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Sarah C. MangelsdorfPresident, University of Rochester

Over the last six months of my presidency, it has been such a pleasure for me to learn how profoundly the Memorial Art Gallery enriches our community, not only at the University of Rochester, but also in the city and the region. Even before I became president, one of my first stops in Rochester was at the MAG to see the marvelous Isaac Julien Lessons of the Hour—and to become a member!

Since then, I have toured the collections and overspent at the M&T Bank Clothesline Festival and the Fine Craft Show. I have also attended a number of events at MAG, including a memorable dinner with my family

and friends on the eve of my inauguration in October. And I scheduled my first senior staff retreat in the Bausch & Lomb Parlor in August. As I have discovered, MAG is a rich and inspiring cultural institution, and it’s a great place to host a party or a meeting, too (and the food is delicious)! The entire MAG team works tirelessly to ensure that a visit to MAG—whether it is to take in the outstanding collection and be inspired by centuries of art, or to participate in a meeting or event—is always “picture perfect.”

One of my favorite new developments is the simply breathtaking installation of several works by Sam Gilliam in the entrance gallery. MAG is fortunate to be able to display these vibrant works of an artist who has been working for decades, but is now finally receiving the recognition he deserves. MAG is also fortunate that our director, Jonathan Binstock, has known and studied Mr. Gilliam for many years, so that we can be on the vanguard of celebrating Gilliam’s work, along with such prestigious institutions as Kunstmuseum Basel and the Dia Art Foundation.

I am looking forward to many more visits to MAG in the coming years, and to supporting this great community treasure in every way I can, as president, as a champion of Rochester, and as an art-lover!

COVER IMAGE: JUDITH SCHAECHTER, THE BATTLE OF CARNIVAL AND LENT (DETAIL), 2011. MARION STRATTON GOULD FUND, ROSEMARY B. AND JAMES C. MACKENZIE FUND, JOSEPH T. SIMON FUND, R. T. MILLER FUND AND BEQUEST OF CLARA TROWBRIDGE WOLFARD BY EXCHANGE, AND FUNDS FROM DEACCESSIONING.IMAGE, ABOVE: COURTESY OF UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER.

Wednesday, February 54:30–7:00 PM | $15ESPECIALLY FOR EDUCATORS:A New Focus on Diversity in MAG’s Permanent CollectionLearn about MAG’s continued efforts to diversify the permanent collection to better reflect and serve Rochester with a tour of new acquisitions by MAG’s Director Jonathan Binstock, followed by a visit to see the new resources in the Teacher Resource Center.For art and classroom teachers. Please register at 585.276.8971 or cander35@mag.rochester.edu.

Sunday, February 912:00–5:00 PM | Suggested $5 donation per groupBlack History Month Celebration

Saturday, February 155:00 - 7:00 PM | MEMBERS ONLY PATRON LEVEL AND ABOVEThe Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter's Stained Glass Art Patron Members' Opening PartyRegister at bit.ly/paradise-patron. Call 585.276.8942 for assistance.

7:00 - 10:00 PM | MEMBERS ONLY FAMILY AND INDIVIDUALThe Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter's Stained Glass Art Members' Opening PartyRegister at bit.ly/MAG-Party. Call 585.276.8942 for assistance.

Sunday, February 16THE PATH TO PARADISE: JUDITH SCHAECHTER’S STAINED-GLASS ART OPENS TO THE PUBLIC

1:00 PM | Included with museum admissionARTIST LECTURE:JUDITH SCHAECHTER'S STAINED-GLASS ARTJoin Judith Schaechter for an illustrated lecture exploring her career and her magical, ethereal, and other-worldly images.

3:00 PM | Included with museum admissionFIVEBYFIVE PREMIERE PERFORMANCE OF GLASS WORKSCommissioned by fivebyfive for The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter’s Stained-Glass Art. The Glass Works project, a fivebyfive premiere concert is supported by New Music USA, the Eastman/ArtistShare New Artist Program, and the Decentralization Regrant Program of NYS.

