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LISTENING MIX // Glenn Kotche / Dosh / John Luther Adams
The Green Room
Feb 15
LISTENING MIX provides a musical preview for the musicians visiting the Walker Art Center. Combing sounds from these musicians with sounds from a variety of contextual sources, LISTENING MIX can be experienced before or after a performance. Each deeply fascinated with contemporary percussion, creative sound textures, and minimalistic repetition, living American musicians Glenn Kotche (drummer…
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Pick Your Persona: A Cindy Sherman Ball
Field Guide
Feb 12
On January 31st, the Walker hosted a fantastic event inspired by the chameleon-like work of artist Cindy Sherman, whose 35-year retrospective of identity-bending photographs is on view in the galleries through February 17. Working in collaboration with fashion designer and curator Emma Berg and Mother Paris Legion (aka Vision Model Management booker/stylist Xavier Rucker), we […]
On January 31st, the…
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Rattling Ribcages and Sensibilities: Ben Frost at Amsterdam
The Green Room
Feb 11
To spark discussion, the Walker invites local artists and critics to write overnight reviews of our performances. The ongoing Re:View series shares a diverse array of independent voices and opinions; it doesn’t reflect the views or opinions of the Walker or its curators. Today, filmmaker and writer Justin Schell shares his perspective on Saturday’s concert by Ben Frost. Agree […]
To spark discussion, the…
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Fritz Haeg: Suburban Front Lawn Wanted for Edible Estate #15
Field Guide
Feb 8
Dear Twin Cities, I grew up in your suburbs and am returning this spring to plant the last in the series of Edible Estate Regional Prototype Gardens commissioned by the Walker Art Center. Today we begin the search for a site with an open call. Edible Estates brings visible food production to cities, working with […]
I grew up in your suburbs and am returning this spring to plant the last in the series…
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Alternative Labeling: Jane Addams visits the Walker
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Feb 8
Picture twenty museum professionals sitting at a board room with their eyes closed, mouths full of chocolate and listening to the mellifluous voice of a French chocolatier telling us how to taste it. How to listen to it and hold it in our mouths. How to warm it, how to feel its character of flowers, […]
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LISTENING MIX // Ben Frost
The Green Room
Feb 6
Australian/Icelandic musician and producer Ben Frost creates music having to do with contrast, repetition, and sensory perception. His sound world exaggerates extremes of frequency, texture, and intensity while drawing influence from classical minimalism, computer music, and punk. Co-presented by the Walker and SPCO, Frost performs at the Amsterdam Bar & Hall (St. Paul) on February […] Australian/Icelandic…