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DESCRIPTION:When Does Something Become Something Else? The Apparent Is the
  Bridge to the Real\nAdjust your perceptions with ROLU\, a Minneapolis-bas
 ed experimental design studio focused on exploring the relationship betwee
 n life\, our surroundings\, and the objects and ideas that fill those spac
 es. For a two-week Open Field residency\, ROLU has developed a series of h
 ands-on public activities organized around its members' wide-ranging inter
 ests—landscape and architectural design\, urban planning\, furniture des
 ign\, modern and contemporary art history\, collaborative public art—and
  the ideas and people that have influenced them.  \n\nYour contribution to
  the project is not a coincidence or a passing moment of interaction with 
 ROLU\; on the contrary\, you're a necessary and important part of the stud
 io’s art exploration on the field. \n\nJoin ROLU at Open Field during Wa
 lker gallery hours (Tuesday–Saturday\, 11 am–5 pm\; Thursdays\, 11 am
 –10 pm)\, or visit the Open Field calendar for the latest details.  \n\n
 Making as Thinking\nROLU invites you to help re-create artworks from the W
 alker’s collection to be staged on Open Field. The collective believes t
 hat by remaking a work\, you add to its life and meaning as well as your o
 wn life. Pay homage to and learn about pieces by Richard Serra\, Carl Andr
 e\, and other artists in ways that traditional art-viewing doesn’t allow
 . Pick up a power tool and join ROLU in these daily explorations of “mak
 ing as thinking.”  \n\nAttention as Place\nImagine that you physically e
 xist wherever you focus your attention. For instance\, when you're Faceboo
 king\, aren’t you really with your friends? To demonstrate this notion\,
  ROLU’s favorite thinkers and makers\, scattered all over the world\, ap
 pear at Open Field via Skype and also through works they’ve contributed 
 to the project.\n\nBy listening\, watching\, and participating\, you and t
 he contributors—among them\, Jo-ey Tang\, Mary Manning\, Matt Connors\, 
 Andreas Angelidakis\, Uta Barth\, and John Fleischer—create a third spac
 e where your collective attention resides. ROLU thinks of your “attentio
 n as place.” \n\nParticipation as Performance\nWhat’s the difference b
 etween being onstage and wearing a brightly colored outfit to work? Maybe 
 we’re all performers more often than we think. Step outside of yourself 
 and into an original garment designed for ROLU by Various Projects\, a des
 ign collaboration between Elizabeth Beer and Brian Janusiak\, and experien
 ce what it feels like to be seen as an art object. The garments will let o
 thers know of your “participation as performance.” \n\nAbout ROLU\nEst
 ablished in 2003 in Minneapolis\, Minnesota\, the ROLU design studio consi
 sts of Matt Olson\, Mike Brady\, Sammie Warren\, and intern Claudette Gacu
 ti. Its practice was founded on landscape design yet extends to furniture 
 design and collaborative architectural projects as well as urban planning 
 work and public art. ROLU believes in learning something every day and blo
 gs daily about art\, design\, and visual culture. For more information\, v
 isit the ROLU blog.
LOCATION:Open Field\n
SUMMARY:ROLU: When Does Something Become Something Else? 
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