A preview of the 2015-16 art season With the first tastes of autumn in the air comes the energy of a fresh arts season. Here are a dozen or so not-to-be-missed shows to distract you from the dead-weather doldrums. Some exhibition details may change, so check back with the galleries as time moves forward. Admission […]
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Salon de dudes
Unless you’re one of the lucky or intrepid few who have managed to make a full-time job out of your creative pursuits, you can probably relate to life getting in the way of your art. It’s not easy for everyone to set aside the time to focus on their craft, but a local group of […]
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Art preview: WALLTHERAPY 2015
WALL\THERAPY organizers have announced a partnership with URBAN NATION, a Berlin-based organization that supports street art, for the launch of an international exchange program between Rochester and Berlin. This summer, artists curated by UN director, Yasha Young, have been invited to participate and contribute to WALL\THERAPY 2015, curated by Ian Wilson (founder, co-curator) and Erich […]
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“Devil’s in the Details”
There are many ways the concept of the devil has been depicted throughout time and within popular culture: the cloven-hoofed, goat-faced Baphomet; the seductive, fallen angel; the serpent; the feminine temptress; or with an indirect presence, through possession. Erich Lehman, who is celebrating the sixth anniversary of his 1975 Gallery with a devil-themed group art […]
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Exhibit Review: “Vulnerable Geometry” at 1975 Gallery
The origin of the current show at 1975 Gallery goes back to the early 90’s, when gallery director Erich Lehman attended college with one of the featured artists. “Vulnerable Geometry,” features the work of three current or recent Denverites. After college, Lehman’s fellow RIT student, friend, and artist Vincent Comparetto moved to Colorado, and Lehman […]
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ART: The end is the beginning
Even though autumn heralds the close of the year, and the death, decay, or otherwise slumberfest of nature, to me the crisp, fresh air always feels like a beginning. This probably comes in part from our everlasting association of autumn with going back to school. Now that school is back in session, many of the […]
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Lightning lectures: TEDxRochester turns 5
The nonprofit organization TED began in 1984 as a conference to bring together individuals working in the realms of technology, education, and design, and is devoted to promoting, in its words, “ideas worth spreading.” By the end of 2012 TEDx sessions — officially licensed franchised versions of TED — had been held in 1200 cities […]
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WallTherapy continues into Fall Therapy
After the ambitious endeavor put on in Rochester this past July, it would be reasonable for the Wall\Therapy organizers to call it a season and kick back for a bit. But the momentum for the local street-art festival is showing no signs of slowing, as Dr. Ian Wilson and his crew have more in store […]
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Worlds collide on walls: WallTherapy 2013
Symbolically, walls stand to divide space, to enclose people and property. But for Dr. Ian Wilson and the network of medical professionals, artists, and volunteers he has organized around Rochester’s annual Wall\Therapy street-art festival, and the medical-philanthropy organization Impact, walls stand for something other than themselves. Through those initiatives, walls have the capability to unite […]
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ART REVIEW: “Our Cryptozoological Expedition into ‘The Elusive'”
Though we think we’re getting a firmer handle on this world, you could argue that as human beings increasingly set themselves as separate from other species, both in mind an in manner of living, our understanding of the creatures that share this planet has grown shakier and shakier. Some people study these untamed objects of […]
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ART REVIEW: Saints, pervs, and St. Paul
Saints & PRVRTS Through April 30 1975 Gallery @ Surface Salon, 658 South Ave 466-4278, 1975ish.com Tue-Thu noon-8 p.m., Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Saint Paul Project Featuring the work of Kurt Ketchum Through April 6 4Walls @ VenuResto-Lounge & Nightclub, 151 St. Paul St. 442-7824, fourwallsartgallery@gmail.com Mon-Sat 8 p.m.-2 a.m. A […]
