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Featured Exhibition
A Shot in the Dark
August 12, 2010 - March 30, 2011 An empty wooden box, a clear plastic cup, a pair of balloons, a spray of paint, a bed of moss, a single word, a moment in time. Employing everyday materials and minimal gestures, the art works in this exhibition transcend their humble means as they evoke other places, times, and states of mind. ... read more » |
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How to Be Alone and Loved by Millions
Siri Engberg/Alec Soth 2010 The following e-mail correspondence between Walker visual arts curator Siri Engberg and Alec Soth took place as they organized ... read more » |
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 Opening-day Artist Talk: Guillermo Kuitca June 26, 2010 Painting is considered Kuitca’s primary medium, yet the work on view in this exhibition includes steadfast engagements with drawing, theater, sculpture, and architecture. Join the artist for an illustrated conversation on working in between traditional artistic expressions, with Walker director Olga Viso, the show’s coordinating ... read more » Acquisitions
 DeLuxe Ellen Gallagher 2004/2005 aquatint, dry-point, photogravure, spit-bite, lithography, screenprint, embossing, tattoo machine engraving, laser-cutting, collage, crystals, cut paper, enamel, glitter, gold leaf, gouache, graphite, oil, plasticine, polymer medium, pomade, toy eyeballs, watercolor, velvet on paper; edition 11/20 Published by Two Palms Press, New York Ellen Gallagher (American, b. 1965) is known for employing potent visual symbols to reveal sly musings on the history of racial identity in America. She gained attention in the 1990s with paintings that initially appeared abstract and minimal, with a subtle palette and geometry. The delicate grids... read more » Related Visual Arts Links
Department Information Since the Walker Art Center's founding in 1940, special exhibitions have been a cornerstone of its program, and they are, along with stewardship of the collections and management of commissions and artists' residencies, the principal responsibilities of the Visual Arts Department. These three... read more » |
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Join Alec Soth’s “From Here To There” Flickr Projectbartholomewryan Wed, 01 Sep 2010 To accompany From Here to There: Alec Soth’s America, which opens here at the Walker Art Center on Sunday, September 12th, Alec Soth is creating a series of Flickr group projects that are linked to his photographic process. Anyone can take part, and we hope you do. Alec will be commenting and writing here and on his own blog over the run of the exhibition, and we will be posting some of your photographs here also. Check out the project on his Flickr page, or read about it below: From Alec: Assignment #1: The Treasure Hunt A trick I use to find pictures is to create a list of things I’m curious about that then go and beat the bushes. Even if I don’t find what I’m looking for, it gets me out the door and moving around in the world. For our first Flickr Project, I’ve created a list of 10 items to photograph. Shoot as many as you can and post them in our group pool, and then check out our “Discussions” pages to talk about your work. I’ll post some of my favorite images on the Walker Art Center Visual Arts blog. On October 1st I’ll pick my favorite treasure hunter and send them a signed copy of the From Here to There catalogue. You can check out an interview with me from this book here. Here’s the list: Pilots Happy Hunting, Alec P.S. You’ll get extra points for combining pictures—I’d love to see an unusually tall museum guard holding a suitcase. "Join Alec Soth’s “From Here To There” Flickr Project" was originally posted by bartholomewryan on Visual Arts, part of the Walker Blogs. In The Shop
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