Behind the Scenes
Aug 6, 2007
Manna Fest Destiny
Jaime Kleiman
Think you have it covered with the Fringe? Well, there's some tassels hanging out beyond the Fringe, and . . . it's the Manna Fest, taking place at Augsburg through the 12th. Jaime Kleiman interviews some players.
Manna Fest Destiny
Jaime Kleiman
Think you have it covered with the Fringe? Well, there's some tassels hanging out beyond the Fringe, and . . . it's the Manna Fest, taking place at Augsburg through the 12th. Jaime Kleiman interviews some players.
Jul 30, 2007
Trialogue: Mary Griep and Jantje Visscher at the MIA
Michael Fallon
Read Michael Fallon's Trialogue (a discussion among critic, artist, and audience) from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. It's a meditation on criticism, and a personal look at the work of two artists.
Trialogue: Mary Griep and Jantje Visscher at the MIA
Michael Fallon
Read Michael Fallon's Trialogue (a discussion among critic, artist, and audience) from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. It's a meditation on criticism, and a personal look at the work of two artists.
Jul 16, 2007
Pictures of Change? U.S. Social Forum
Shannon Gibney
Shannon Gibney attended the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, at the end of June, and came away with this report on art in the service of social advocacy.
Pictures of Change? U.S. Social Forum
Shannon Gibney
Shannon Gibney attended the U.S. Social Forum in Atlanta, Georgia, at the end of June, and came away with this report on art in the service of social advocacy.
Jul 9, 2007
Thomas Proehl’s New Stage: Minnesota State Arts Board
Michael Fallon
Michael Fallon spoke with Thomas Proehl, the new head of the Minnesota State Arts Board and former managing director of the Guthrie Theater, about the direction and means the MSAB will have in the near future.
Thomas Proehl’s New Stage: Minnesota State Arts Board
Michael Fallon
Michael Fallon spoke with Thomas Proehl, the new head of the Minnesota State Arts Board and former managing director of the Guthrie Theater, about the direction and means the MSAB will have in the near future.
Jul 2, 2007
Warren MacKenzie, In His Own Words
Mason Riddle
Read Mason Riddle’s interview with Warren MacKenzie, mingei potter and American original, here; and read her review of his retrospective at the Rochester Art Center elsewhere in this issue.
Warren MacKenzie, In His Own Words
Mason Riddle
Read Mason Riddle’s interview with Warren MacKenzie, mingei potter and American original, here; and read her review of his retrospective at the Rochester Art Center elsewhere in this issue.
Jul 2, 2007
Hunting for What's Out There
Jaime Kleiman
Philip Bither, senior curator of performing arts at the Walker, spoke to Jaime Kleiman about how a performance curator finds material, when they both found themselves at Montreal's experimental performance event, Festival TransAmeriques.
Hunting for What's Out There
Jaime Kleiman
Philip Bither, senior curator of performing arts at the Walker, spoke to Jaime Kleiman about how a performance curator finds material, when they both found themselves at Montreal's experimental performance event, Festival TransAmeriques.
Jun 25, 2007
Still Standing: Carl Gawboy
Suzanne Szucs
Suzanne Szucs interviewed Carl Gawboy about his life and art recently. “Carl Gawboy: 50 Years Standing” opened at Ancient Traders Gallery on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis on June 29.
Still Standing: Carl Gawboy
Suzanne Szucs
Suzanne Szucs interviewed Carl Gawboy about his life and art recently. “Carl Gawboy: 50 Years Standing” opened at Ancient Traders Gallery on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis on June 29.
Jun 25, 2007
From Chaos to Community: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip Hop
Justin Schell
Justin Schell reports on a discussion held June 14 at the Walker Art Center, with Jeff Chang (author of “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” and “Total Chaos”), Roger Cummings of Juxtaposition Arts, and Rachel Ramist, a scholar of hip hop.
From Chaos to Community: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip Hop
Justin Schell
Justin Schell reports on a discussion held June 14 at the Walker Art Center, with Jeff Chang (author of “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop” and “Total Chaos”), Roger Cummings of Juxtaposition Arts, and Rachel Ramist, a scholar of hip hop.
