The “Underpin & Overcoat” installation puts oversized buttons with slogans and stances on downtown & West Side walls.
Thievin’ Stephen
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Artists reflect on Frederick Douglass’s words and legacy in ‘No Soil Better’
Americans spent a chunk of 2017 grappling with taking down monuments to Confederate figures. As the US commemorates the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’s chosen birthday this year, many of Rochester’s discussions are centered on the 1899 Stanley Edwards monument of Douglass that has served as a tribute of his potent words and tireless work. […]
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The A/V club: Rochester musician-artists
It’s short-sighted to think of an artist confined to a single medium. Yes, in most cases, a creator shines in one area. But it is interesting to view — or hear — an artist apply the traits of one medium to another. The term “artist” is typically reserved for those who work in the visual […]
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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 […]
