When Nathan Lyons, the internationally renowned photographer, curator, educator, author, and editor, succumbed to pneumonia on Wednesday, August 31, at the age of 86, tributes by major institutions and loving memories from individuals around the world were immediate. Throughout his life, Lyons made enormous contributions to photography, through his own philosophic work, and through his […]
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Four printmakers thrive ‘Under Pressure’
Last Friday’s opening of “Under Pressure” at Rochester Contemporary marks a new collaborative series between the art center and The Print Club of Rochester, taking place annually for at least three years. The four artists featured in this go were selected for the striking ways they each push the media specific to their work, says […]
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VIDEO: In the Studio with Wendell Castle
While Wendell Castle has incorporated modern technology into making his sculptural furniture, the storied artist still starts with pencil and paper.
Short film by Alex Freeman.
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Photography great Nathan Lyons has died
Internationally renowned photographer, curator, educator, author, and editor Nathan Lyons died Wednesday after succumbing to pneumonia. He was 86. Throughout his life, Lyons made enormous contributions to photography as well as to the discussion surrounding the medium. He exhibited his work extensively, and his art is collected by numerous institutions around the world. He is […]
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‘War Stories’ exhibits document change, conflict, and memory
The two shows currently on view at Memorial Art Gallery each pack a walloping emotional punch. Using 45 textile works, “Afghan War Rugs” offers a measure of insight into a people and place, and in the exhibit “War Memoranda,” photographer Binh Danh and poet Robert Schultz explore the concepts of loss, memory, and renewal. Through […]
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Wendell Castle stays hands-on
While Wendell Castle has incorporated modern technology into making his sculptural furniture, the storied artist still starts with pencil and paper Of all of the studio’s tools, analog or digital, the pencil is still Wendell Castle’s favorite. To him, drawing is discernment. His love for the tactile nature of making marks is palpable; his description […]
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Plaseebo plays with the macabre
Bob Conge has been collecting vintage toys for 50 years. They fill the barn attached to his 1840’s farm house on a Wayland, New York, property that also includes a cemetery and a collection of 1950’s and 60’s robots. And he says he’s got a certain fondness for ghosts. All of these aesthetics inform the […]
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Arts Council board is restructuring
Big changes are afoot with the Arts & Cultural Council. Last Thursday, the board elected philanthropist Dawn Lipson as its new president. Other new officers include former Brighton Supervisor Sandra Frankel; Bleu Cease, director of Rochester Contemporary Art Center; Eric Townell, artistic director of Rochester Lyric Opera; Baal Bhagat, a director with the Kalidas Indo-American […]
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‘Good Hair’ exhibit unravels identity and politics
Although her primary training is in art bookmaking, recent Genesee Center resident artist Amanda Chestnut has branched out to a variety of media to hit her points in her most recent body of work. Her compact show, “Good Hair,” includes photographic and letterpress prints, mixed media art books, and other objects, and treads the waters […]
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Artist spotlight: Danny Cocuzza
Danny Cocuzza is one of those driven young talents who nimbly pluck fruit from different realms of creativity. At 24, the Hilton native is known for his skillful, irreverent illustrations, which often set the tone as show fliers for local bands. At this particular moment in time, you can peep his witty, finely rendered brush-and-ink […]
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Art exhibit preview: “Hoarders of Cool”
Though plans for the proposed Roc City Skatepark have met a series of frustrating hiccups over the past decade, the board is far from ready to give up its efforts. This weekend, you can learn about the status of its plans while you check out some rad art from the personal collections of five prominent […]
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Progression of photography fascinates at Eastman Museum
With “Sight Reading,” the current exhibit in George Eastman Museum’s Project Gallery, curator in charge Lisa Hostetler reminds museum-goers of the importance of the institution’s vast and educational photographic artifacts. There are few flashy, attention-snatching pieces in the show, so a studied patience is required, but viewers are rewarded for their discipline with a more […]
