Below is a selection of press releases about Memorial Art Gallery exhibitions and programs. Members of the media who would like additional information or publication-quality images should contact the public relations office.
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Memorial Art Gallery Presents NOSFERATU (The Undead)
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce NOSFERATU (The Undead), a film installation by New York-based artist Javier Téllez that focuses on cinema and mental illness. The work will premiere at MAG on April 22 and remain on view through June 17. NOSFERATU (The Undead) is the first…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process
In October 2018, the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) will present a major focus exhibition of paintings from the Impressionist master Claude Monet’s series “Waterloo Bridge.” Monet’s Waterloo Bridge: Vision and Process will include the stellar example from MAG’s collection along with seven other versions borrowed from North American sister institutions,…
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Memorial Art Gallery commissions Javier Téllez, Isaac Julien and Dara Birnbaum as part of a new media art series “Reflections on Place,” inspired by the City of Rochester
Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) of the University of Rochester announces today a series of media art commissions inspired by the City of Rochester, New York. “Reflections on Place” will feature the work of three international artists: Javier Téllez (Venezuela, b. 1969), Isaac Julien (U.K., b. 1960) and Dara Birnbaum, (U.S., b. 1946). These works will…
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Memorial Art Gallery is first and only institution to acquire Bill Viola’s “Martyrs” series
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce the latest acquisition and exhibition in its three-year Media Arts Watch program, the complete series of “Martyrs” by video artist Bill Viola. MAG is the only institution, public or private, in the U.S. to own this ambitious body of work, which…
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Memorial Art Gallery to Present Wendell Castle Remastered
Wendell Castle Remastered is the first museum exhibition to showcase the digitally crafted works of Wendell Castle, acclaimed figure of the American art furniture movement. A master furniture maker, designer, sculptor, and educator, Castle is now in the sixth decade of a prolific career that began in 1958—one that parallels the emergence and growth of…
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Memorial Art Gallery Presents Charles Atlas’ video work Here she is…v1
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) is pleased to announce Charles Atlas: Here she is…v1, the new exhibition in its “Media Arts Watch” program, which is curated by world-renowned authority on the moving image, John G. Hanhardt. In Here she is…v1, 2015, Atlas uses the medium of video to create a…
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Memorial Art Gallery Launches Reflections on Place & Culture: Downey, Gower, Kluge
The Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) continues the conversation on the art of the moving image through a new exhibition in its “Media Arts Watch” program, Reflections on Place & Culture: Downey, Gower, Kluge. “Media Arts Watch” is curated by world-renowned authority on the moving image, John G. Hanhardt, consulting senior…
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Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition Cancelled for Summer 2017
The Rochester-Finger Lakes Exhibition (RFLX) at the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester (MAG) will be cancelled for 2017 to accommodate the expansion and renovation of the museum’s Grand Gallery. The renovations are made possible by the recently announced $3.5 million commitment from a generous private donor. The RFLX will return to MAG…
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Memorial Art Gallery and RoCo collaborate on major exhibition of Meleko Mokgosi’s Pax Kaffraria
The Memorial Art Gallery and Rochester Contemporary Art Center (RoCo) are collaborating to bring Rochester a unique multi-venue exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Meleko Mokgosi. Meleko Mokgosi, a contemporary painter from Botswana now living in NYC, has received international attention for beautifully rendered, mural-sized canvases that explore southern African politics, history, culture, and the complexity…
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New MAG Exhibition Explores Iconic Works by M. C. Escher
A major exhibition of more than 100 works by iconic Dutch artist M. C. Escher opens November 13, 2016 at the Memorial Art Gallery. Drawn from the world’s second-largest private collection of Escher’s work, Reality and Illusion includes early figure drawings, lesser-known book illustrations, detailed Italian landscapes, the “tessellations” for which he became famous, and…