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Rochester Contemporary
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Rochester, NY 14604
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Kristin Tutino, (585) 258-0253
WXXI, THE MEMORIAL ART GALLERY AND THE ROCHESTER CONTEMPORARY ART CENTER HOST FREE ART:21 SCREENINGS
(Rochester, NY) September XX, 2007 – WXXI, the Memorial Art Gallery and the Rochester Contemporary Art Center will host free preview screenings of the award-winning PBS's series Art: 21- Art in the Twenty-First Century in October. Art 21 is the only primetime show on national television that focuses solely on contemporary art and artists; what their inspirations and visions entail, and specific techniques to some of the most accomplished artists of today.
Art:21 screenings will be held on:
• Tuesday, October 2 at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Contemporary Art Center, featuring Art:21 – Paradox with artists Jennifer Allora, Guillermo Calzadilla, Mark Bradford, Robert Ryman and Catherine Sullivan. Reservations are required, call 461-2222. Rochester Contemporary Art Center is located at 137 East Avenue in Rochester.
• Thursday, October 4 at 7 p.m. the Memorial Art Gallery, featuring Art:21 – Protest with artists Jenny Holzer, Afredo Jaar, An-My Le and Nancy Spero. Free with gallery admission. No reservation required. The Memorial Art Gallery is located at 500 University Avenue in Rochester.
• Tuesday, October 9 at 7 p.m. the Rochester Contemporary Art Center, featuring Art21: Romance with artists Pierre Huyghe, Judy Pfaff, Lari Pittman, Laurie Simmons. Reservations are required, call 461-2222. Rochester Contemporary Art Center is located at 137 East Avenue in Rochester.
• Thursday, October 11 at 7 p.m. the Memorial Art Gallery, featuring Art 21: Ecology with artists Robert Adams, Mark Dion, Inigo Manglano-Ovalle, and Ursula von Rydingsvard. Free with gallery admission. No reservation required.
The Memorial Art Gallery is located at 500 University Avenue in Rochester.
The fourth season of Art: 21- Art in the Twenty-First Century premieres on WXXI-TV 21 (cable 11) Sunday, October 28 at 10 p.m. and airs every Sunday evening through November 18th. Art in the Twenty-First travels across the country and abroad to film 17 contemporary artists, from painters and sculptors to photographers and filmmakers, in their own spaces and in their own words. The result is a rare opportunity for television viewers to experience first-hand the complex artistic process - from inception to finished product - behind some of today's most thought-provoking art.
These screening are made possible with a mini-grant award from Art21. It is part of Art21 Access '07, a celebration of contemporary art and creativity at over 250 museums, schools, libraries, art spaces, and community centers, presented by Art21 in partnership with Americans for the Arts during National Arts and Humanities Month."