State of the City 2011

Opening Reception: August 5, 6-10pm
Artists’ Talk: August 7, 1pm
Bicycle Tours of The Inner Loop: August 14 & September 11 @ 1pm (depart from RoCo)

State of the City 2011: In The Loop takes Rochester’s unmistakable, often maligned, and nearly 50-year-old ring highway, the Inner Loop, as a departure point. The artists in the exhibition employ diverse methods such as traditional landscape painting, photo documentation, interactive video, and psychogeography to consider and discuss the history, present moment, and future of Downtown Rochester. This vital series of exhibitions generates important discussions across the art community and fosters productive collaborations between artists, cultural institutions, urban planning/architecture professionals, and the general public in Upstate/Western NY.

In The Loop features engaging new artworks and projects including: urban landscape paintings by Jim Mott (Rochester, “the itinerant artist project”), an interactive photography installation by Cary Markerink (Netherlands), interactive video installation by Mark Edward Grimm, a history and context of the Inner Loop as told by The Landmark Society of Western New York, and a mixed media installation by artist collaborative Bartow+Metzgar with James Downer & Greg Stewart (Watkins Glen, Oswego, Rochester)

Launched in 2008, State of the City exhibitions bring together artists from various backgrounds and disciplines who document and explore Upstate NY cities. This series of exhibitions features local, emerging, established, and international artists alike. State of the City exhibitions engage the public and creative professionals by considering and envisioning the history and future of upstate cities.