Wednesday, February 264:30–7:00 PM | $15ESPECIALLY FOR EDUCATORS:Stained Glass and the Modern Art of Judith SchaechterAfter visiting The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter’s Stained Glass Art, with MAG's Curator in Charge/Curator of American Art Jessica Marten, artist Chelsea Anderson—a former employee of Rochester’s own historic Pike Stained Glass Studios—will share how stained glass windows are created, and lead a hands-on activity related to this traditional craft that can be used in your classroom. For art and classroom teachers. Please register at 585.276.8971 or cander35@mag.rochester.edu.

Thursday, February 27BIODANCE: BRIDGE TO PARADISE7:00 PM | Free | M&T Bank BallroomJudith Schaechter’s work comes alive through a performance by BIODANCE and projected media by W. Michelle Harris.

Sunday, March 1BIODANCE: BRIDGE TO PARADISE2:00 PM | Free | M&T Bank BallroomJudith Schaechter’s work comes alive through a performance by BIODANCE and projected media by W. Michelle Harris.

Thursday, March 5LECTURE: BREAKING BEAUTY: JUDITH SCHAECHTER AT MAG7:00 PM | Included with museum admissionJoin MAG curator Jessica Marten to learn more about the artist’s masterful practice, pioneering spirit, and distinctly American, feminist interventions into the history of contemporary art, craft, and the medium of stained glass.

Sunday, March 152:00 PM | Included with museum admissionJa’Tovia Gary & Dessane Lopez Cassell in Conversation Artist Ja’Tovia Gary and Hyperallergic’s Editor of Reviews, Dessane Lopez Cassell, discuss Gary’s work and her installation Giverny I (NÉGRESSE IMPÉRIALE).

Wednesday, March 184:30–7:00 PM | $15ESPECIALLY FOR EDUCATORS: Drawing Towards InsightIn this workshop led by teaching artist and educator Joe Mangano, participants will leave with tools that enhance an understanding of themselves and facilitate communication in their personal and professional relationships.For art and classroom teachers. Please register at 585.276.8971or cander35@mag.rochester.edu.

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON EVENTS, CLOSURES, AND CLASS CANCELLATIONS AT MAG,CHECK OUR WEBSITE MAG.ROCHESTER.EDU/CALENDAR.

THURSDAYS 5:00–9:00 PMHalf-Price Admission

• Docent Tours - 6:00 PM | Included with museum admission (no tour 2/20 & 3/19)

• February 6 and 13: De'VIA: The Manifesto Comes of Age Tours - 6:00 PM | Included with museum admission | These tours will be accessible to both Deaf and hearing audiences.

• February 20: Third Thursdays Organ Concert - 7:30 PM | Included with museum admission | Public Musick performs 17th century Italian and German chamber music for cornetto, violin, cello, and organ.

• March 19: Third Thursdays Organ Concert - 7:30 PM | Included with museum admission Enjoy a performance by Kenneth Slowik, baroque cello, and William Porter, baroque organ.

• MAG DeTOURSM - 6:00 PM/$12 | Includes museum admission Purchase tickets online: mag.rochester.edu/events/detours February 20: Death, Decay, and Discovery in the Ancient World DeTOURSM

March 5: Stare at Art with Ward DeTOURSM SPECIAL DATE March 19: Badass Babes: Women of MAG DeTOURSM

• Food & drink available for purchase from Brown Hound Downtown

• THE STORE @ MAG open for shopping

FRIDAYS 1:00 PMDocent-led toursIncluded with museum admission

$5 Friday! 5:00–9:00 PM February 28: Join us for screening of Suffragette in the Auditorium. Discounts in THE STORE @ MAG ($5 off a purchase of $35 or more*)Art Social Activity: Transparent Stories: (Faux) Stained Glass Paper Painting inspired by Judith Schaechter, located in the Vanden Brul Pavilion | 6:15 PM, $20 per person March 20: Join us for an enchanting evening of all things H.P. Don't be a muggle and dress to impress! Discounts in THE STORE @ MAG ($5 off a purchase of $35 or more*)(*not to be combined with other discounts)

SATURDAYS KIDS CREATE DATES | 1:00-3:00 PM /$15 PER CHILDClasses may be held in the Vanden Brul Pavilion or Creative Workshop. Please check in at the admission desk upon arrival for location.

