# Event Details

- **Event Name**: John El Manahi : Paintings From The Artist’s Wife
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: I’m honored to have The Bridgehampton Museum host the exhibition of my paintings from The Artist’s Wife. I’m extremely proud of this film and the work I contributed as Production Designer and Artist. If any of you or anyone you know are out east,  November 7th please join us at the opening and screening. I look forward to seeing you.


October 27, 2025
For Immediate Release
John El Manahi: Paintings From The Artist’s Wife

The Bridgehampton Museum is pleased to present an exhibition of works by artist John El Manahi. These paintings comprise a special
body of work, embodying the melded styles of two fictional characters whose art needed to occupy a credible place in art history.
They were created for and included in Tom Dolby’s movie The Artist’s Wife (2019) which was filmed in the Hamptons and starred
Bruce Dern and Lena Olin as the lead characters. The paintings will be on view at the newly inaugurated Barn Gallery located at the
Corwith Homestead from November 7- 29, 2025. The Opening Reception will take place on November 7th from 5-7pm.

The Barn Gallery is a contemporary gallery space nestled within the historic structures situated on the William A. Corwith Homestead
Property. On the evening of the opening, A special fundraising screening of the Movie will take place on November 7th to raise
awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s research. The director of the film, Tom Dolby and his production company Water’s End
Productions, have generously provided us with the film to screen. We invite you to come and view the works from the movie along
with the film itself. Donations will be accepted and a percentage of sales of the paintings will be donated to Alzheimer’s research.

As Production Designer of The Artist’s Wife, John was tasked with creating the film’s entire visual style. Director Tom Dolby brought
him on after their initial meeting revealed not only his production design experience but also his artistic background and knowledge of
art history. The film’s main characters were both artists of the later American Abstract Expressionist period, requiring artwork that
expressed their specific styles while maintaining the legitimacy of the artistic tradition from which they emerged.

An attempt was made to license work from existing artists, but none fit the production’s needs. Confronted with seemingly
insurmountable time and budget limitations, it was decided they would create the paintings themselves. In addition to designing the
film and all that it entails, John created the 18 large-scale original artworks included in tis exhibition.

“I modeled Richard’s style after a 1960s abstract expressionist with Franz Kline’s gestural mark-making coupled with Willem de
Kooning’s color, texture, and composition. Clare’s style combined elements of Lee Krasner and Helen Frankenthaler. I created early
works in which both styles were depicted clearly, then blended them for the later works in the final exhibition [in the film]”

“The paintings were titled to correspond with the story, allowing the set decoration department to place them accordingly on set. I
consider these paintings serious works within my own artistic practice, despite having created them under parameters necessary to
give the film’s narrative validity and depth.
These paintings carry an intended emotional depth that I hope communicates to all who view them”
- (John El Manahi)

Exhibition Details:
Title: John El Manahi: Paintings From The Artist’s Wife
Dates: Opens November 7, 2025- Closes November 29, 2025
Location: The Bridgehampton Museum, William A. Corwith Homestead
Admission: Free
Press contact: Connor Flanagan, Executive Director: Connor@bhmuseum.org
Images Courtesy of the Artist
Promo Courtesy of Water’s End Productions
Link: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/the-artists-wife-modern-house-set-design
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Bridgehampton
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Bridgehampton Museum
- **lat**: 40.93596
- **long**: -72.30574
- **full address**: The Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Hwy,Bridgehampton,NY,United States

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- **organizer**: John El Manahi Production Design (https://allevents.in/org/john-el-manahi-production-design/27033026)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 07 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Bridgehampton Museum, 2368 Montauk Hwy,Bridgehampton,NY,United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** John El Manahi Production Design
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