Jun 18, 2007
Theatrical Types from All Over Invade Minnesota! The TCG Conference
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman reports back from the national conference of the Theater Communications Group, held this year in Minneapolis, and chaired by Teresa Eyring, formerly of the Children’s Theater Company here in town.
Theatrical Types from All Over Invade Minnesota! The TCG Conference
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman reports back from the national conference of the Theater Communications Group, held this year in Minneapolis, and chaired by Teresa Eyring, formerly of the Children’s Theater Company here in town.
Jun 18, 2007
Charm, If You Can Call It That: Amy Rummenie on “Fat Pig”
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman spoke with Amy Rummenie, director of Walking Shadow Theatre Company’s "Fat Pig", about work and life, and theater as an ethical act.
Charm, If You Can Call It That: Amy Rummenie on “Fat Pig”
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman spoke with Amy Rummenie, director of Walking Shadow Theatre Company’s "Fat Pig", about work and life, and theater as an ethical act.
Jun 11, 2007
Jack Becker and The Many Lives of Forecast Public Artworks
Ann Klefstad
Americans for the Arts has presented its Public Art Award to “Public Art Review” magazine for outstanding service to the field—a fine start to Forecast’s 30th anniversary celebration. Read on for Forecast’s “origin story.”
Jack Becker and The Many Lives of Forecast Public Artworks
Ann Klefstad
Americans for the Arts has presented its Public Art Award to “Public Art Review” magazine for outstanding service to the field—a fine start to Forecast’s 30th anniversary celebration. Read on for Forecast’s “origin story.”
Jun 4, 2007
My Work Is a Life of Art: Ray Rolfe
Will Conley
Arts journalist Will Conley recently engaged artist Ray Rolfe in an extended email dialogue. These were his findings.
My Work Is a Life of Art: Ray Rolfe
Will Conley
Arts journalist Will Conley recently engaged artist Ray Rolfe in an extended email dialogue. These were his findings.
Jun 4, 2007
That Occasional Thing: Interview with Aaron van Dyke
Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs speaks with Aaron van Dyke about what it's like to run a gallery out of his house in St Paul, and about how curators find artists.
That Occasional Thing: Interview with Aaron van Dyke
Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs speaks with Aaron van Dyke about what it's like to run a gallery out of his house in St Paul, and about how curators find artists.
May 28, 2007
Beyond Likeness: Light Shed on the Body
Suzanne Szucs
Suzanne Szucs traveled to the North Dakota Museum of Art and saw the "Beyond Likeness" show there: four women thinking about appearance and its representation.
Beyond Likeness: Light Shed on the Body
Suzanne Szucs
Suzanne Szucs traveled to the North Dakota Museum of Art and saw the "Beyond Likeness" show there: four women thinking about appearance and its representation.
May 14, 2007
Where Do Artists Come From?: Arts Education and What Happens Next
Michael Fallon
Michael Fallon writes about the conundrum of being an artist in America, where we love art but hate artists.
Where Do Artists Come From?: Arts Education and What Happens Next
Michael Fallon
Michael Fallon writes about the conundrum of being an artist in America, where we love art but hate artists.
May 7, 2007
“Design and Its Publics” on Friday: Neither High, Nor Wide, Nor Deep
Camille LeFevre
Camille LeFevre attended the conference "Design and Its Publics" hosted by the Design Institute at the University of Minnesota. Given the event's star power, she was underwhelmed.
“Design and Its Publics” on Friday: Neither High, Nor Wide, Nor Deep
Camille LeFevre
Camille LeFevre attended the conference "Design and Its Publics" hosted by the Design Institute at the University of Minnesota. Given the event's star power, she was underwhelmed.
Apr 30, 2007
Secret Agent: Jil Evans and "The Dutch Opera"
Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs interviewed Jil Evans at Form+ Content on the occasion of her solo exhibition “The Dutch Opera” (through May 17). Read on for an extraordinary conversation on how art gets made.
Secret Agent: Jil Evans and "The Dutch Opera"
Patricia Briggs
Patricia Briggs interviewed Jil Evans at Form+ Content on the occasion of her solo exhibition “The Dutch Opera” (through May 17). Read on for an extraordinary conversation on how art gets made.