SUNDAYSDocent-led tours1:00 PM | Included with museum admission

February 23: The Other Dutch ConnectionSpecial tour led by docent Ellen Camfield

March 15: The Changing LandscapeSpecial tour led by docent Ellen Camfield

EVERY SUNDAY: 1:00 PM & 3:00 PMGoing For Baroque organ concerts | Included with museum admission

FOR UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON EVENTS, CLOSURES, AND CLASS CANCELLATIONS AT MAG,CHECK OUR WEBSITE MAG.ROCHESTER.EDU/CALENDAR.

CHITRA GANESH: Sultana’s Dream

WRITTEN BY NANCY NORWOODMAG CURATOR OF EUROPEAN ART

Chitra Ganesh, a multimedia artist based in Brooklyn, New York, was born and raised in a Hindu Indian immigrant family. This portfolio was inspired by the feminist utopian story Sultana’s Dream, a major writing of the Bengali educator and political activist Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain. Ganesh’s prints—27 black linocuts on tan paper—both illustrate elements of the early 20th-century text and use its imagery and themes to explore urgent topics of the political present.

Hossain’s 1905 short story begins in reverie: “One evening I was lounging in an easy chair in my bedroom and thinking lazily of the condition of Indian womanhood.” The narrator is soon led on a dreamlike stroll through Ladyland, a utopian matriarchy where women have harnessed the power of the sun to live prosperously and efficiently. Education and compassion for refugees are paramount, and men remain indoors. Ganesh’s imagery literally interprets certain moments from this pioneering work of feminist science fiction; it also describes and builds upon Ladyland’s architecture and environment.

Far from merely illustrating Hossain’s text, however, the portfolio, in the artist’s words, “connects with problems shaping 21st-century life: apocalyptic environmental disaster, the disturbing persistence of gender-based inequality, the power of the wealthy few against the economic struggles of the majority, and ongoing geopolitical conflicts that cause widespread death and suffering.” Like much of Ganesh’s work, Sultana’s Dream engages these subjects through the lens of history, literature, and mythology not only to examine the relationship between imagined and lived worlds but also to consider how utopian fantasies might be realized.

On view from February 28 through June 14

IMAGE ABOVE: CHITRA GANESH, THE CONDITION OF WOMANHOOD, PLATE 1 FROM SULTANA’S DREAM, 2018. GIFT OF MR. AND MRS. ALFRED E. LEWIS AND MARION STRATTON GOULD FUND, BY EXCHANGE, AND FUNDS FROM DEACCESSIONING, MAG 2019.12.3.

JUDITH SCHAECHTER: Craft as an

Extreme Sport WRITTEN BY JESSICA MARTEN

MAG CURATOR IN CHARGE/CURATOR OF AMERICAN ART

The Path to Paradise: Judith Schaechter’s Stained-Glass Art is the first survey and major scholarly assessment of this groundbreaking artist's 37-year career. Her contributions and transgressions are distinctly American, feminist interventions into the history of contemporary art, craft, and the medium of stained glass.

Judith Schaechter (b. 1961) has stretched the medium of stained glass into an incisive art form for the twenty-first century. With deep respect for history, a provocative rebelliousness, and a feminist sensibility, Schaechter has aptly been called a “post-punk stained-glass sorceress.” Her meticulous and awe-inspiring stained-glass panels are intentional seductions,

alternative visions of beauty, and radical statements of female experience.

