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Jimmie Durham Retrospective Reignites Debate Over His Claim of Native Ancestry

by Sheila Regan June 28, 2017June 29, 2017

Though he has both claimed to have and denied having Cherokee heritage, institutions often present Durham as a Native American artist.

Sam Durant's "Scaffold" (2012) mostly dismantled at the end of the day on Friday, with its wooden parts in a bin at left (photo by Sheila Regan/Hyperallergic)
Posted inIn Brief

Dakota Nation Suspends Burning of Wood from Controversial Minneapolis Sculpture

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton June 6, 2017October 22, 2020

Sam Durant’s sculpture has been dismantled, but its materials await their fate while members of the Dakota Nation seek more input regarding the best way to dispose of them.

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After a Dakota Ceremony, Dismantling of Controversial Sculpture Begins in Minneapolis

by Sheila Regan June 5, 2017October 22, 2020

On Friday, Dakota elders led a ceremony that included a blessing for construction workers who then started to take apart Sam Durant’s controversial installation “Scaffold.”

Protest signs on the fence near Sam Durant's "Scaffold" (2012) in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
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Controversial Sculpture in Minneapolis Will Be Dismantled and Ceremonially Burned

by Jillian Steinhauer June 1, 2017October 22, 2020

After protests from the local Dakota nation, Sam Durant’s “Scaffold” will be taken apart starting tomorrow.

Protest signs on the fence near Sam Durant's "Scaffold" (2012) in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
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After Protests from Native American Community, Walker Art Center Will Remove Public Sculpture

by Sheila Regan May 29, 2017October 22, 2020

Sam Durant’s outdoor installation “Scaffold” references the US Army’s mass execution of 38 Dakota men in Minnesota in 1862.

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Anti-Fascists Clash with White Nationalists at the Minneapolis Institute of Art [UPDATED]

by Jillian Steinhauer February 28, 2017March 1, 2017

The altercation took place outside and inside the museum. No artworks were damaged.

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Another Pro Football Team Adds an Art Collection to Its Playbook

by Camille LeFevre September 9, 2016

MINNEAPOLIS — The history of arts patronage is a patriarchal affair, beginning with the word’s etymology.

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The Art of Black Lives Matter Minneapolis

by Paul Schmelzer December 23, 2015December 26, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — A year ago this week, some 2,000 demonstrators converged in the Mall of America rotunda to protest the killings of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and other unarmed black men at the hands of the police.

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On Negotiating Conflict and Privilege: An Interview with the Guerrilla Girls

by Sheila Regan October 16, 2015October 15, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — After 30 years, the Guerrilla Girls show no signs of slowing down.

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Holy Crop! A van Gogh Painting Recreated in a Field

by Claire Voon October 7, 2015October 14, 2015

One of Vincent van Gogh’s olive tree paintings has literally sprung to life, reproduced as a large, growing field in Minnesota.

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When the Whole World Spoke Pop

by Mason Riddle August 24, 2015August 25, 2015

MINNEAPOLIS — We do not know what we do not know. That is precisely what the Walker Art Center’s exhibition International Pop makes clear — how much, heretofore, we did not know about the scope and practice of Pop art.

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Minneapolis Mayor Moves to Cut Public Art Funding

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton October 29, 2014October 29, 2014

Minneapolis won’t be getting any new public art next year if the city’s mayor gets her way.

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