COVID-19 has disrupted in-person visits to the MAG and other museums, but you can experience some exhibitions and other highlights online.
Memorial Art Gallery
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Virtual tours
There are loads of creative ways the public can still participate in Rochester’s arts scene without leaving home. This week, we write about some of the big galleries and museums, and how you can explore their collections online.
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Swimming in Seth Faergolzia’s stream of consciousness
The official release date for the new, self-titled album by Seth Faergolzia’s Multibird is January 1, but you can get a few hours’ head start at the official release show, at 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, at Skylark Lounge.
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MAG’s Mucha exhibit deeper than decorative arts
Even as we applaud their beautifying services, artists are often dismissed as dreamers and idealists, painting pictures that can serve as either mirrors of society or better-case-scenarios. This role has too often put a target on their backs.
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Review: “The 66th Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition”
This year’s iteration of the biennial Rochester-Finger Lake Exhibition has a strong emphasis on experimental drawings and many from that group were among Rebecca’s favorite works in the show. She discusses her top 20 picks from the group of 62 featured artists.
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‘Lessons of the Hour’ brings Frederick Douglass to MAG
Isaac Julien’s film installation is non-linear cinema, unfolding in episodes as an A/V collage across 10 large and small screens. Yet each richly-constructed scene reads as an immersive film, bringing Douglass to life.
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Institutions to honor Frederick Douglass legacy
The MAG, St. John Fisher, and the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Commemoration Committee continue the celebration of Douglass’s life and legacy with exhibits and events.
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Review: ‘Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process’
The MAG exhibition showcases eight of Monet’s 40 paintings of the Waterloo Bridge, including the MAG’s own jewel-like version, “Waterloo Bridge, Veiled Sun,” and seven other versions borrowed from North American sister institutions.
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Feedback 9/26
Send comments to themail@rochester-citynews.com, or post them on our website, rochestercitynewspaper.com, our Facebook page, or our Twitter feed, @roccitynews. We edit selections for publication in print, and we don’t publish comments sent to other media. New translations In her article “Voice Matters,” Rachael Crawford stated that translations of classic literature have been male dominated. There […]
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Little painted wonders of Josephine Tota resurrected by MAG
“The Surreal Visions of Josephine Tota” includes more than 90 paintings that the artist made in the late stages of her life. Tota was 70 years old when she began painting small, intricately detailed, surreal works in egg tempera and gold leaf on wood panels.
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‘Nosferatu’ exhibition connects film and mental health at MAG
Filmmaker Javier Téllez and his collaborators wanted to focus on those who are stigmatized and condemned to invisibility.
