Jonathan Binstock has been named the next Director of the Memorial Art Gallery, the University of Rochester announced Monday. University President Joel Seligman and Memorial Art Gallery Board of Managers Chair Jim Durfee made the announcement following a seven month search to replace outgoing director Grant Holcomb. Binstock comes to Rochester from New York City, […]
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ART: The center of the universe
“Happy Birthday to a Beautiful Woman” by Mickalene Thomas Through October 19 George Eastman House, 900 East Avenue Tuesday-Saturday: 10 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | $5-$12 | 271-3361; eastmanhouse.org. Children spend their lives orbiting their origins, barely conscious of the gravity their parents’ lives have on their own. Much like our […]
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“Al-Mutanabbi Street: Start the Conversation”
Some sensitive, yet profoundly brave individuals respond to horrific events by setting unflinching gazes upon complex subjects, when so many others would avert their eyes toward simpler matters. Through September 2, Central Library’s Lower Link Gallery is hosting a traveling exhibit of books and prints created in response to the 2007 attack on Al-Mutanabbi Street, […]
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ART REVIEW: “The Ground” by Tate Shaw
A story more than a decade in the piecing, Tate Shaw’s artist book, “The Ground,” is a beautiful meditation on time, the land, the many powers of water, and the efforts to make sense of our varied experiences in this world, and our place within it. Through August 2, Spectrum Gallery is hosting an exhibit of […]
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“Mad Sally with Things on Strings” by Joy Adams
Many people who are labeled “eccentric” are simply living their lives defiantly unencumbered by meaningless norms — and in doing so, may find more soul-fulfilling ways of moving through this strange trip. And these types can teach the rest of us a thing or two. The current exhibit at Axom Gallery showcases the engaging work […]
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Art Review: “Proverbs and Commonplaces”
The current show at Oxford Gallery is a group of 61 visual meditations on the sticky bits of aphoristic phrasing found within the language of our culture. These phrases, perhaps now cliché, trite bits, nevertheless contain gems of sense and are given new life and twists of interpretation by artistic hands. Each spring, Oxford Gallery […]
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ART REVIEW: Binary stars
It’s not easy to combine two distinct styles and aesthetics to create cohesive pieces of artwork. Besides the normal concerns of technical and symbolic prowess, collaboration demands practice in not getting too attached to your own ideas and solutions. In preparation for their current show, “Core Collapse,” painter St. Monci and illustrator Justyn Iannucci passed […]
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DESIGN EVENT: Staach Warehouse Sale
For the last several years, an environmentally-friendly, Staach, an emergent furniture design company (250 Cumberland Street), has been operating out of Rochester and sending sleek, simple, and modern objects of utility across the country and internationally. On Saturday, May 10, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Staach will open its doors to the Rochester public for […]
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Perception of people and place
In the Eastman House’s Entrance Gallery, 23 images make up “Of Time and Buildings,” an exhibit exploring the relationship between images of our constructed world and how we experience place. Inevitable, unstoppable shift is a theme throughout the show, depicted both physically and metaphorically. James Casebere’s “Monticello #3” is a quiet interior image of a […]
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Party in the park lineup announced
Lucinda Williams, Drive-by Truckers, Trampled by Turtles, and Lucero are among the headliners of this year’s Party in the Park weekly concert series at Martin Luther King Jr. Park at Manhattan Square beginning June 19. The Wailers, Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Baseball Project, Dickey Betts and Great Southern, […]
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Eastman adds series
The Eastman School of Music is expanding its performance offerings in its 2014-15 season, adding a new series that will include comedian Jason Alexander, Broadway star Bernadette Peters, and the Vienna Boys Choir. The new series, named Eastman Presents, will also include appearances by pianist Peter Serkin, the Kodo Drummers, and Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo […]
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Urban texture
Last autumn, Rochester witnessed the annual summer street art festival, Wall Therapy, bust out of its regular July programming with an off-season “Fall Therapy” mural-making series. After a dormant winter, Wall Therapy will present yet another break-out painting session this week. “Writes of Spring” will focus specifically on letterform graffiti, and will feature an international […]
