EAST HAMPTON, NY.- Guild Hall is presenting an exhibition of works by the renowned multimedia artist and pioneer of video art, Tony Oursler from June 8–July 21.

Fresh off of his dynamic Public Art Fund Commission, Tear of the Cloud, which was on view at Riverside Park this past October, Tony Oursler takes over the entire Guild Hall Museum to delve into the subject of water and “magical thinking” as it relates to the East End. Water Memory features the first time presentation of a new process of projection on mist that the artist has worked on creating and mastering over the past 18 years. The exhibition also features micro computer monitors set into hand blown glass heads, as well as projections onto unconventional surfaces, and gallery walls. Through his inventive technological approach, Oursler explores the ubiquitous elements of water as a repository for belief systems, with references that range from sea monsters and evil spirits to cartography and the claimed ability of water memory.

A pioneer of installation and multimedia art since the late 1970s, Tony Oursler has developed an experimental and innovative practice that utilizes projections, optical devices, audio, video, and sculpture to move images away from the white wall and onto unexpected surfaces or environments. Employing conceptual dramaturgy, VR, 3D, stop motion, and live action, Oursler’s films draw inspiration from pop cultural and fringe phenomena while frequently referring to science and technological advances to create a dialogue between perception and communication.

Tony Oursler lives and works in New York City and on the North Fork of Long Island. His recent international museum exhibitions include The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2017); Magasin III Museum & Foundation for Contemporary Art, Stockholm (2016); Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY (2016); The Museum of Modern Art, New York (2016); LUMA Westbau, Zurich (2015); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2014); Oude Kerk, Amsterdam (2014); Pinchuk Art Centre, Kiev (2013); ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Aarhus, Denmark (2012); Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (2005); Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria (2001); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2000) and Kunstverein Hannover, Germany (1998). He has also participated in prestigious group exhibitions including documenta VIII and IX, Kassel, Germany (1987 and 1992). Oursler’s work is found in public collections worldwide, among them, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Museum of Osaka, Japan; Tate Collection, London; Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and ZMK/Center for Art & Media, Karlsruhe, Germany.