{"id":66952,"date":"2023-06-30T18:06:31","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T18:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/?p=66952"},"modified":"2023-07-27T18:15:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T18:15:09","slug":"art-for-the-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/adv\/alumni-news-media\/2023\/06\/30\/art-for-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Art for the people"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Art for the people<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”150px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_color=”#7eb1dc” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Always open, always free<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]Outside the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG), the Centennial Sculpture Park greets and welcomes visitors. Adorned with sculptures from many renowned contemporary artists, the park\u2014which is always open and always free\u2014offers a vibrant place for the community to gather, reflect, and find inspiration.<\/em><\/p>\n

In early June 2023, MAG completed the final phase of its Centennial Sculpture Park, which now includes major works by seven celebrated artists: Sanford Biggers, Deborah Butterfield, Pia Camil, Tony Cragg, Rashid Johnson, Jun Kaneko, and Nathan Mabry. This array of new art joins sculptures by Wendell Castle, Jackie Ferrara, Tom Otterness, and Albert Paley that have been on permanent display since the park opened in 2013 as a way to mark MAG\u2019s 100-year anniversary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Centennial Sculpture Park exemplifies what MAG is\u2014an ever-evolving, urban museum,\u201d says Michael Marsh, MAG\u2019s chief operating officer and interim director of the gallery. \u201cThe park beautifies our grounds, introduces people to great art, and enriches the visitor experience. We invite everyone to explore it.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]\"Sanford[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"Oracle[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

SANFORD BIGGERS<\/h3>\n

(American, b. 1970)<\/strong>
\nOracle<\/em><\/strong>
\nIn the spring of 2021, Sanford Biggers\u2019 25-foot Oracle sculpture at Rockefeller Center caught the attention of MAG. Many months later, MAG commissioned a 9-foot version of it. Biggers\u2019 website notes that his Oracle sculptures are part of an ongoing Chimera series, which consists of works that merge mythology and history, including Greco-Roman and African sculptures. Biggers\u2019 work is an interplay of narrative, perspective, and history that speaks to current social, political, and economic concerns while also examining the context from which they came.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]\"Deborah[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"Abstract[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

DEBORAH BUTTERFIELD<\/h3>\n

(American, b. 1949)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Untitled<\/em><\/strong>
\nGift of Robert B. and Pamela Goergen<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]\"Pia[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"Lover's[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

PIA CAMIL<\/h3>\n

(Mexican, b. 1980)<\/strong>
\nLover\u2019s Rainbow<\/em><\/strong>
\nThe monumental 42-by-16 1\/2-foot sculpture is made of painted stainless steel rebar, a material typically used to reinforce concrete\u2019s structural integrity that is only visible when a building is in ruins or incomplete. With Lover\u2019s Rainbow, Camil creates a vision of hope and love using a material that speaks to the challenge of building something that will last. For MAG, this is an iconic work for its expansion and a landmark for the City of Rochester that may soon prompt people to say, \u201cLet\u2019s meet at MAG\u2019s rainbow.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]\"Tony[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"Versus[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

TONY CRAGG<\/h3>\n

(British, b. 1949)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Versus<\/em><\/strong>
\nGift of David Brush<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]\"Rashid[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"Broken[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

RASHID JOHNSON<\/h3>\n

(American, b. 1970)<\/strong>
\nBroken Pavilion<\/em><\/strong>
\nStudents from the Rochester City School District\u2019s neighboring School of the Arts (SOTA) inspired this commissioned piece. When Johnson visited MAG to explore ideas, he was drawn to the Black and Brown SOTA students mingling on Prince Street. He designed this piece to face the school yet welcome everyone\u2014from SOTA\u2019s developing artists to community members to museum visitors. The interior of this expansive 10-by-40-foot sculpture features non-gendered, non-raced faces, and its overall curved form invites in and embraces those who explore the pavilion.<\/p>\n

The Rashid Johnson Community Pavilion is supported through a gift from Constellation Brands, the Sands Family Foundation, and Abby and Doug Bennett.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]\"Jun[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"Circular[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

JUN KANEKO<\/h3>\n

(American, born in Japan, b. 1942)<\/strong>
\nUntitled, Dango<\/em><\/strong>
\nMAG\u2019s Dango (Japanese for \u201cdumpling\u201d) is one in a series of monumental, glazed works created by Kaneko. Of the sculpture, Ceramics Monthly<\/em> says, \u201cIn the unity of physical form and surface pattern, the Dango<\/em> is like a Pyrenean boulder incised with ancient petroglyphs.\u201d Kaneko is drawn to installations that promote civic interactions and has completed more than 60 public art commissions. Over his career, Kaneko has also partnered with industrial facilities to realize many large-scale, hand-built sculptures.<\/p>\n

The Memorial Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges Gwen M. Greene for her generous gift to the Centennial Sculpture Park in memory of her husband, John D. Greene.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]\"Nathan[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\"An[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

NATHAN MABRY<\/h3>\n

(American, b. 1978)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Process Art
\n(An Eye for An Eye)
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Things to do @MAG<\/h3>\n