State of the Arts: June 22, 2009 Archive

Documenting life as a Somali-American

Posted at 2:53 PM on June 22, 2009 by Marianne Combs (1 Comments)
Filed under: Culture, Museums, Photography

Photographer Abdi Roble has been following Somalis for the last several years. He's tracked them from refugee camps in Kenya to shopping markets in Anaheim to offices of power and influence in Minneapolis. Minneapolis is known as "Little Mogadishu" amongst Somalis, and is home to some of their greatest success stories. Below is a slide show of just a sampling of the photographs now on display at the Weisman Art Museum, with narration by Roble.

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Rock the Garden Re-hash

Posted at 4:05 PM on June 22, 2009 by Marianne Combs (0 Comments)
Filed under: Museums, Music

If you missed Rock the Garden, and are getting a little jealous of your friends who keep raving about The Decemberists or Solid Gold or Calexico, you can get at least some of the flavor of the day by checking The Current's photostream here.

(Update: 6/24/09 - You can also read a review, and watch some video clips at How Was The Show?)

In addition, below is a high-speed rendering of the set-up, the crowds and the late night take down captured by the Walker (unfortunately there are a few major time gaps, but still fun to watch the hordes).

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