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Buses by Baldessari
Via latimes.com
Jan 8
Inspired by a Sol LeWitt rubber stamp, John Baldessari started making stamps of his own, bearing imperative messages. One—“Learn to dream”—now appears on 12 LA buses, in English and Spanish, as part of the Arts Matter campaign.
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Looking Glass
Via nytimes.com
Jan 8
“One doesn’t usually know where ideas come from,” says Jasper Johns. But he knows what inspired the set elements he made for Merce Cunningham’s Walkaround Time (part of the Walker collection): looking at a booklet featuring line drawings of Duchamp’s The Large Glass.
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Articles



From One History to a Plurality of Histories
Latitudes
Jan 7
In a traditional museum, art is presented in the context of singular art history, says the Van Abbemuseum’s Steven ten Thije. But “if you start to see works themselves as contexts, then each work starts to be not just a story of itself, but to offer a perspective on the world—a different background against which things can be ordered.” Here he discusses the museum’s evolving thinking on curation.
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Slideshows



2012: The Year According to Alec Soth
Slideshows
Jan 6
To commemorate the year that was, we invited artists and designers to take part in an open-ended exercise: share with us 2012’s best “things”—artworks, books, albums, political moments, memories, spectacles, failures, etc. The first to take us up on the offer was photographer Alec Soth, who weighs in with the “10 things that gave me pleasure in 2012.”
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The Power of Non-Experts
Via hyperallergic.com
Jan 4
“[I]f we spend less time dismissing non-experts and more time listening, we can learn something,” writes MoMA’s Desi Gonzalez. “I dream of a world of grassroots art interpretations, that values the perceptions of a novice as much as a Ph.D.”
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Blogs



Olga Viso’s 2012 Highlights in Twin Cities Culture and Beyond
Untitled (Blog)
Jan 4
In 2012, Walker executive director Olga Viso traveled across the state and around the world, from Minneapolis, New York, and Kassel to Gwangju and Beijing. Reflecting here, she shares her highlights from the year that was. The Merce Cunningham Dance Company’s final performance at the New York Armory, with set designs by Daniel Arsham, launched my […]
In 2012, Walker executive director Olga Viso traveled…
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Duchamp Forever
Via mediabistro.com
Jan 3
Marking the 100th anniversary of the seminal 1913 Armory Show, the US Postal Service is issuing a set of 12 modern art “Forever” stamps. Available for preorder now, they feature Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Georgia O’Keeffe, and others.
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A Chair Was Present
Via hyperallergic.com
Jan 3
When the chairs were removed after Marina Abramović’s MoMA show The Artist Is Present closed, NYC artist Man Bartlett took home the tape on the floor indicating placement of the work’s chairs. One is now part of a collage for sale on eBay.
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Ten Minnesota Artists to Watch in 2013
mnartists.blog
Jan 3
As project coordinator for mnartists.org—the Walker/McKnight Foundation online arts hub—Jehra Patrick has a unique view of the local art scene. Hailing in the new year, she presents her list of “emerging talents who show promise, authenticity, and sophistication,” including Eric Rieger (HOTTEA), creator of temporary rogue graffiti, mixed-media sculptor Katelyn Farstad, and video artist Katy Vonk.