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.
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Artist Resigns From Public Art Commission After Native Communities Raise Questions
Some members of Minneapolis’s Native community did not think Inkpa Mani was the right choice for a $400,000 public art commission meant to honor the Dakota People.
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Celebrate Art and Ecology at the Inaugural 4Ground: Midwest Land Art Biennial
Taking a feminist, Indigenous approach, the new contemporary art festival developed by Franconia Sculpture Park is happening this summer at sites across the Upper Midwest of the US.
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Discussion Series Pairs 2019 McKnight Visual Artist Fellows With Critics and Curators
Conversations with Leslie Barlow, Mary Griep, Alexa Horochowski, Joe Sinness, Melvin R. Smith, and Tetsuya Yamada will be accessible online or in person at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
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George Morrison, the Ojibwe Modernist Who Defined Space With a Horizon Line
The artist’s work features heavily in Twin Cities museums, but new USPS stamps depicting his distinctive landscapes may help broaden his legacy.
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The Art of a Haunted United States
Even for viewers who don’t believe in ghosts, spirits, or alien life, the works in Supernatural America possess their own power.
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The Competition for This Year’s Creepy Doll Contest Is More Horrifying Than Ever
These horrifying dolls definitely won’t murder you in your sleep.
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Mapping Anti-racist Street Art in Minneapolis and Worldwide
The George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art database includes more than 1,800 images of artworks worldwide.
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As COVID-19 Cases Climb, Museums Across US Announce Closures
Minneapolis museums and the Smithsonian are some of the first to announce their second closures, starting this weekend.
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In Minneapolis, Vibrant Posters Push for Political Change
Stand Up Prints, the latest exhibition at Highpoint Center for Printmaking, showcases striking prints by artists from over 23 states.
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Sam Durant Revisits the “Scaffold” Controversy Three Years Later
The artist discusses the controversial incident three years ago in a new essay that explores the conversations prompted with the Walker Art Center.
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An Artist’s Vision Centers Indigenous Narratives and Spaces
In Red Exit, Andrea Carlson’s motifs celebrate the spaces Native people create for themselves.