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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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Report from Berlin: 63rd Berlinale
Crosscuts
Feb 14
This year’s Berlin Film Festival has been full of new discoveries and projects by filmmakers with whom Walker has had a long history. Now on day 7, I feel I can share a better overview of what I’ve seen with a better perspective. Most days start at 9 am with a film that is in competition for […]
This year’s Berlin Film Festival has been full of new discoveries and projects by filmmakers with whom…
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Eyal Weizman: Institutions and Initiative
Untitled (Blog)
Feb 14
It goes without saying that an art center such as the Walker is the sum of many parts: from the physical structure that holds a variety of discipline-specific content and acts as a beacon for publics from the Twin Cities and further afield; to its programming team and support staff who ride the hamster-wheel of […]
It goes without saying that an art center such as the Walker is the sum of many parts…
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Insights Design Lecture Series 2013: Surface Readings
The Gradient
Feb 13
“If surface is a kind of place, or site, the designer is its geographer. Surface is folded out in order to produce value, while it is folded in to secure it.” —Metahaven For the 28th edition of the Insights Design Lecture Series, we’ve invited leading designers from around the world to bring […]
“If surface is a kind of place, or site, the designer is its geographer. Surface is folded out in order to produce…
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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…