Art & Artists
With almost 16,000 works by over 2,500 artists, the Walker Art Center’s contemporary collections reflects its multidisciplinary mission and the increasingly interdisciplinary practice of artists.
Collection Highlights
Endless Conundrum, An African Anonymous Adventuress
2001
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Walker Collection
Largely focused on art made in the present moment, the Walker’s collection reflects a diverse multitude of artist voices and major movements such as Minimalism, Pop, and interdisciplinary work.
Special Collections
Rosemary Furtak Artist Book Collection
This collection of “books that refuse to behave like books” features artists in the Walker’s collection, such as Sol LeWitt, Dieter Roth, Edward Ruscha, and Lawrence Weiner, as well as exemplary work by local book artists.
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Merce Cunningham Collection
The Merce Cunningham Dance Company Collection includes over 4,000 artifacts that represent 150 dances made in collaboration by Cunningham and various artists, designers, and musicians.
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Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection
The Ruben/Bentson Moving Image Collection was established in 1973 and features more than 1,000 titles, including 16mm and 35mm films; video and digital artworks; and Moving Image Commissions.
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Digital Art Study Collection
The Digital Arts Study Collection includes over 50 early important examples of internet-based art created between 1993 to 2003.
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Performing Arts Commissions
Since the 1960s, the Walker has supported the creation of new performance work by providing artists with financial support and often other resources, such as space, time, and technical or curatorial expertise.
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden
Anchored by the beloved Spoonbridge and Cherry, the 11-acre garden features more than 60 works by artists including Theaster Gates, Alexander Calder, and Angela Two Stars.
Artists
Current Exhibitions
(i hope it will stir your mind)
Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:'
(i hope it will stir your mind)
Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg: Glacial Decoy
This Must Be the Place: Inside the Walker’s Collection
Discover art, culture, and ideas in new forms.
Visual Arts
Moving Image
Performing Arts
Design
Library and Archives
The Library and Archives collection feature more than 40,000 books, exhibition catalogues, journals, and artist clipping files, as well as the Rosemary Furtak Collection of over 2,000 artist books. The Archives preserve extensive holdings including correspondence and programming files, slides and photographs, and more than 6,000 audio and video files documenting Walker events and programming.
Scholarship
Living Collections Catalogue
Walker Publishing
Interdisciplinary Initiative
Collection Stories
What is a Sculpture Court?
Seeing It in Person: Kim Benson on Wall Flower
A Large Number of Artists Make Their Homes Here: Henriette Huldisch on the Walker’s Collection
I Don’t Pretend to Have the Answers: Rik Garrett and Kirlian Photography
What is a Photographer if Not a Paranormal Investigator? In Conversation with Patricia Voulgaris
Can You Imagine Anything Better? Christine Burgin on Spirit Photography and Conceptual Art
Children’s Exhibitions at the Walker
Psychic Possibilities: Spirit Photography in the 20th Century and Beyond
Every Picture is a Ghost: Photography and the Invisible
What Makes an Object Bad? Jessi Reaves on Making Sculpture
An Inside Perspective
