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Mana Contemporary

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Mana Contemporary is a cultural center in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States with affiliated centers in Chicago and Miami.

Mana Contemporary
Mana Contemporary, main entrance
Mana Contemporary, installation shot
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Established2011
Location888 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′14″N 74°04′14″W / 40.7371°N 74.0705°W / 40.7371; -74.0705
TypeContemporary art center
DirectorKele McComsey
Public transit accessJournal Square
WebsiteOfficial website
Opening performance by Shen Wei
Dance studio

History and Founder

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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

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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][10] the archives of the International Center of Photography,[11] the estates of Jonas Mekas, Walter de Maria, Irving Penn, Dan Flavin among other; the Magnum Foundation, the dance companies of Karole Armitage[12] and Shen Wei, and foundations established by Eileen S Kaminsky (ESKFF) and Carole Feuerman. The artist Amy Sherald has her studio in Mana (NJ).[13]

Richard Meier Model Museum

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The building is also home to the Richard Meier Model Museum, an exhibition of architectural projects, sculptures and collages by Richard Meier.[14][15][16] [17]

Mana Decentralized

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Mana Decentralized is an online and physical platform selling artworks directly to collectors, launched in April 2019.[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wright, E. Assata (October 2, 2011). "Mana for the people With new multi-genre culture center, Jersey City's art scene comes of age". Hudson Reporter. Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  2. ^ "Artist Yigal Ozeri aims to mirror Mana Contemporary Jersey City in our hometown, Chicago!". Suzanne Lovell Inc. 2014-07-25. Archived from the original on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ^ Network, Artnet Gallery. "How Shai Baitel, the Modern Art Museum Shanghai's First Artistic Director, Is Using Immersive Technology to Put Visitor Experiences First". Artnet News. Archived from the original on 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  4. ^ Morris, Bob (20 July 2014). "The New York Times". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  5. ^ Kozinn, Allan (May 16, 2013). "From Moving Van to Art Complex". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2023-11-15. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
  6. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  7. ^ McCall, Tris (2022-02-04). "February 2022: State of the Arts". Jersey City Times. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  8. ^ "Middle East Center for the Arts (MECA)". themeca.org. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  9. ^ "Mana Contemporary". www.manafinearts.com. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  10. ^ Musat, Stephanie (March 31, 2012), New art center focused on Middle East to open in Jersey City, archived from the original on 2014-05-08, retrieved 2012-04-01
  11. ^ Gorce, Tammy La (22 November 2014). "The New York Times". Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  12. ^ Cruz, Araceli (April 24, 2012). "'Punk Ballerina' Karole Armitage Finds a New Home at Mana Contemporary". Jersey City Independent. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2013-05-08.
  13. ^ Kazanjian, Dodie (15 July 2019). "Amy Sherald, Michelle Obama's Portraitist, Readies her New York Debut". Vogue. Archived from the original on 2021-01-31. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  14. ^ SHEETSJAN, HILARIE M. (January 24, 2014). "Architect Goes Home, to Recall and to Work Richard Meier Is Now Focusing on New Jersey Projects". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  15. ^ "Richard Meier Model Museum – Richard Meier & Partners Architects". richardmeier.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-06. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  16. ^ "The Richard Meier Model Museum & The Ana Meier Furniture Showroom". Archived from the original on 2015-01-15. Retrieved 2015-01-16.
  17. ^ Lee F. Mindel, FAIA (30 April 2014). "Tour Richard Meier's Masterful New Model Museum | Architectural Digest". architecturaldigest.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  18. ^ "Artnews". Archived from the original on 2019-07-20. Retrieved 2019-07-20.
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