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Jul 22, 2005
Young and Restless: Full House
Suzanne Szucs

Suzanne Szucs writes on "The Young and the Restless," a show of artists under 30 from Duluth at the Duluth Art Institute. There's a lot to see--and it's up through August 7 at 506 W. Michigan Street in the Depot building.
Jul 13, 2005
Something Borrowed, Something Blue: "Trio" at Northern Prints Gallery
Julia Durst

Julia Durst caught “Trio” at Northern Prints Gallery in Duluth. She was most impressed with the work of Rob Quisling. The show is up through July 30, at 318 N. 14th Ave E, Duluth. Call 218-724-3089 for more information.
Jul 11, 2005
Quagmire: MCAD/McKnight 2005
Andrew Knighton

Andrew Knighton visited one of the most important shows of the year: "MCAD/ McKnight Artists 2004-5," MCAD Gallery, through August 7: Ana Lois-Borzi, Rollin Marquette, Erika Olson, Joe Smith. What he saw was disappointing.
Jul 9, 2005
Conversations on the Escalator Up Mt. Olympus: Kat Day-Coen at Gallery Co
Mason Riddle

Mason Riddle reviews "Mashups and Remixes: Photographs by Kathleen Day-Coen," edited selection on view through July 16th at Gallery Co, 400 N. 1st St., 7th floor, Minneapolis.
Jun 29, 2005
Evicted Duluth Artists Scramble to Find Studio Space
Paul Lundgren

Paul Lundgren covers the recent sale of the Corner of the Lake Building in Duluth. For 20 years, this building has housed the best of the city's artists, and its ground floor is occupied by Lizzards Gallery, which sells their work.
Jun 1, 2005
Contingent World: Clarence Morgan at Thomas Barry Fine Arts
Ken Bloom

Ken Bloom's take on Clarence Morgan's recent show ("New Paintngs") at Thomas Barry Fine Arts in Minneapolis opens vistas that can transform the viewer's experience of the work.
May 28, 2005
Hanta Po: Lingering Spirits
George Slade

George Slade reviews "Hanta Po--All You Out of My Way: Dick Bancroft--A Photographic Retrospective of the American Indian Movement," at Ancient Traders Gallery (1113 East Franklin Ave., Minneapolis) through July 9.
May 16, 2005
The Column: War Talk, Peace Talk
Suzanne Szucs

Suz Szucs writes on art and war and peace, and how hard it is to find vivid language for what is peaceful.
May 16, 2005
Seeing Double and Triple at Washington Galleries
Julia Durst

Julia Durst reports on the latest Washington Coop group show, “Diptychs & Triptychs- A Series of Multiples,” at Washington Galleries, 315 Lake Ave N in Duluth, through May 29.
May 15, 2005
Influence Conversation: Frank Gaard and Alexa Horochowski
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An e-mail exchange between artists Frank Gaard and Alexa Horochowski.
May 1, 2005
Reach Out and Touch Something: interact/react at the Minnesota Museum
Glenn Gordon

Glenn Gordon marvelled at the moving, vibrating, buzzing, humming realm of sculpture at the Minnesota Museum of American Art at 50 W. Kellogg in St. Paul, down the street from the Science Museum. Through May 29.
Apr 24, 2005
Tender Regard and Comic Melancholy: Alec Soth at MIA
Glenn Gordon

The Trialogue series at the Minneapolis Institute of Art features discussions between a critic, the artist, and the audience. Here's a transcript of Glenn Gordon's discussion of Alec Soth's show. Michael Fallon's take is next on the site.
Apr 24, 2005
Magic and Hard Work: Alec Soth at MIA
Michael Fallon

Michael Fallon interpreted Alec Soth's work in the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Series Trialogue at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Trialogues are sponsored by the Visual Arts Critics Union of Minnesota (VACUM), of which Fallon was a founder.
Apr 18, 2005
Anastasia Ward: The Re-Fleshing of Childhood
Amanda Vail

Amanda Vail speaks here with Anastasia (Asia) Ward about her intriguing and evocative sculptures and about what they are turning into.
Apr 7, 2005
Rochester Art Center: Obscure No More
Glenn Gordon

Glenn Gordon made the trip to the impressive new Rochester Art Center and spoke to the people there about their new exhibition program for emerging artists. It's a great opportunity.
Mar 30, 2005
Essay: Stuff I made in my couch fort and my continuing obsession with Bridget Riley
Kris Douglas

Kris Douglas' essay on Scott Stulen's Stuff I made in my couch fort and my continuing obsession with Bridget Riley.
Mar 24, 2005
Essay: serendipitous hybrids
Kris Douglas

Kris Douglas' essay on Liz Miller's 'serendipitous hybrids' at the Rochester Art Center.
Mar 24, 2005
Essay: Renvois, more contradictions than distinctions, or: I spend my time in Stinkpitas
Erik Ullanderson

My (compounding) problems with the Marginalization Paradox and how I’ve achieved a certain level of acceptance.
Mar 15, 2005
Nine Months in America: Unassuming Grandeur
Suzanne Szucs

Suzanne Szucs reviews Wing Young Huie's photo show "Nine Months in America: An Ethnocentric Tour" at the Tweed Museum in Duluth through March 27. The show started at the Minnesota Museum of American Art.
Mar 9, 2005
The Perverse Ideal: "Girl Culture" at MCP
Carmen Tomfohrde

Carmen Tomfohrde reviews Lauren Greenfield's show and book "Girl Culture," currently at the Minnesota Center for Photography (165 13th Ave NE) in Minneapolis, through March 27.
Mar 9, 2005
Archiving Memory
Robert Silberman

"The past is never dead; it's not even past." - William Faulkner, "Requiem for a Nun"
Mar 7, 2005
Julia Durst: "Impromptu"
Suzanne Szucs

Suz Szucs reviews fellow artist and writer Julia Durst's show at North End Arts Gallery in Superior, Wisconsin. She finds the interplay between language and vision intriguing.
Feb 24, 2005
"Secret Movie": Ephemeral Critique
Chris Godsey

Chris Godsey reports back from an opening, a performance, a collection of art, a film, all in the same place, fitting into each other like a telescoping drinking glass.
Feb 19, 2005
Where Angels Fear to Tread: Douglas Padilla at Gallery Co
Michael Fallon

Michael Fallon finally reviews a show by Douglas Padilla, "Puerta de Angeles" (Door of Angels): it's up at Gallery Co on the seventh floor of the Wyman Building (400 First Ave. N.) through March 26.
Feb 11, 2005
The Free Republic of Duluth: At Last, Real Candidates
Jean Sramek

When mnartists.org asked writers to look for artist-led initiatives to make the world a better place, Jean Sramek found one right in her lap--that very week the elections for the Free Republic of Duluth were held. Here's an account.

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