November 25, 2020
At an accessions meeting at Weisman Art Museum (WAM) in December 2019, committee members voted to bring Cara Romeroâs TV Indians into the permanent collection. With funds gifted by Russell Cowles, WAM purchased Romeroâs striking photograph from the Bockley Gallery (Minneapolis, MN), where the work was on view for her solo exhibition, Jackrabbit &…
November 24, 2020
Upon entering Vesna Kittelsonâs North Loop Minneapolis studio, you notice that her space is populated with the faces of Young Americans. The painted portraits, slightly larger than life, are unfettered by frames and hung directly on the wall, most of them at eye level or just above. You canât help but meet their gazes;…
November 20, 2020
WAM will Temporarily Close Per the Governor’s Order November 20, 2020: Weisman Art Museum will temporarily close its gallery spaces to the public beginning Saturday, Nov. 21, in accordance with the Governor Walz’s Executive Order 20-99 and aligned guidance from University of Minnesota leadership and public health officials. Per the Governor’s order, indoor gathering spaces and entertainment…
October 22, 2020
Upcoming Artist-Led Programs Tackle Questions of Truth, Culture, and Power this Election Season âTruthâ might just be the single most contentious word in the U.S.A. over the last four years. Fake news, alternative facts, news echo chambers, the stuff of niche conspiracy theories and dark internet cornersâall of it sprang into public consciousness and changed…
August 25, 2020
Download accessible text (PDF) About the Artist L. Kling (they/them) making zines and fermenting food with care and magic on occupied Dakota and Anishinaabe land. Instagram @YOLOWzines @picklewitch ©YOLOW zines 2020, excerpted and reproduced with permission Read more from How Does Your Garden Grow? >>
August 25, 2020
About the Artist heather c. lou (she/her/hers) is an angry gemini earth dragon, multiracial, asian, queer, cisgender, disabled, depressed, and anxious womxn of color artist based in st. paul, minnesota. Instagram @hclou About the Artist ArnĂ©e Martin (she/they) is an artist/arts educator originally from Charleston, SC/Edisto Natchez/Kusso land. Instagram @argh_margh ©YOLOW zines 2020, excerpted…
August 25, 2020
Download accessible text (PDF) About the Artist Paulina Hoong (she/her) is a 2nd-generation Chinese woman from rural Minnesota. Instagram @paulinahoong ©YOLOW zines 2020, excerpted and reproduced with permission Read more from How Does Your Garden Grow? >>
August 25, 2020
Download accessible text (PDF) About the artists Soraya Daneshmand (they/them) is a biracial, queer vegan that lives in the Twin Cities. Instagram @soraya_dee sen holiday (they/them) makes art and comics on stolen Dakota and Anishinaabe land. skyveincomic.com ©YOLOW zines 2020, excerpted and reproduced with permission Read more from How Does Your Garden Grow? >>
August 25, 2020
Gardens can be literal places for growing our flowers and vegetables, or gardens can be inside our hearts and minds. How are we tending our gardens? How are we sowing our seeds for a harvest where no one will be hungry? What magic are we finding in the sunshine, water, and soil? I asked these…
June 10, 2020
Curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist In 1993, Hans Ulrich Obrist together with artists Christian Boltanski and Bertrand Lavier, conceived do it, an exhibition based entirely on artistsâ instructions, which could be followed to create temporary art works for the duration of a show. do it has challenged traditional exhibition formats, questioned authorship, and championed artâs…