Art Market Monitor

Global Coverage ~ Unique Analysis

  • AMMpro
  • AMM Fantasy Collecting Game
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us

Rochester’s MAG Commissions Video Work by Dara Birnbaum, Javier Téllez & Isaac Julien

October 27, 2017 by Marion Maneker

Since Jonathan Binstock became the director of the Memorial Art Gallery at the University of Rochester for three years ago, he has been looking to capitalize upon MAG and Rochester’s strength in the history of image making. Binstock also had the unusual opportunity to work with John G. Hanhardt, a leading curator of film and media arts who has held key positions at MoMA, the Walker Art Museum, the Whitney and Guggenheim museums.

Together, Binstock and Hanhardt have commissioned a series of works that will both capitalize upon Rochester’s history of image making with Kodak and the George Eastman house as well as extend that tradition by helping establish MAG as a center of film and video art:

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 be individually presented from April 8, 2018, and will enter MAG’s permanent collection at the end of the exhibitions.

More from Art Market Monitor

  • Christie's PWC Day Sale = $67,721,125Christie's PWC Day Sale = $67,721,125
  • Sotheby’s Eyes Zao Wou-ki Record in HK October SaleSotheby’s Eyes Zao Wou-ki Record in HK October Sale
  • Christie's Paris Art Apres-Guerre et ContemporainChristie's Paris Art Apres-Guerre et Contemporain
  • Cleveland Museum Buys Alice NeelCleveland Museum Buys Alice Neel
  • Prince Plays Chicken with Royal AcademyPrince Plays Chicken with Royal Academy
  • The High Cost of the Watts TowersThe High Cost of the Watts Towers

Filed Under: Museums

About Marion Maneker

LiveArt

Want to get Art Market Monitor‘s posts sent to you in our email? Sign up below by clicking on the Subscribe button.

  • About Us/ Contact
  • Podcast
  • AMMpro
  • Newsletter
  • FAQ

twitterfacebooksoundcloud
Privacy Policy
Terms & Conditions
California Privacy Rights
Do Not Sell My Personal Information
Advertise on Art Market Monitor
 

Loading Comments...