Images from Ewan Atkinson’s “The Neighbourhood Project” at University of Rochester’s Sage Art Center
Rebecca Rafferty
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See for yourself
When many of us travel, we are ushered around carefully preened and planned channels that brush against but never penetrate the world known by the locals. And the exotic versions of the place offered to visitors are rarely experienced by the actual residents. This is the consideration behind Barbadian artist Ewan Atkinson’s “The Neighbourhood Project.” […]
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Deck all of the halls
Local artists hand-make ornaments for any time of the year Confession: I don’t put up a tree during the holidays. My living space is modest in size and I’ve never adored the ritual of cutting down a whole tree, only to curb it a few weeks later. But I’m not a Grinch — I enjoy […]
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Figures framing essence
Every so often, art collector and dealer Deborah Ronnen and her assistant Jen Burger pull together a showcase of work to exhibit at Deborah Ronnen Fine Art. Ronnen is dedicated to introducing Rochester audiences — and collectors — to work by artists they might not otherwise encounter. The current show on view, “Body and Soul,” […]
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‘The Wonder Garden’ examines the wild, wild suburbs
In her debut novel, “The Wonder Garden,” author Lauren Acampora’s imagination plumbs the messy, complicated inner lives of the residents of an affluent New England suburb. Through the book’s 13 short stories, Acampora deftly interweaves the lives of many individuals as they navigate shifts in relationships and the place of their personal hopes and dreams […]
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Exhibit looks at the Xerox copier as the ‘Immovable Camera’
Xerox played a large role in West Coast art movements.
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DANCE | Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company
Nazareth College Arts Center will present the critically acclaimed, cross-cultural dance of Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company on Saturday, November 14. Nai-Ni Chen was a renowned traditional dancer in Taiwan, and at age 17, served on ambassadorial culture missions to 19 countries as a bearer of the classical dance tradition for the Republic of China. She […]
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Bright earth
A show of 18 luminous, unabashedly joyful paintings by Jay Pullman is on view at Lumiere Photo’s Spectrum Gallery through Saturday, November 28. The lovely work depicts all four glorious seasons, and even the snowy scenes are cheerful enough to quell some of my dread of the impending winter. The small paintings mostly portray the […]
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Jay Pullman
Jay Pullman has a show of 18 paintings on view at Spectrum Gallery through November 28
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Three to see
Three currently running art shows, featuring the work of four Rochester artists, deal with concepts of the human condition.
