The Memorial Art Gallery on six occasions presented the Rochester Biennial, an invitational exhibit that boasted the work of some of the best regional artists. The Biennial brand was passed to Rochester Contemporary a couple of years ago, and after some consideration and restructuring of the show, RoCo is sharing the stage. The New Rochester […]
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Something old, new, borrowed, hue
Our preview of the 2016-17 art exhibits include upcoming exhibits at Rochester Contemporary, Memorial Art Gallery, and Oxford Gallery.
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Two exhibits include paintings of evolving identity
The first time I spied one of Shane Durgee’s paintings was during a punk show at the old Smugtown Mushrooms location near the Public Market. Pushing a narrow path between rooms, drink it hand, I looked up at the wall to see an oddly familiar element from my childhood: embedded in a riot of swirling […]
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The City Seen: March 4-6
This weekend City went to Gallery R for the opening of “Food: A Celebration of Diversity” on Friday, and then checked out the Greater Rochester Car Show at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center on Sunday. The Gallery R exhibit showcased the connection that food and the growing process have in a diverse community. RIT photojournalism […]
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Memorializing a master
Two shows currently on view at RIT galleries explore the work and legacy of the late artist and educator Keith Howard. Hosted in two parts at Bevier Gallery (James E. Booth Hall 7A, RIT Campus, 73 Lomb Memorial Drive) and Gallery r (100 College Avenue), “Flux: Keith Howard and His Legacy” commemorate the life and […]
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The City Seen: November 6-8
We apologize for our Halloween hiatus by bringing you an update from a jam-packed weekend of art, sugar, and holiday shopping. Following the First Friday trail, City made four stops: Visual Studies Workshop, Gallery R, Image City Photography, and The Hungerford building. The sweet scents of Christmas lead us through the George Eastman Museum on […]
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Spotlighting the mundane
A fascinating new show, recently opened at Gallery r, considers the world’s volume of discarded objects and sidelined creatures. In “New Sense,” artist Cecily Culver explores how the non-human world almost imperceptibly brushes against our own, and imagines the strange sentience of non-human experience. Much of the work is drawn from Culver’s thesis project, “Other […]
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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 […]
