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Free Thursdays CHANGE YOUR THURSDAY-NIGHT PROGRAMMING A WEEKLY SAMPLER OF FREE TOURS, FILMS, TALKS, AND MORE THURSDAYS, MAY 3, 10, 17, 24, AND 31, 2001 FREE |
JOIN US FOR A WEEKLY SAMPLER OF FREE FILMS, TALKS, TOURS, AND MORE. THE
WALKER IS OPEN UNTIL 9 PM, SO STAY LATE TO SEE THE GALLERIES OR CHAT AT
THE CASH BAR, WHERE YOU CAN GET A SNACK OR REFRESHMENT.
MAY 3
FREE
TOURS: Y
E S YOKO ONO,
1 PM AND PAINTING
AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, 6 PM
Tour a different Walker exhibition every Thursday at 1 and 6 pm. Meet
in the lobby. Pick up a complete schedule at the lobby desk.
FREE VERSE: WALTER CHAKELA AND LAURIE
CARLOS, 7 PM, AUDITORIUM
Enjoy an evening of poetry and dance with this global Free Verse event
featuring Walter Chakela from the Windybrow Centre for the Arts in Johannesburg,
South Africa, and Laurie Carlos of the Penumbra Theatre Company in St.
Paul.
MAY 10
FREE
TOURS: ART
IN OUR TIME: 1950 TO THE PRESENT, 1 PM AND FRANZ
MARC AND THE BLUE RIDER, 6 PM
GALLERY
TALK: CATHERINE OPIE, 6:30 PM, LECTURE ROOM
Photographer Catherine Opie, currently a Walker artist-in-residence, discusses
community, gender, and activism in the context of Yoko Ono's work. Opie's
own work documents the social identities of communities with bold, sumptuous
photographs of people and urban spaces. She was recently the focus of
solo exhibitions at the Photographer's Gallery in London, the Museum of
Contemporary Art in Chicago, and the St. Louis Art Museum. Opie teaches
photography at Yale University and recently accepted a similar position
at UCLA, which begins in 2002.
FREE FILM: MIGRATING FORMS, 7 PM, AUDITORIUM
DIRECTED BY JAMES FOTOPOULOS
This obsessive film puts the audience in the voyeur's seat as a bizarre
woman and a coarse man's intimate activities are observed by a cat. 1999,
U.S., BW, 16mm, 80 minutes. More on A Look Apart.
MAY 17
FREE
TOURS: FRANZ
MARC AND THE BLUE RIDER,
1 PM AND Y
E S YOKO ONO,
6 PM
FREE LECTURE:
DIANE MULLIN, A MADNESS SHARED BY TWO: THE COLLABORATIVE WORK OF YOKO
ONO AND JOHN LENNON, 7 PM, LECTURE ROOM
Diane Mullin, Assistant Professor of Art and Art History at the Minneapolis
College of Art and Design, explores the history and practice of artistic
collaboration, with a focus on the variety of creative and social projects
conceived by Yoko Ono and John Lennon.
FREE FILM: THE DOE BOY,
8 PM, AUDITORIUM
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY RANDY REDROAD
Redroad's debut feature film tells the story of Hunter, a mixed-blood
Cherokee growing up in Oklahoma who must prove himself according to his
culture and his father's standards. Presented as a part of the Two Rivers
Native American Film Showcase.
MAY 24
FREE
TOURS: FRANZ
MARC AND THE BLUE RIDER,
1 PM AND ART
IN OUR TIME: 1950 TO THE PRESENT,
6 PM
FREE FILM: WEST ZONE (ZONA OESTE),
7 PM, AUDITORIUM
DIRECTED BY OLIVIER ZABAT
This authentic and gripping three-part video focuses on facets of Rio's
gang life --from the activities of teenage members of the Red Commando
to men doing "contract work to root out evil" to a Brazilian evangelist
who turned from the pulpit to a life of crime. 1997-2000, France, in Portuguese
with English subtitles, color, video, 50 minutes.
MAY 31
FREE
TOURS: FRANZ
MARC AND THE BLUE RIDER,
1 PM AND Y E S YOKO ONO, 6 PM
FREE FILM: DOWNTOWN 81,
7 PM, AUDITORIUM
DIRECTED BY EDO BERTOGLIO
This portrayal of Jean-Michel Basquiat's early years as a struggling artist
features former New York luminaries DNA, Kid Creole and the Coconuts,
Jim Jarmusch, Debbie Harry, Andy Warhol, and the very young Vincent Gallo.
2000, U.S., color, 35mm, 75 minutes.
FREE THURSDAYS ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM THE PEW CHARITABLE
TRUSTS.