WE ALL
COLLECT
SOMETHING.
Coupons, stamps, love letters, or rubber bands from the Sunday paper. Some of
us collect art. Unlike many of our more neurotic collections it is our art
that we proudly display. But, in fact, others rarely see our art collections except for the occasional dinner party with friends. At my home our friends have
grown accustomed to reclining under the large
Sean Connaughty
oil painting with wine glass in hand, occasionally looking up to find
something new in the work. Or, once in a while a well-intentioned
Clean Water
Action Committee solicitor catches a glimpse of the
Jaime Hayon platter we’ve proudly hung as the first thing you see when entering our home.


There was a time when there were more dinners at my house, and a time when there were more dinner invitations. Those invitations to dinners flowed into evenings, and the evenings turned into nights filled with conversations about the art in our homes.


So with that in mind, we here at
mplsart.com are pleased to introduce
Art on the Wall, a new series of conversations
we’re producing with mnartists.org.
Each month we will present an intimate, informative, and enjoyable
introduction to the collections around us…think of it as an invitation to
the dinner party.


Our first interview
invites you into the home of
FOX
News broadcaster, Robyne Robinson. As you browse through the work she’s
collected, you’ll see names of familiar artists, artworks that you’ll feel you
recognize, and undoubtedly something entirely new. Robyne’s art collection
spans international lines but her greatest interest is in supporting local
artists.


We hope you enjoy the
tour.


—Kristoffer
Knutson,
mplsart.com


 


mplsart.com
is an online guide to gallery openings in Minneapolis managed by Emma Berg and
Kristoffer Knutson. Along with weekly updates, photo galleries, reviews and
featured artist profiles the site and those behind it present frequent art
exhibitions in alternative spaces around town.


Emma
Berg is
the director and founder of mplsart.com,
which she first launched in 2005. Emma’s genuine
enthusiasm for the creative culture within our wonderful city keeps her out at
art events weekly, supporting artists and galleries alike.

Kristoffer
Knutson is the proprietor of the Lyndale Avenue boutique
ROBOTlove, a design store featuring
limited edition artist toys, clothing, books, prints and magazines. He joined
mplsart.com as a partner in 2006.

access+ENGAGE Issue 20.2: The Collector's Art
Click here to read the web version of a+E in which this collection was originally featured.

ART ON THE WALL: A conversation with broadcaster and art collector Robyne Robinson
mplsart.com's Emma Berg chats with FOX 9 News anchor Robyne Robinson about her extensive art collection and her passion for supporting local artists in this, the first installment of our new monthly series: Art on the Wall.

Art on the Wall on mnartists.org
Keep up with the latest on this new series from mplsart.com and mnartists.org.

MPLSART.com
Click here to check in with AOW series contributors' fantastic Minneapolis-focused web event calendar and arts resource.

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