Mana Contemporary Explained
Mana Contemporary is a cultural center in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States with affiliated centers in Chicago and Miami.
History and Founder
Opened in May 2011, the center was founded by moving company mogul Moishe Mana.[1] Shai Baitel and the artist Yigal Ozeri are among the co-founders.[2] [3]
The one million square foot facility in Jersey City is situated in a 1920s-era brick former manufacturing building in the city's Marion Section near Marion Junction that is also an extension of the fine arts transportation department of Moishe's Moving Systems.[4] [5]
In 2021 Mana Contemporary's Executive Director Eugene Lemay was placed on administrative leave due to his indictment of tax fraud and conspiracy for evading to pay nearly $8 million to the IRS while helping to run Moishe's Moving Systems.[6]
In February 2022, Kele McComsey was appointed Mana's new director. [7] McComsey was the President and Senior Partner of SurroundArt prior to joining Mana Contemporary in 2015.
Art Center
The center provides services, spaces, and programming for artists, collectors, curators, performers, students and community.
It includes artist studios, exhibition spaces, and storage and is home to the Middle East Center for the Arts (MECA),[8] [9] the archives of the International Center of Photography,[10] the estates of Jonas Mekas, Walter de Maria, Irving Penn, Dan Flavin among other; the Magnum Foundation, the dance companies of Karole Armitage[11] and Shen Wei, and foundations established by Eileen S Kaminsky (ESKFF) and Carole Feuerman. The artist Amy Sherald has her studio in Mana (NJ).[12]
Richard Meier Model Museum
The building is also home to the Richard Meier Model Museum, an exhibition of architectural projects, sculptures and collages by Richard Meier.[13] [14] [15] [16]
Mana Decentralized
Mana Decentralized is an online and physical platform selling artworks directly to collectors, launched in April 2019.[17]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Wright . E. Assata . Mana for the people With new multi-genre culture center, Jersey City's art scene comes of age . Hudson Reporter . October 2, 2011 . 2013-05-18 . 2013-06-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130602144445/http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/15869552/article-Mana-for-the-people-With-new-multi-genre-culture-center--Jersey-City%E2%80%99s-art-scene-comes-of-age- . live .
- Web site: 2014-07-25. Artist Yigal Ozeri aims to mirror Mana Contemporary Jersey City in our hometown, Chicago!. 2021-03-12. Suzanne Lovell Inc.. en. 2014-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140728230314/http://suzannelovellinc.com/blog/artist-yigal-ozeri-aims-mirror-mana-contemporary-jersey-city-our-hometown-chicago/. live.
- Web site: Network . Artnet Gallery . How Shai Baitel, the Modern Art Museum Shanghai's First Artistic Director, Is Using Immersive Technology to Put Visitor Experiences First . 2023-01-09 . Artnet News . en-US . 2023-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109135251/https://news.artnet.com/partner-content/shai-baitel-modern-art-museum-shanghai-artistic-director . live .
- News: The New York Times. 20 July 2014. 2016-01-25. Morris. Bob. 2015-01-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20150101144106/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/21/arts/design/moving-magnate-is-the-impresario-behind-mana-contemporary.html?_r=0. live.
- News: From Moving Van to Art Complex. Kozinn. Allan. May 16, 2013. The New York Times. 2013-05-18. 2023-11-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20231115231255/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/17/nyregion/mana-contemporary-in-jersey-city.html?pagewanted=all&_r=1&. live.
- Web site: Dealer Sean Kelly Heads to L.A., Mana Contemporary Chief Hit with Tax Charges, and More: Morning Links for November 11, 2021. 11 November 2021. 15 November 2023. 29 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230329002001/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/sean-kelly-mana-contemporary-eugene-lemay-morning-links-1234609757/. live.
- Web site: McCall . Tris . 2022-02-04 . February 2022: State of the Arts . 2024-05-30 . Jersey City Times . en-US.
- Web site: Middle East Center for the Arts (MECA) . themeca.org . 2012-04-01 . 2012-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120508180132/http://themeca.org/ . live .
- Web site: Mana Contemporary . www.manafinearts.com . 2012-04-01.
- News: The New York Times. 22 November 2014. 2016-01-25. Gorce. Tammy La. 2018-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20181223211452/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/nyregion/jersey-city-a-flower-blossoming-as-a-new-colossus.html?ref=topics&mtrref=topics.nytimes.com&gwh=86000CF20007C3905703B88BFF27C366&gwt=pay. live.
- Web site: Cruz . Araceli . 'Punk Ballerina' Karole Armitage Finds a New Home at Mana Contemporary . Jersey City Independent . April 24, 2012 . 2013-05-08 . 2014-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140508224858/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2012/04/24/punk-ballerina-karole-armitage-finds-a-new-home-at-mana-contemporary/ . live .
- Web site: Kazanjian. Dodie. Amy Sherald, Michelle Obama's Portraitist, Readies her New York Debut. 2021-03-12. Vogue. 15 July 2019. en-us. 2021-01-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20210131171355/https://www.vogue.com/article/amy-sherald-new-york-debut-vogue-august-2019-issue. live.
- News: SHEETSJAN . HILARIE M. . Architect Goes Home, to Recall and to Work Richard Meier Is Now Focusing on New Jersey Projects . The New York Times . January 24, 2014 . 2014-12-23 . 2014-05-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140512115436/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/25/arts/design/richard-meier-is-now-focusing-on-new-jersey-projects.html?_r=0 . live .
- Web site: Richard Meier Model Museum – Richard Meier & Partners Architects. richardmeier.com. 2016-01-25. 2016-02-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160206135240/http://www.richardmeier.com/?projects=richard-meier-model-museum. live.
- Web site: The Richard Meier Model Museum & The Ana Meier Furniture Showroom . 2015-01-16 . 2015-01-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150115195539/http://www.artmanafest.com/richard-meier-museum-opening.php . dead .
- Web site: Tour Richard Meier's Masterful New Model Museum Architectural Digest. Lee F. Mindel, FAIA. 30 April 2014. architecturaldigest.com. 2016-01-25. 2014-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821042604/http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/architects-eye/2014/05/richard-meier-model-museum-article. live.
- News: Artnews. 2019-07-20. 2019-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20190720083014/http://www.artnews.com/2019/04/26/mana-decentralized/. live.