Meet the Artist: Hugo McCloud | Beyond the Nest (Rochester)

Meet the Artist: Hugo McCloud


*The event has already taken place on this date: Fri, 05/08/2026
Friday, May 8, 6:30pm: Acclaimed artist Hugo McCloud’s work, Blue Zone, on view in MAG’s newly reimagined contemporary art galleries, features a laborer carrying a stack of boxes on his shoulder on a street of India. Exquisitely rendered with single-use plastic bags, the work is part of McCloud’s exploration of materials, processes, and subject matter.

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Meet the Artist: Hugo McCloud

Friday, May 8, 6:30 pm7:30 pm

Price: Free

Location: Auditorium

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My work is about a continual investigation. —Hugo McCloud

Acclaimed artist Hugo McCloud’s work, Blue Zone, on view in MAG’s newly reimagined contemporary art galleries, features a laborer carrying a stack of boxes on his shoulder on a street of India. Exquisitely rendered with single-use plastic bags, the work is part of McCloud’s exploration of materials, processes, and subject matter.

Join us to hear the artist discuss his groundbreaking work and ever-evolving, prolific career. Timothy Peterson, MAG’s Ann and Irving Norry Curator of Contemporary Art, will lead the dialogue.

Hugo McCloud will be honored at this year’s MAG Gala as Outstanding Artist. Learn more about the artist and the event here.


To submit a request for ASL interpretation, please email access@mag.rochester.edu at least two weeks before the program.

Advance registration is required for this free event. This is a free-seating program—we encourage you to arrive by 15 minutes prior to the start of the event. Unclaimed seats may be released to walk-in guests. Online ticket sales end on Friday, May 8, at 7:00 pm. Ticket includes museum admission.

For questions about this event, please contact Chiyo Ueyama at cueyama@mag.rochester.edu.

Image credits: Stylist/Creative director: Rebekka Fellah. Photographer: Enrique Leyva

Memorial Art Gallery, University Avenue, Rochester, NY, USA

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Organization:

Memorial Art Gallery

Location:

500 University Avenue
Rochester, NY, 14607
United States

Phone:

585-276-8900
Contact name: 
Chiyo Ueyama
The event has already taken place on this date: 
05/08/2026
Time: 
6:30-7:30 pm
Price: 
Free

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