King’s “Four Philosophers” have held court in the Leiber Collection Sculpture Garden for the past 20 years. This exhibition series is a celebration of the extraordinary artists in the Leibers’ Permanent Collection and it kicks off with King and Fox

“I am extremely honored to have this opportunity to work with Levin Chaskey, Connie and Bill’s grandson, on this exhibition,” said Ann Fristoe Stewart, director and curator of The Leiber Collection. “When I first considered a Fox and King show, I wanted it to be about place, and about the exciting multi-generational creativity that I see in their family and on the East End, with younger generations sharing and protecting the legacies of the great artists that came before.

“Levin jumped in full force, suggested Connie’s Sammy’s Beach Series, and has taught me so much about his grandparents and their extraordinary lives,” said Stewart. “I am beyond grateful for our partnership that enabled this exhibition come to life. I admire how Connie and Bill inspired their family of multi-generational creative minds, and inspired the East End community, their extended artistic family, by what Levin calls their ‘intertwined worlds of art, nature and familial heritage.’”

Through his work as co-founder of video production, marketing and brand strategy agency The Star Room, a new short film by Levin Chaskey will accompany the exhibition, pieced from archival video collected over the years,

“The significant art world legacies of Connie Fox and William King share the spirit of love, support and lasting impact that Judith and Gerson Leiber represent,” said Chaskey. “The ‘Entangled’ exhibition at Leiber Collection explores how the artist couple was influenced by their home and workplace on the East End through the visceral connection with their natural environment and support of the vibrant creative community that surrounded their studio sanctuary in Northwest Woods.”

Connie Fox, an abstract painter, and William King, a figurative sculptor, went to Sammy’s Beach almost every day for decades — swimming, walking, talking, exploring, socializing, relaxing, contemplating, ruminating, meditating, finding their bliss. “Entangled” is an homage to this land and sea.

“Connie Fox and William King — Entangled” opens on Saturday, July 20, at 4 p.m. where Levin Chaskey will discuss the lives and art of the artists and screen his new film about them. On Sunday, July 28, Megan Chaskey reads from her book “Birdsong Under the Wisdom Tree, Collected Poems, A Book of Hours in the Life of a Poet,” which features a painting by her mother, Connie Fox, on the cover, and highlighting her life growing up in this creative family. On Sunday, August 11, at 4 p.m., Megan’s husband, Scott Chaskey, reads from his recent book, “Soil and Spirit, Cultivation and Kinship in the Web of Life.”

The Leiber Collection is at 446 Old Stone Highway in the East Hampton hamlet of Springs. For more information visit leibercollection.org, email info@leibercollection.org or call 631-329-3288.