The Memorial Art Gallery today announced a new series of media art commissions by three international artists and inspired by the city of Rochester. The three-part series, “Reflections on Place,” will be presented individually beginning in the spring and will become part of the gallery’s permanent collection afterward. MAG’s consulting curators of media arts, John G. […]
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‘Martyrs’ focuses on victimhood, not persecutors
Bill Viola’s high definition video series, “Martyrs,” is the latest exhibit in the Memorial Art Gallery’s Media Arts Watch program. In the darkened room dedicated to the program, four narrow, flat-screen monitors surround the viewer, each installed on one of the four walls. Brief, bright dramas play out in sync, requiring the viewer to continuously […]
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Collaborative creativity, curated
The 2017-18 arts season will feature group shows and exhibits that span multiple venues.
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‘Rainforest IV’ performance gives voice to objects at MAG
“Rainforest IV,” an interactive sound-sculpture collaborative performance, will be installed at the Memorial Art Gallery Thursday, September 7, through Sunday, September 10.
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Affording the arts
The Trump Administration’s 2018 federal budget proposal cuts arts funding. How would that affect Rochester’s scene?
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Women’s work
Rose Liu, an RIT student and photographer and video artist, in early May issued a challenge to local art institutions when she posted fliers on the front doors of museums and galleries that asked, “Do you feature as many female artists as you do male?” She also posted pictures of the fliers on social media […]
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Contested territory
Meleko Mokgosi challenges ideas of national identity and history in the exhibit ‘Pax Kaffraria’ at MAG and RoCo
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Gibson + Recoder revive film as object at MAG
The MAG’s Media Arts Watch continues with an installation by collaborative artists Gibson +
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MAG displays Indian Miniatures
With all of the exciting, newly acquired contemporary artworks going on display at the Memorial Art Gallery over the last couple of years, you might forget the institution also boasts an impressive collection of historic work. The MAG’s Lockhart Gallery is a space dedicated to showcasing delicate works on paper from the institution’s permanent collection, […]
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Media art giants on display at MAG
Since taking the reins as director of the Memorial Art Gallery, Jonathan Binstock has made it his mission to flesh out the institution’s contemporary collection with heavy hitters. This trend continues as MAG, last month, announced a new collaboration with independent consulting curator of film and media arts, John G. Hanhardt. Throughout his career, Hanhardt […]
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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.
