Page 18 - BUZZ Magazine - Issue #5 Summer 2023 | University of Rochester

art + community

TONY CRAGG
(British, b. 1949)

Versus
Gift of David Brush
PIA CAMIL
(Mexican, b. 1980)
Lover’s Rainbow
The monumental 42-by-16 1/2-foot sculpture
is made of painted stainless steel rebar, a
material typically used to reinforce concrete’s
structural integrity that is only visible when
a building is in ruins or incomplete. With
Lover’s 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, “Let’s meet at MAG’s rainbow.”

SANFORD
BIGGERS
(American, b. 1970)
Oracle
In the spring of 2021,
Biggers’ 25-foot Oracle
sculpture at Rockefeller
Center caught the attention
of MAG. Many months
later, MAG commissioned a
9-foot version of it. Biggers’
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’ 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.