Opinion
On Being a Somali Artist in Minnesota
Violence has a way of turning familiar places into guarded ground. And yet, I ask not what has been taken, but what we will continue to build from what remains.
Minneapolis
News
Minnesota Art Spaces to Close in Solidarity With Anti-ICE Strike
The Walker Art Center and the Minneapolis Institute of Art are among the hundreds of businesses shuttering on January 23 in protest of the ICE killing of Renee Macklin Good.
Art
Sophie Calle Is Both Exhibitionist and Voyeur
For a half-century, Sophie Calle has been probing human connection, emotional impulses, and vulnerability via fictional devices, dry humor, and unapologetic impropriety.
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Announcement
Announcing the 2024 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows
Designed to support mid-career Minnesota artists, fellows each recieve a $25,000 stipend, professional development, a residency, and more.
News
Curator's Termination Sparks Outrage at Minneapolis Institute of Art
Robert Cozzolino’s departure has become a flashpoint for former staff who allege a toxic workplace under Director Katherine Luber.
Books
A 350-Page Tribute to Pacita Abad's Boundless Art
A new exhibition catalogue illustrates the artist’s dedication to humanity, managing a tender balance between self-expression and true global consciousness.
News
Museum Visitor Trips and Damages Ancient Chinese Bronze
The owl sculpture has been removed from an exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and will be repaired.
Art
A Sobering Time Capsule of Humanity
The artists in Message from Our Planet: Digital Art from the Thoma Collection at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis want to shake us awake before it’s too late.
Announcement
McKnight Visual Artist Fellows Discussion Series at the Minneapolis Institute of Art
The series features 2021 Fellows David Bowen, Mara Duvra, Rotem Tamir, Ben Moren, and Dyani White Hawk in conversation with renowned curators and critics.
News
Minneapolis Museum Workers Say “No Money, No Monet”
Unionized staff at the Minneapolis Institute of Art took to the picket line last week to demand salary raises in the face of inflation.
Art
In Minneapolis, a Russian Museum With an Identity Crisis
Many in the local Ukrainian community want the museum’s name to be changed to reflect the many artworks in its collection by artists from former Soviet states.
News
US Monument to Rape Survivors Vandalized, Again
It’s the second attack this year on artist Lori Greene’s work in Minneapolis.