Though this summer marked 150 years from the end of the Civil War, the nation remains covered in undressed wounds. And despite the desperately bloody history of slavery and the still unresolved fallout, America tends to gloss over the more violent uprisings in favor of highlighting leaders of civil disobedience. But contemporary African American artist […]
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Throwing sculptural shade
Mercer Gallery kicked off the academic art season with “Elliott Arkin: Lifetime Achievement Exhibition” a retrospective of five decades of the artist’s work. Arkin is known for his clever, satirical sculptures that poke fun at everyone from artists, art dealers, and art critics to politicians and popes. While the sarcastic pieces punch at exalted art, […]
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Spatial preoccupations
Rochester Contemporary worked with The Memorial Art Gallery and Robert Henry Contemporary to present “Brooklyn Bridge,” a show connecting Rochester audiences with the work of five New York-based emerging artists. “The works in the exhibition range from 9-foot-tall sculptures to fine, delicate drawings, yet are aesthetically connected and linked,” says Bleu Cease, RoCo executive director. […]
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Battlegrounds, once removed
Even if you’re long past your back-to-school days, get into the spirit with a couple of provocative art shows, offered by two local academic institutions. Both shows are free to attend and open this week. On Friday, September 4, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Gallery r will open Meredith Davenport’s “Theater of War,” a series […]
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In with the new
The reinstallation of three galleries at the Memorial Art Gallery, a process started in January, is now complete and is changing the way visitors will experience the museum’s collections. The Forman Gallery, situated immediately behind the glass doors past the admissions desk, is now full of sculpted and painted portraits — including some new acquisitions […]
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Fantasy on flesh and facade
Every time I see Lea Rizzo, the artist and single mom is buzzing with slightly frazzled energy but still somehow has a dose of sunshine for everyone. She has a sensitive and loving nature, and stays busy with her own projects between her practice as a tattoo artist, collaborating with artist friends, helping run The […]
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Disrupting our disruption
You might consider knowledge of the range of species in a rainforest or a coral reef to be privileged, reserved for scientists and others who study such things. But truth be told, most of us are only vaguely conscious of the minute, diverse scope of life that exists all around us, as we buzz through […]
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Regional range and reach
The selections for the 65th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition, now on view at the Memorial Art Gallery, showcase an impressive skillset, a cross-section of how and what our regional artists are creating, and what is weighing on their minds. Evidently, these concerns range widely, from lofty meditations on religious tradition and explorations on the nature of […]
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Backward and forward vision with Jeff Soto and Maxx242
California-based artists Jeff Soto and Maxx242 finished their collaborative mural, “Love is Sacrifice,” at the Rochester Public Market early on Tuesday. Afterward, Maxx put up a second, more traditional graffiti-style piece at Hudson Avenue and Dayton Street of just the title script from the first painting. “It represents the sacrifices we make, when we become […]
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WALLTHERAPY early progress
WALL\THERAPY 2015 opened on Friday night, July 17, with a reception for “IMPACT!,” an exhibition of work by each of this year’s featured artists at 1975 Gallery (89 Charlotte Street). And though the heat has been pretty oppressive during the early portion of the nine-day festival, a few of the artists have banged out one […]
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A study on symbiosis with Onur & Wes21
The two Swiss artists talk collaboration and envision nature taking its revenge.
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2015 WALLTHERAPY artists and mural locations
DAZE 646 Joseph Ave BRITTANY WILLIAMS 488 Joseph Ave JEFF SOTO / MAXX242 43 Public Market ONUR & WES21 880 E. Main Street VEXTA 20 Palmer Street JOE GUY ALLARD / MATTHEW ROBERTS 1237 E. Main Street LI-HILL 400 Atlantive Ave NATE HODGE 430 Atlantic Ave ANDREAS ENGLUND 40 Greenleaf Street NEVERCREW 14 Capron Street […]
