June 1, 2020
To the Light by Emma Hughes Emma Hughes is a sophomore studying apparel design at the University of Minnesota. She began designing at a very young age working with her grandma, who always supported her aspirations to become a designer. Her inspiration comes from everyday life and different patterns found in nature or ideas that…
May 6, 2020
Real Colorful Creatures I’m reminded of the crisp new pages of my inexperienced youth, quickly turned into crumpled corners, faded lines, ripped edges. I’m reminded of the boundless possibilities that arise from a single plot. A plot that has a rise and a fall, with an ending that comes too soon. I’m reminded of Where…
May 6, 2020
Around Here “Time? What is time? We don’t have that around here,” she says. But how then, I thought, can I compare yourself to me? No number to make us seem similar, no skin wrinkle, hair color, or light amid your eyes. The balance of unbalanced strings lapping against bright plywood, yellow coated and a…
May 6, 2020
How My Husband Makes a Jackson Pollock As for paint, any kind of object filled with non-solid matter will suffice. They need to fit comfortably in his hand, which means bigger than a gum ball but smaller than a cantaloupe. But also neither if it’s late enough or early enough or both. Perfume, hot sauce,…
May 6, 2020
Situated Between a Hamlet and a Village If there was noise in the void, it would sound like the snow kicked up softly by the wind on the countryside. Empty. Cold. Colorless. Nauseating. There’s no separation between the ground and sky, expelling the urge to take one step further. A tree’s shadow is disgusting because…
April 29, 2020
CALL FOR COLLABORATORS: FORM FEED In seeking to understand how social media affects our lives, what kind of analysis is best? We are in the midst of collective action dedicated to forensically examining the behavior of corporate and state concerns as they impact the social media sphere. We are also in the midst of individually…
April 24, 2020
By now, our new reality is starting to settle in. We’re all coming to terms with the fact that COVID-19 will significantly disrupt our lives for the foreseeable future. Life will likely look much different on the other side of this global pandemic. For creative entrepreneurs, many of us see this crisis as a double-edged…
April 24, 2020
My name is Alex Buffalohead. I am an artist, curator, and musician in a family band with my parents, called Bluedog. For my day job, I am the Arts and Cultural Engagement Manager at the Native American Community Development Institute and All My Relations Arts gallery in the American Indian Cultural Corridor on Franklin Avenue in…
April 1, 2020
Updated April 1, 2020: Weisman Art Museum (WAM), under the guidance of University of Minnesota leadership and public health officials, at the direction of Governor Walz and the Minnesota Department of Health, is following the current “stay at home” order to help curb transmission of COVID-19. University of Minnesota has closed all major campus venues…
March 31, 2020
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