This week's articles expand the conversation on those cultural intersections which link Minnesota art and artists to creative currents at home and across the globe.
This week, we're continuing to highlight a sampling of Minnesota artists working on a global stage. Read about Simone Ahuja's bi-continental media production company, Blood Orange (based in Minneapolis and Bombay), which aims to elevate the cultural conversation about modern India beyond the easy stereotypes.
And speaking of stereotypes, painter Andrea Carlson issues a powerful challenge to think twice about the slippery prejudice lurking behind the promotion of "ethnic" arts programming.
And don't miss the longer, linkier versions of the mnartists.org articles featured in the new edition 10,000 Arts, the print digest co-published by mnartists.org and The Rake and sponsored by Explore Minnesota. (Look for it on stands now). New this week: a Zoom In artist profile of Amy Jo Hendrickson, a rock poster designer and screenprint artist from Burlesque Design.
Camille LeFevre reviews Off-Leash Area's darkly glimmering cautionary tale in dance about the dangers of unrestrained consumerism, A Gift for Planet BX63. Read her subtle, perceptive review here.
Check out this week's winning What Light poem by James C. Henderson, 37,000 Feet. And, finally, listen to new installments of both of mnartists.org's podcasts:Jon Nelson's nationally syndicated program, Some Assembly Required and Marya Morstad's revealing artist interview series, Radio mnartists.