Schaechter is well versed in the historic techniques of stained glass; however, her panels—hung from the wall in custom-made light boxes—are contemporary art forms that stand alone. With artistic influences as wide-ranging as pulp fiction covers, neuroscience, Northern Renaissance masters, MAD magazine, ancient mythology, and medieval manuscripts, Schaechter’s work calls for a process that is equally diverse, incorporating online image sourcing, intensive doodling, Photoshop acrobatics, and her innovative, masterful manipulation of glass. She thinks of her practice “as an extreme sport. I’m not messing around. I deliberately make it as hard as possible. . . .”

TOP IMAGE: JUDITH SCHAECHTER, THE KNOT, 1989. COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST.BOTTOM IMAGE: JUDITH SCHEACHTER IN HER STUDIO, 2019. FLOATING HOME FILMS.

TOP IMAGE: JUDITH SCHAECHTER, DREAM OF THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE, 2004. CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, PITTSBURGH, AILSA MELLON BRUCE FUND, 2005.6.BOTTOM IMAGE: JUDITH SCHAECHTER, THE BIRTH OF EVE, 2013. SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM, GIFT OF THE JAMES RENWICK ALLIANCE.

Organized by MAG, the exhibition will be on view in Rochester from February 16 to May 24, 2020, after which it will travel to Toledo Museum of Art and Des Moines Art Center. Over 40 of the artist’s stained-glass panels will be on view, along with a selection of related drawings, sketchbooks, and process materials. The exhibition is accompanied by an in-gallery documentary film, a catalog published by RIT Press and MAG, and programming that will take place throughout the run of the show, including a lecture by Schaechter at MAG on February 16.

ABOUT THE ARTISTJudith Schaechter’s work is represented in over a dozen museums including the Carnegie Museum of Art, Corning Museum of Glass, Memorial Art Gallery, Mint Museum, Museum of Arts and Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Renwick Gallery, and Toledo Museum of Art. Her awards include two NEA Visual Artists’ Fellowships, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Award, a Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a USA Artists Fellowship, and an American Craft Council College of Fellows Award.

On view February 16 through May 24.

Lead support is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation, with additional funding from the Gallery Council of the Memorial Art Gallery, the Rubens Family Foundation, Pamela Miller Ness and Paul Marc Ness, Corning

Incorporated Foundation, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass.The exhibition is also supported in part by an award from

the National Endowment for the Arts.

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SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL SPOTLIGHT

WRITTEN BY LAUREN TAGLIAFERROMAG CURATORIAL ASSISTANT

IMAGE ABOVE: Lilly Martin Spencer, Peeling Onions, ca. 1852. Gift of the Women's Council in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Memorial Art Gallery, 88.6.

All good things must come to an end, and after nearly two years at MAG, the David Hockney painting in the Cameros Gallery is finally going home to Art Bridges. In its place is a tribute to nineteenth-century women artists and the Suffrage movement. How would art history look if women artists were given the same veneration and acclaim as their male colleagues? This installation is in honor of the centennial celebration of the 19th amendment, which in 1920 gave women the right to vote.

Lilly Martin Spencer’s Peeling Onions is back in the gallery, along with other still lifes by women artists, and a landscape by Grandma Moses. Nineteenth-century women were encouraged from a young age to be artistic, but not to become artists. However, many women did succeed as artists, and were prolifically talented. Some women artists of means even studied under famous painters, but few rose to the fame and fortune of their male counterparts.

Women’s needlecraft was considered to be mere hobby, meant as a wholesome preoccupation until marriage. MAG's installation of impressive embroidery from the permanent collection reflects the incredible ability of these unknown women, and a contemporary glass sculpture by Elizabeth Lyons illustrates the masterful skill of a contemporary, local artist.

Also on view are Suffrage and anti-Suffrage postcards that illustrate the struggle of women who fought for voting rights, as well as the propaganda of those who worked against them.

THE CREATIVE WORKSHOP IS ROCHESTER’SART SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES.

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