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Jun 17, 2006
Whitney Again: What Does It Do?
Lightsey Darst

Lightsey Darst essays another look at the Whitney Biennial; read this and then use the links at the article's foot to read more . . .
Jun 13, 2006
When Sculptors Paint: Joe Sandor at Pizza Luce in Duluth
Julia Durst

Julia Durst writes on Joe Sandor's show of paintings at Duluth's Pizza Luce. Pizza Luce is located at the intersection of the two main streets, Superior Street and Lake Avenue; their music and art presentations are important to the downtown community.
May 31, 2006
A River Journey: Ron Merchant
Britt Aamodt

After a career reversal, Ron Merchant packed the van and embarked on a journey that would take him down the Mississippi River, to culminate in the exhibition “Born by the River: People of the Mississippi River Towns.” Britt Aamodt tells the story.
May 30, 2006
Vol 1, No 1: Intimate Dissimulations: JoAnn Verburg’s ‘Camouflage’ at Gallery Co
Cecilia Aldarono

Cecilia Aldarondo pays a visit to the mysterious groves and pyramids at the new Gallery Co (still in the Wyman building, but on the second floor and not the seventh). It's an experience that has its rewards, though they're difficult to define.
May 20, 2006
The Column: Thaw
Suzanne Szucs

Suz Szucs finds a context to think about time, change, photography, and loss, in the disappearance of winter and in the work of photographers.
May 10, 2006
Three Cities, One Exhibition: LON/MSP/NYC at The Soap Factory
Alex Starace

The “8 x 8 x 8” exhibition (which runs through June 11th at The Soap Factory) is large and sprawling; Alex Starace isolates and discusses a few of the films and photographs at the show.
Apr 26, 2006
Lack of Definition: "Ever More" at MMAA
Alex Starace

Alex Starace finds himself frustrated and confused by the "Ever More" show at the Minnesota Museum of American Art (through July 16 on the St Paul riverfront at 50 West Kellogg Boulevard).
Apr 26, 2006
American Dream? The Whitney Biennial
Michael Fallon

Michael Fallon writes on Minnesota artists in the Whitney Biennial (curated by the Walker's Philippe Vergne and the Whitney's Chrissy Iles). Click links at the article's foot for their conversation at the Walker, and for other reviews of the show.
Apr 23, 2006
Cheapscapes: Real Plastic, Real Film, and Some Really Good Eyes
Suzanne Szucs

Suz Szucs writes about a solid show of work done with plastic cameras--that avoids the "plastic camera esthetic." It's at Washington Galleries in the Washington Studios building in Duluth, through April.
Apr 20, 2006
Exchange Issue 4: Kristin Makholm and Diane Mullin
a+E

The Jerome and McKnight Fellowship programs run by the Minneapolis College of Art and Design are important components of the Minnesota art scene. a+E speaks with their present and former directors.
Apr 18, 2006
Zoom In issue 4: Stephen Ljubovic
Stephen Ljubovic

Stephen Ljubovic paints the wild melancholy and wry humor of the objects we’ve loved and forgotten, the breath infusing the things that live with us.
Apr 16, 2006
Eternal Horizon: George Morrison at the Bockley Gallery
Ann Klefstad

The show of George Morrison's drawings (through April 22) at the Bockley Gallery is a joy to see, and the gallery is a fine addition to the cultural landscape of Minneapolis.
Apr 15, 2006
The Column: Is Everybody an Outsider?
Michael Fallon

Michael Fallon writes on the category "outsider art," wondering if there's any outside to the big living room of art today.
Apr 6, 2006
Radio mnartists: Jila Nikpay
Marya Morstad

Producer Marya Morstad continues the “Radio mnartists” series of web and radio interviews with Minnesota artists. Listen to her interview with Jila Nikpay.
Apr 2, 2006
Lowbrow Highball: Juxtapoz Juxtaposed
Jeffrey Kalstrom

Jeffrey Kalstrom went to the big Juxtapoz show, spread over two galleries, Ox Op and Soo VAC. He elucidates the whole new thing for you. See the link at the foot of this article for Tom Hazelmyer's letter on Ox Op's closing and its life after death.
Mar 30, 2006
A Neighborhood Visit: "Spring Cleaning" at Niche
Alex Starace

Alex Starace attends the “Spring Cleaning Show” at the Niche 3708 Gallery and discovers the work of some refreshingly talented and intelligent artists.
Mar 30, 2006
Radio mnartists: Espejos - Mentors and Mentees
Marya Morstad

Producer Marya Morstad continues the “Radio mnartists” series of web and radio interviews with Minnesota artists. Listen to her interview with Anselmo Cornejo, Jovita Francisco Morales, and Alejandro Vargas Lopez.
Mar 17, 2006
Mary Bergs at Augsburg: Overhearing the Things
Chris Atkins

Chris Atkins describes the experience of seeing, and sensing further, Mary Bergs' assemblages at Christiansen Gallery at Augsburg College in her show "Continuum."
Feb 26, 2006
Moving Intelligence: "Only Human" at the MMAA
Suzanne Szucs

Suzanne Szucs covers "Only Human": portraits--both traditional and not--at the Minnesota Museum of American Art at 50 W. Kellogg Blvd. in St Paul. It's an adventurous and interesting show, up through March 26.
Feb 16, 2006
ZOOM IN a+E Issue 2: Andrea Carlson
Andrea Carlson

A collection of Andrea Carlson's powerful paintings inspired by her community and imbued with humor and influenced by Anishinaabe stories.
Feb 15, 2006
The Moonscape in Our Backyards: Chuck Avery at MCP
Alex Starace

Alex Starace visits the Minnesota Center for Photography and finds the "Landscape of Progress" exhibition to be wonderfully focused and intelligent.
Feb 7, 2006
Mixed: "Bois Brulee" in Duluth
Julia Durst

Julia Durst reviews the show called "Bois Brulé" at the Duluth Art Institute. It featured collaborative work by Carl Gawboy and Jay Newcomb in a union of art and craft--things that in most cultures wouldn't occupy different realms.
Jan 31, 2006
The Hive: "Cities" at the Nash
Glenn Gordon

Glenn Gordon gives a full accounting of the work of some of the cities' best mid-career artists in the show Rochelle Woldorski curated for the Nash Gallery: "Cities."
Jan 27, 2006
Radio mnartists: Scott Stulen
Marya Morstad

Producer Marya Morstad continues the “Radio mnartists” series of web and radio interviews with Minnesota artists. Listen to her interview with Scott Stulen.
Jan 12, 2006
Floating the Boat: Milwaukee Gallery Rides Wave of Local Artists
Regan Golden-McNerney

One in a series of letters from Minnesotans about art scenes in other places, this piece by Regan Golden-McNerney describes a Milwaukee gallery of interest to Minnesota artists.

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