Apr 23, 2007
Jimi Sides: You Can't Do Everything, But You Can Try
Chris Godsey
Chris Godsey spoke to music photographer Jimi Sides about his frenetic life as photographer, music fan, videographer, ‘zine publisher, and human being.
Jimi Sides: You Can't Do Everything, But You Can Try
Chris Godsey
Chris Godsey spoke to music photographer Jimi Sides about his frenetic life as photographer, music fan, videographer, ‘zine publisher, and human being.
Apr 16, 2007
The View from Here: A Talk with Lisa Hostetler
Mason Riddle
Mason Riddle interviews Lisa Hostetler, juror for “Photocentric 2007": a show of work by MCP members who live within 525 miles - a long day’s drive - of its northeast Minneapolis location.
The View from Here: A Talk with Lisa Hostetler
Mason Riddle
Mason Riddle interviews Lisa Hostetler, juror for “Photocentric 2007": a show of work by MCP members who live within 525 miles - a long day’s drive - of its northeast Minneapolis location.
Apr 16, 2007
Duelling Poets: Minnesota's Laureates
Cheryl Reitan
To help mark Poetry Month, Cheryl Reitan sat down with Minnesota’s two civic laureates: Barton Sutter from Duluth and Carol Connolly from Saint Paul. What’s the state of poetry in the state?
Duelling Poets: Minnesota's Laureates
Cheryl Reitan
To help mark Poetry Month, Cheryl Reitan sat down with Minnesota’s two civic laureates: Barton Sutter from Duluth and Carol Connolly from Saint Paul. What’s the state of poetry in the state?
Apr 2, 2007
Drowning in a Beast of a Book: "Or the White Whale"
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman spoke to Jon Ferguson, director of "Or the White Whale" for MnArtsWeekly, on what it was like to develop this show.
Drowning in a Beast of a Book: "Or the White Whale"
Jaime Kleiman
Jaime Kleiman spoke to Jon Ferguson, director of "Or the White Whale" for MnArtsWeekly, on what it was like to develop this show.
Mar 26, 2007
The Spokes, the Hub, the Wheel: Arts as Part of Neighborhoods
Shannon Gibney
Shannon Gibney reports on a recent get-together among 8th Ward artists, researcher Ann Markusen, and city council member Elizabeth Glidden.
The Spokes, the Hub, the Wheel: Arts as Part of Neighborhoods
Shannon Gibney
Shannon Gibney reports on a recent get-together among 8th Ward artists, researcher Ann Markusen, and city council member Elizabeth Glidden.
Mar 19, 2007
What Made Dylan Dylan?: Hibbing and Dinkytown in the American Journey
Cheryl Reitan
Cheryl Reitan spoke with curator Colleen Sheehy about her search for local material to fill out the big Dylan show now at the Weisman Museum (through April 29).
What Made Dylan Dylan?: Hibbing and Dinkytown in the American Journey
Cheryl Reitan
Cheryl Reitan spoke with curator Colleen Sheehy about her search for local material to fill out the big Dylan show now at the Weisman Museum (through April 29).
Mar 11, 2007
Kara Walker at the Walker: An Interview with Curators Philippe Vergne and Yasmil Raymond
Ann Klefstad
Ann Klefstad spoke with Walker curators Philippe Vergne and Yasmil Raymond about Kara Walker's amazing and mordant exhibition "My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love."
Kara Walker at the Walker: An Interview with Curators Philippe Vergne and Yasmil Raymond
Ann Klefstad
Ann Klefstad spoke with Walker curators Philippe Vergne and Yasmil Raymond about Kara Walker's amazing and mordant exhibition "My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love."
Mar 5, 2007
When Good Arts Advocacy Becomes Dishonest, and What You Can Do About It
Michael Fallon
Michael Fallon gives a lucid critique of typical arts advocacy, and makes a good case for a different kind. Attend Arts Advocacy Day, March 8, and see what it's all about.
When Good Arts Advocacy Becomes Dishonest, and What You Can Do About It
Michael Fallon
Michael Fallon gives a lucid critique of typical arts advocacy, and makes a good case for a different kind. Attend Arts Advocacy Day, March 8, and see what it's all about.
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