Valeria Luiselli, described as “one of the most exciting new writers working today,” by the Los Angeles Times will be at WAM for a reading, conversation, and signing event. Luiselli will read an excerpt from her novel, “The Story of My Teeth,” written in collaboration with the workers at a Jumex juice factory in Mexico city and hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Buzzfeed and more. Luiselli’s work can also be found in WAM’s new fall exhibition The Talking Cure.
In partnership with: University of Minnesota’s Creative Writing Program and Coffee House Press.
Bring your book club to the museum and enjoy the connections from the literary to the artwork on the walls. This fall WAM is excited to offer you three hand-selected books to read in conjunction with our exhibitions. The WAM Book Club is an optional reading list that you and your literary-loving friends can choose from, read, and then schedule a private, custom tour with a tour guide who also read your book of choice. The tour will include a…
It’s finally here! WAM Collective is proud to announce their second annual design competition and runway show in conjunction with the University of Minnesota’s College of Design: Threads. Ten finalists from the U of M’s apparel design program have been selected by WAM Collective to go head to head as they send original garments down the runway on Wednesday, April 24 at the Weisman Art Museum. Student designers were asked to interpret Laylah Ali’s Greenheads Series into a ready-for-the-runway garment that narrates…
Last September WAM hosted artist Melissa Stern for the opening of her Target Studio for Creative Collaboration exhibition, The Talking Cure. I had the opportunity to sit down with Melissa during her visit and ask her some questions about her inspiration, her practice, and her works in the exhibition. Check out some highlights of the interview here. Melissa Stern, “The Talking Cure” from WAM on Vimeo. The Talking Cure is on display in the Target Studio for Creative Collaboration at the…