art

The “flat-world” myth persists in the MIA’s globalization exhibit

By Janet Contursi

What can one say of an exhibit theme that is based on a book scholars have dismissed as culturally misinformed, propaganda, intellectually impoverished and shockingly ignorant of history?

MORE »

Tammy Ortegon and the Colorwheel Gallery: Where art and politics meet

By Janet Contursi

When you walk through the door of the Colorwheel Gallery in South Minneapolis, owner, artist and hair stylist Tammy Ortegon will greet you with a warm smile and an invitation to passionately discus

MORE »

Heidi Arneson paints Italy

By Janet Contursi

An exhibition of 25 Italy paintings by Heidi Arneson opened October 12 at the Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union in St. Paul.

MORE »

FREE SPEECH ZONE | For love and money: Six reasons to buy local art

By Janet Contursi, Free Speech Zone

Patricia Duncan--"Sharks Harbor, Catalina Island"

Just because you can’t afford an original Monet or Picasso doesn’t mean you have to settle for bare walls or cheap reproductions.

MORE »

Get ready for the St. Paul Art Crawl

By Janet Contursi

The St. Paul Art Crawl is just around the corner so it’s not too early to plan how you’ll navigate through so much art in so few hours (23 buildings, dozens of studios, 17 hours—do the math!).

MORE »

David Byrne's "Playing the Building" at Aria

11/05/2012 (All day) - 12/04/2012 (All day)

First & First presents Playing the Building, a 17,000-square-foot, inte

From Physical to Digital - What Do Artists Do with Books? Thursdays at Four Presentation by Sarah Bodman

11/08/2012 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Artists’ books have been around for centuries, but as digital technology has advanced so quickly recently, so have the ways in which artists produce works of art in, or based upon the bo

Sense of Place in Artist Books - A panel discussion with Sarah Bodman, Betty Bright, Jeff Rathermel, and Marianne Coombs

11/07/2012 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm

A Site & Incitement Symposium panel discussion on Sense of Place in Artist Books, with Sarah Bodman, a Research Fellow for Arti

"Playing the Building": David Byrne to turn Aria (former Theatre de la Jeune Lune) into a giant musical instrument

By Sheila Regan, TC Daily Planet

Courtesy Aria

Former Talking Heads frontman David Byrne will be literally turning a building into a musical instrument beginning November 5 at Aria, former home of Theatre de la Jeune Lune, as part of an interactive installation called Playing the Building. The musician, writer, and artist will attach devices to the building’s structure—including metal beams and pillars and heating and water pipes—that cause them to vibrate and resonate, all controlled by an electronic organ placed at the center of the main floor.

MORE »
Syndicate content